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Published: 2005-09-27 04:30:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 6336; Favourites: 115; Downloads: 369
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A mother Mechanoid Armadillo led her waddling brood across the intensely hot desert floor, pausing to check their progress every so often. The young were more spherical in shape than their mother- the typical Mechanoid Armadillo only "bottomed out" (as it had been termed by scientists) once they reached middle age.One of the juveniles stopped to graze, and its mother frowned until it moved on. The young were feeding on solids, and would not be fully weaned onto their adult liquid diet of ethanol for several months. Ethanol pumps were few and far between, and staffed at often irregular and unpredictable hours. Mechanoid Armadillos told campfire horror stories of a desperately empty armadillo, that with sheer relief chanced upon an ethanol station in the desert, only to find it closed because of a public holiday. The armadillo expired on the spot; whether from frustration or starvation, it was uncertain.
With this in mind, now and then the mother armadillo would cast her eye towards her fuel gauge, reassuring herself that she had plenty in reserve before shuffling off again.
Acrylic and a smudge of pastel on illustration board; 15.5 x 35 cm.
This was just supposed to be a small, quick painting done on a scrap of board left over from larger works. But the plates of the mother armadillo gave me so much strife that this work ended up being far more touble than it was worth.
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Comments: 81
Absolutely adorable! I saw this in elfwood and had to investigate further. Your choices of colors (the blue and the orange) are stunning and all levels of juxtaposition in this picture are well delivered. Beautiful work with a fun twist
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Thankyou! That's really nice of you to say, and I'm glad you enjoyed this pic!
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This deviation as been chosen as a feature of the week
on "Word-worth-1000-pics"
You've been found from the word: " holidays"
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Wow, thankyou very much! The armadillos are polishing their hides in case any visitors drop in.
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you're welcome
keep up the good work !
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really great style. i like the stories and i love the paintings
youre drawign skill matches you imagination. that i admire alot
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Thankyou for all the lovely comments you've left, they're making my day to read through them. Thankyou.
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These armadillos are ADORABLE... I love the baby in the center with the big buggy eye the best 
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Thankyou so much for the comment and fav!
The world needs more buggy eyes.
I'm glad you liked the colour scheme too! Ahh, I love deserts soooooo much.
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The design on the armadillos is great and the reflection looks amazing. Those baby armadillos are so adorable <3
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Thankyou very much, I liked the baby with the eye that's about to pop out!
Glad you liked it!
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Wonderful color work!
It may have taken more time and effort than you thought but I certainly think it's worth it, I love them, their soooo cute.
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Thankyou very much for the lovely comment and fav.
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excellent job Donna!!!
The metal plates look very shiny, very julie bell-esk!
I'm glad you stuck it out despite the trouble....
Fav! I'm sure we have those lil critters in Queensland
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I can let a few go in my garden, go go armadillos!! eat those toads
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I love those little fellas, they are so beautiful. You did a magnificent job on their plates, they look great :3
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Thankyou very much! It was hard, and I really look forward to painting more metal critters soon so I can get more practice in.
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Thankyou very much.
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Lol.
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I'm sorry, it is true. I found a MASSIVE store of it when I was cleaning out my drawers the other day. Enough to last any self-respecting drawer a lifetime of horridness.
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Well that's not surprising. I think I've got my own hoard floating around my room somewhere...
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Despite the trouble this caused you I think it turned out very nice. The little ones are so cute!
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I love their eyes... bulging out of their head so much. It's adorable in an unhealthy-looking way.
Thanks heaps for the comment... and the fav!
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I love their eyes... bulging out of their head so much. It's adorable in an unhealthy-looking way.
Thanks heaps for the comment... and the fav!
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The metal does look a little plastic-y, but do we really expect metal to survive in the desert without some kind of scratch- and water-proof coating? You ment to do that, didn't you, you sneakily fantastic artist you.
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Er... um... how did you know? I tell you, I think those hats of yours give you super special secret powers. You can't deny it now.
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Reminds me of some parts of Arizona out here. Nice job on the whole piece and plates.
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Thankyou very much, those plates gave me a headache and a half!
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Wow! That looks amazing 
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Thankyou very much, I'm glad you liked it.
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Thankyou very much, I'm glad you liked it.
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Dot flowers! DOT FLOWERS! Oh, how I love the dot flowers! 
And so the people see yet another of Donna's overwhelming talents- Metal. Incredible job! They all look so shiny and wonderful. I don't suppose that such a caring mother would let her darling children get rusty, now, would she? The whole family is very loveable. You create the weirdest things, and they're always so cute! Cute, yet believeable. It's as if... If your critters suddenly became real, they could still survive and function with the form you've created for them. Serious skill! And you never fail at it!
And as per usual, all embellished with your fun, vivid description.
Hmmmm... Not your most interesting background, but it really serves. The way the oranges gradate (word?) into the backdrop gives an excellent feel of searing heat, but that darned blue sky really pops it! I know you like red deserts with blue skies, and I know that's how they really can look, but the combination seriously bugs me. Eeh, personal preference.
Your art will always be freakishly awesome to me, whatever color you make the desert sky. Great job!
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If you like, I'll send you some dot flowers on your birthday. They're probably born out of lazinesss as much as anything else... but I like them too.
The metal does cheese me off a bit, so I've called it bio-metal. Not quite metal, but not quite plastic. Something weird inbetween, but I agree with you that the shininess is appealing. Either way, it's up to those armadillos to sort out now! Muhaha!
If I am a meal deal, then what do you get with the 50c upgrade? It scares me to think of it.
You will love my next words: I agree with you about the sky. I don't mind the bright blue, but in this case it was born out of necessity rather than preference. The acrylic sky sucked, so I decided to put some pastel on it. I only had three blues in the pastel, really pale, the blue of the sky, and some sort of dark indigo. So the middle one had to do; the initial scrylic sky had been several shades lighter and more greyish. Next desert scene, I'll do a green, red or orange sky. Should be cool.
Thankyou very much for another truly awesome comment!
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You know how I love dot flowers! Send me some? Seriously? I can send you something pretty, then, too!
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It was a trial... I don't think I was completely successful first time round, but practice makes... better!
Thankyou very much for the lovely comment!
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I just love to see your paintings! Even if it took a long time, the metalic of the armadillo hides are very well done. That scenery is gorgeous as well.
You always have the neatest ideas.
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Me too, I reckon you could tuck one of the babies under your arm and walk off without arousing _too_ much suspicion.
Thanks heaps for the comment Zyleeth, I'm glad you liked the metal-ness and the idea!
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Must be bad for them in that heat, with the metal heating up and all. They remind me of some enemies from Sonic the Hedgehog games. Awesome.
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I agree, they'd get really hot.
I used to play Sonic on my cousin's Sega Megadrive... oh, it'd be over ten years ago now. What a great game that was!
Thanks for the comment, I'm glad you liked it!
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