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Published: 2007-11-21 04:07:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 2519; Favourites: 94; Downloads: 25
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Description 8 x 10 watercolors and ink

Here is my next attempt with fire. With more moody shapes going on and not a lit stage, I like how this came out. Still not a realistic fire, but I'm satisfied with how it looks as an illustrative fire. Cadmium Red and Light Brown Red helped me make such a deep opaque red. My favorite are the young mice, they didn't know what was coming.

A tiny mouse telling a scary story.
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KelliRoos In reply to ??? [2011-04-03 01:12:29 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!

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Devynn In reply to KelliRoos [2011-04-03 16:33:44 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!

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RebeccaTripp [2010-08-21 21:35:48 +0000 UTC]

Hehehe. I love your style.

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KelliRoos In reply to RebeccaTripp [2010-08-30 01:42:58 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much!

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Quaddles-Roost [2009-10-09 11:31:02 +0000 UTC]

I`ve featured this gorgeous dev here [link]

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SexiixMess [2008-12-03 08:08:22 +0000 UTC]

the mice are what i love about this. the fire is so intense and scary, but how could you be afraid of those little mousy noses?? *squee*

so so cute.

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KelliRoos In reply to SexiixMess [2008-12-17 04:17:56 +0000 UTC]

XD Thanks! I looked at this the other day and was surprised how intense it was, they are scared, and cute!

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Devynn [2008-10-31 17:41:10 +0000 UTC]

I featured this here: [link]

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KelliRoos In reply to Devynn [2008-11-03 04:54:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Devynn In reply to KelliRoos [2008-11-27 04:25:40 +0000 UTC]

Welcome .

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Shanila [2008-10-13 18:14:46 +0000 UTC]

Wow so expressive ! even cat would be scared XD

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KelliRoos In reply to Shanila [2008-10-15 01:24:33 +0000 UTC]

I am too and I made it!

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Realms-Master [2008-01-25 20:23:02 +0000 UTC]

*ROFL* This is excellent! I can just imagine the startled squeaks of those young mice as the clever storyteller unfolds the surprises in his story.

"And then...the Bunglesplot ATE THE naughty mice who ate all the strawberries in the orchard! BOO!"

LOL

Have you ever tried doing Redwall art? I think you'd be brilliant at it!

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KelliRoos In reply to Realms-Master [2008-01-29 03:43:39 +0000 UTC]

you know... I've never read Red Wall... I know I need too though! Maybe this spring.

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Realms-Master In reply to KelliRoos [2008-02-19 22:39:16 +0000 UTC]

Oooooh, it's the BEST! Some of your art reminds me of it. You should check out the work of Christopher Denise - he illustrates the picture books from the series, like 'the Great Redwall Feast'.

Check out [link] for more info on the series. If you do read the books, I do hope you enjoy them!

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KelliRoos In reply to Realms-Master [2008-02-20 04:49:16 +0000 UTC]

Oh thank you for the link! I visit my library 2-3 times a month. Sometimes to research commissions or projects, but mostly to read manga.
I love all that I can do online at my library. I just put "Redwall" on my reading list. The book is listed as newly aquired so I should be able to check it out in a few weeks!

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Realms-Master In reply to KelliRoos [2008-02-22 06:56:48 +0000 UTC]

Excellent! I can't wait for you to enter the world of Redwall. Once there you may never want to leave ^_^ And you can start with any book in the series and not get lost. I love how it's written, not like your usual series, where there's a storyline that continues through the books, to a final culmination.

It's really cool. Each book is a stand-alone tale/adventure, with its own cast of characters. But they're tied together chronologically. And sometimes you'll have one book occur soon after another, so you'll meet old and new characters. My personal favorites are 'Mossflower', 'The Taggerung', and 'The Pearls of Lutra'.

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MahouTragicQueen [2008-01-06 21:11:11 +0000 UTC]

There is a lot of movement in the piece. It all comes together to make a dynamic image.

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KelliRoos In reply to MahouTragicQueen [2008-01-07 05:34:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I love to make action makes sense and tell a story.

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TehMomo [2008-01-02 20:56:58 +0000 UTC]

God, I love that big one's pose. His little paws look so sinister. X3

Nicely portrayed action with the background, there.

