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Published: 2012-01-27 22:04:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 1406; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 15
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Description This is my cartoon tribute to my pal, Rebecka Persson (known on here as ~Baroquecat ). If you didn't see my journal entry, she passed away earlier this week from cancer.

This is the hardest cartoon I have ever had to draw. But I feel really good that I did it. I got "poetic" here (yeah I'm not much of a poet). But I do hope she got to finally meet Felix. I'm gonna miss the heck outta you Becks.

I hope that maybe somehow she can see this and it'll make her smile. I know her best friend is making sure to display it at her funeral along with photos and the cool dolls she made. I hope her family digs it.
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Comments: 29

Ogrefairy [2012-11-24 15:16:25 +0000 UTC]

I love your style wish such bright colors and mood!!

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hankinstein In reply to Ogrefairy [2012-11-27 15:50:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a bunch!

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Ogrefairy In reply to hankinstein [2012-11-27 16:16:31 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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AgentC-24 [2012-01-31 02:58:58 +0000 UTC]

Sometimes emotional pieces like this know how to bring out the best in artistic minds. This is certainly one of your most impressively colored pics, the flow of all those colos really work well and blend together nicely. Top that off with your always awesome cartoons, and this is a prime example of why your artwork is always such a treat to watch. Well done!

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hankinstein In reply to AgentC-24 [2012-01-31 16:03:31 +0000 UTC]

I was trying to 'illustrate' Felix's music, if that makes sense. I mean, I can't read it but I can draw it! Thanks for the comments buddy. Yeah she was a good friend and this is the first toon I ever had to draw for a deceased pal. Not an easy thing to do by a longshot. But it made me feel better, kind of more at peace with the whole deal, y'know?

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PaulEberhardt [2012-01-29 17:22:33 +0000 UTC]

Great tribute! It's a really nice gesture, and I'm sure she'd appreciate it, wherever she is now. Again, sorry for your loss, and my sympathies to her family, should they happen to look here.

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hankinstein In reply to PaulEberhardt [2012-01-30 15:27:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Paul! It made me feel a lot better doing this.

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LittleMayniac [2012-01-28 22:20:41 +0000 UTC]

I'm sorry for your loss This is a breathtaking tribute.
Maybe physically she's not there anymore, but I believe that as long as you'll think of her, she'll be by your side

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hankinstein In reply to LittleMayniac [2012-01-28 23:52:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I like to think so.

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Gracklebug [2012-01-28 17:29:10 +0000 UTC]

I like all the colors. Your friend would have loved it.

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hankinstein In reply to Gracklebug [2012-01-28 17:33:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much

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1MsAwesome1 [2012-01-28 16:15:27 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is a great tribute. She must have been a really great friend. I'm sorry for your loss.

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Demona1 [2012-01-28 07:22:57 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful tribute

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MichaelJackson82 [2012-01-28 01:45:55 +0000 UTC]

I'm sorry for your loss This drawing is the most beautiful farewell you could give to her

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hankinstein In reply to MichaelJackson82 [2012-01-28 01:46:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much.

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DemonLog [2012-01-28 01:00:13 +0000 UTC]

How sad that you lost a friend, but how amazing that you were able to make something so beautiful in celebration of their life.

This is gorgeous, and in my personal world-view, it is an absolute that the good energies you put into this were passed along to your friend.

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hankinstein In reply to DemonLog [2012-01-28 01:38:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much. It sounds weird, but it almost felt like she was watching me as I drew this. I know, sounds goofy...but man, she was a really cool person. I am glad that you got that from this, because I really did put my heart and soul into this. I will miss her badly, but this made me feel really good.

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DemonLog In reply to hankinstein [2012-01-28 01:47:57 +0000 UTC]

I don't think it's strange at all. A lot of "strange" things happen in regards to death and loss, and that level of reality ( if you believe in such things ) is so far beyond us that who's to say that it is or is not possible for a being to visit beloved friends and give them all of their love and support as their final good-bye? It seems to me that pouring so much good into something would be almost like a beacon, too, don't you think?

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hankinstein In reply to DemonLog [2012-01-28 01:54:12 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I'm not sure what I believe. but I think there is some kind of afterlife. At least I'd like to think so. I'd like to think that a person can at least look in on their still living friends now and then. And I don't totally disbelieve in ghosts.

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DemonLog In reply to hankinstein [2012-01-28 01:57:44 +0000 UTC]

I think scepticism with a healthy dose of open-mindedness is a good way to go. Even if your beliefs aren't right, well - 1.) you'll never know what's "right" until you end up at that place of "after-life" yourself, and 2.) if nothing else, and if it's not causing harm to believe in, at least it gives one some peace of mind in the interim. :3

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hankinstein In reply to DemonLog [2012-01-28 02:05:06 +0000 UTC]

Right on! My beliefs exactly!!

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DemonLog In reply to hankinstein [2012-01-28 02:06:42 +0000 UTC]

Super-cool high five

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QRS3000 [2012-01-27 23:24:06 +0000 UTC]

The colors are so vibrant, everything is drawn so well, and the poem is lovely. I admit that I'm nowhere near to being an expert on all those poetic devices and what-not but I do appreciate the sincerity of the poem. This is a wonderful tribute. I'm sure your friend would have loved your tribute. Perhaps, Felix would have loved it, too?

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hankinstein In reply to QRS3000 [2012-01-28 00:05:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much. I feel great since I did this. It was hard to do, but it gave me some peace of mind. I appreciate the comment

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QRS3000 In reply to hankinstein [2012-01-28 01:18:19 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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AngelWarriorQueen [2012-01-27 22:25:13 +0000 UTC]

My Regards. and I'm sure she's seeing this and it's making her smile.

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hankinstein In reply to AngelWarriorQueen [2012-01-27 22:37:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I sure hope so.

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BluebottleFlyer [2012-01-27 22:16:26 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful and poignant, yet snazzy and brightly coloured also. A really sweet tribute - I'm sure Rebecka would've loved this.

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hankinstein In reply to BluebottleFlyer [2012-01-27 22:18:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Mark. I like to think she did see it. From wherever she is.

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