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KelliRoos In reply to TehMomo [2008-01-03 06:13:48 +0000 UTC]

Oh thanks! I was really trying to drama this one up!

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Foxfires [2007-12-27 18:18:21 +0000 UTC]

LOL!! Adorable!

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AtarAtis [2007-12-18 20:27:15 +0000 UTC]

very explosive! and immediately puts a smile on your face! Sweet!

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KelliRoos In reply to AtarAtis [2007-12-19 00:43:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I wanted the drama in this one.

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DocRedfield [2007-12-16 17:57:42 +0000 UTC]

wondrous. Beautiful work

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KelliRoos In reply to DocRedfield [2007-12-16 19:53:29 +0000 UTC]

thank you.

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CraftyTibbles [2007-12-07 06:45:46 +0000 UTC]

Oh gosh this is cute :3 So dynamic, it's like an explosion of adorable terror.

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KelliRoos In reply to CraftyTibbles [2007-12-08 01:13:13 +0000 UTC]

adorable terror!!! that is a perfect phrase for this piece, thanks!

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Hallow2 [2007-12-05 03:17:40 +0000 UTC]

oh wow this is excellent!!! Instant here! It reminds me of a movie called The Secret of Nim I saw when I was a kid!

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KelliRoos In reply to Hallow2 [2007-12-05 03:59:37 +0000 UTC]

Oh that was one of my favorite movies when I was little too! Loved it!

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Rhed-Dawg [2007-12-04 06:48:22 +0000 UTC]

this is wonderful!

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Cmac13 [2007-11-30 13:16:25 +0000 UTC]

yep, very conviencing fire

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KelliRoos In reply to Cmac13 [2007-12-01 04:38:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Cmac13 In reply to KelliRoos [2007-12-01 14:41:07 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure

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sensij [2007-11-25 17:22:52 +0000 UTC]

hi!

this beautiful art work has been featured in my journal:[link]

please let me know if you don't want it there

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foreignmind [2007-11-24 21:36:27 +0000 UTC]

Lol this is great!!! Lpve how the fire leaps out and the little mice are running scared

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KelliRoos In reply to foreignmind [2007-11-25 05:48:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I am still amazed at how this one came out too.

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Majidora [2007-11-24 11:54:11 +0000 UTC]

Amazing, both this, 'The Light Show' and 'Tickle the Ivories.' : )

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KelliRoos In reply to Majidora [2007-11-24 16:13:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for all the

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jason-ehrig [2007-11-24 00:05:45 +0000 UTC]

haha ekk. Very nice!

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KelliRoos In reply to jason-ehrig [2007-11-24 01:53:12 +0000 UTC]

yup, instead of frustrated housewives, it's the mice screaming in fear.

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Poila-Invictiwerks [2007-11-23 16:46:12 +0000 UTC]

And then suddenly...

Thou summoned two mice that bursts out of the flames, with no lack of fiery courage

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The-Avel-Fairy [2007-11-22 21:44:21 +0000 UTC]

I love it! this is so cute . You captured the mood well!

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KelliRoos In reply to The-Avel-Fairy [2007-11-23 06:32:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh thank you, glad you liked it.

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The-Avel-Fairy In reply to KelliRoos [2007-11-23 06:33:03 +0000 UTC]

no problem!

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n1fe [2007-11-22 14:07:31 +0000 UTC]

Yes it loves this!! he 's mad ^^

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Kukoru-chan [2007-11-22 13:25:01 +0000 UTC]

Lmao. your artwork gets more comical by the second. it's so adorable, though. I wish I had your skills ;-; *loves on*

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KelliRoos In reply to Kukoru-chan [2007-11-22 17:29:23 +0000 UTC]

Oh thank you! Just don't forget you have skills too. You see the shape and mass of an item very well and you draw it excellently. You also have great line control with a lot of life in it! You've got the building blocks to do all kinds of visual art, and I hope to see more of it too.

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Kukoru-chan In reply to KelliRoos [2007-11-23 03:39:28 +0000 UTC]

*Grins brightly*
You will! as soon as I get my behind back to Minnesota. >.> I'm in NY right now visiting my mom, with no scanner or sketchbook D:

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KelliRoos In reply to Kukoru-chan [2007-11-23 06:30:08 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! Hope your thanksgiving is going well. Now get yourself back to the midwest and do some art!

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