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Description Full View for my Undying Love

The girl's name is Whilhelm and her furry Minotaur friend is named Joe. Whilhelm and Joe met when they were quite young. Both were stumbling despondently through the greenish soupy muck of the eastern everglades, trying desperately to find their way back to the top of Mt. Ge Nacht. It was love at first sight, but not in the common literal terms. Whilhelm was really terribly blind and Joe, well for a Minotaur he really didn't have 20/20 vision. They happened to hear each other from across the way and, with relieved little laughs, felt their way into a rather wet embrace. Glad for the company and for something warm to hold onto, they decided to travel together.

Whilhelm, being sensible, knew after only a few days that Joe couldn't be human. Though he did carry on brilliant conversations about all sorts of poetry, his species had somewhat diverted a long time ago. But she made up her mind to love him anyway. The fur and horns were not that hard to get over anyway, when one had a heart as big as one's behemoth body.

Joe (having never being privy to seeing much of the world outside his swamp) only realized that Whilhelm was human when they came upon a pack of nomadic Minotaurs who told him so. They urged him to leave the young girl by a 'road' so that others of her kind might find her. But, by that time it was too late for Joe. Whilhelm had stolen his heart of course. No matter how the other Minotaurs tried to persuade him otherwise they couldn't be separated. What did a lack of fur mean when something so small could contain so much love?

Whilhelm and Joe never separated.

Anyhow, So, this was a quickie project I decided to do to get back into the habit of doing more art on a regular basis. About 3 to 4 hours, give or take (with a lot of little breaks in between). I wasn't really counting. I just knew I wanted to do a project with a lot of fur, a lot of green, and a some red.

and I'm hoping I did that.
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Comments: 249

Azquirath [2012-12-26 07:42:07 +0000 UTC]

That's how I feel when I'm with the girl I love, like an old sadden beast holding a beautiful little doll, Q_Q

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Mathu-salem53 [2012-10-19 08:47:40 +0000 UTC]

Excellent, j'adore

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LadyVenovel [2012-06-27 06:50:49 +0000 UTC]

I really liked the story

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NymphaeRoma [2011-09-17 00:42:43 +0000 UTC]

So Joe isn't a--er, normal Minotaur?
That's cool! Strange, but COOL!!!

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shadira [2011-09-14 03:17:28 +0000 UTC]

i wish this story was a book >_< cuz i want to read the rest of it!!!!!

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TenSkies [2011-08-29 18:40:00 +0000 UTC]

an awesome little story to back this pic up... wonderful

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slickeri In reply to TenSkies [2011-08-30 06:43:21 +0000 UTC]

thanks very much!

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teamdark2741 [2011-07-26 20:50:42 +0000 UTC]

curse to theseus's story making minotaurs look evil, as well as that overly religious Dante for making this proverbial gentle giant be the symbol of everything violent and bestial. good thing Dante didn't slander our beloved joe. anyway I love this painting. it's so ethereal and everything that those two made the minotaur be. only society can turn something deranged and bestial, not the very being itself.

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teamdark2741 In reply to teamdark2741 [2011-07-26 20:53:55 +0000 UTC]

sorry about the typo, I really meant that this painting was everything that those two didn't made joe out to be.

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name-already-chosen [2011-07-18 02:33:25 +0000 UTC]

Magnificent!

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justforfungirl [2011-07-02 03:09:44 +0000 UTC]

this picture is wonderful, but the story behind it is even better!!

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DMather [2009-12-08 18:47:48 +0000 UTC]

Hey, could i have permission to use this image? I used it here [link] If you would rather not give me permission I will take down my deviation.

Thanks

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Rock-Raider [2009-07-28 23:29:39 +0000 UTC]

Now isn't that sweet?

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slickeri In reply to Rock-Raider [2009-07-30 05:51:06 +0000 UTC]

I think so too, I just love stories like this.

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JazylH [2009-07-26 04:08:00 +0000 UTC]

That is beyond Amazing. Great Matte painting.

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slickeri In reply to JazylH [2009-07-27 03:19:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! It was a trip to work on. I had fun glad you like it.

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TheOrangeness [2009-05-11 14:05:21 +0000 UTC]

O.O That rawks man. I love the greens! And the detail of the hair is amazing. <3

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slickeri In reply to TheOrangeness [2009-05-12 23:47:25 +0000 UTC]

ha ha thanks! I never imagined that this one would be as popular as it was. It took me the least amount of time to create out of all the pieces in my gallery!

that's just how it works I guess.

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EmilyRainbowPants [2009-04-16 22:08:07 +0000 UTC]

Ho-ly Sheeett this is fuckin' amazing!!
You got some talent, do you have more like this i love it so much ♥

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slickeri In reply to EmilyRainbowPants [2009-04-18 21:38:45 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha! thanks so much! And I have a gallery full of art, but I haven't done any Minotaur art yet. Maybe this summer

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EmilyRainbowPants In reply to slickeri [2009-04-19 22:16:42 +0000 UTC]

I'm gunna go look at your gallery then :3

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slickeri In reply to EmilyRainbowPants [2009-04-21 04:26:58 +0000 UTC]

hahaha thanks!

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Athenas-Owl [2009-04-04 02:31:18 +0000 UTC]

How sweet! I love it.

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slickeri In reply to Athenas-Owl [2009-04-04 21:55:32 +0000 UTC]

haha! thank you bunches!

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Athenas-Owl In reply to slickeri [2009-04-05 00:53:24 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome a lot!

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Cynderthedarkdragon [2009-03-25 04:56:35 +0000 UTC]

That's so sweet

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slickeri In reply to Cynderthedarkdragon [2009-03-26 17:31:06 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you!

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Cynderthedarkdragon In reply to slickeri [2009-03-27 03:03:11 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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KJanuary [2009-03-11 21:08:19 +0000 UTC]

I love the piece, but I love it even more after reading the snippet of story that accompanies it. Very mossy and moving.

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slickeri In reply to KJanuary [2009-03-16 03:29:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! When I originally created this piece I really wasn't expecting so much feed back, it was just something for me to enjoy. I'm so glad that everyone seemed to like the idea of it as much as I did so thank you!

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shadowturner [2009-03-04 23:32:31 +0000 UTC]

have i ever mentioned that sometimes my loving feelings toward you turn nasty and green with envy?

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slickeri In reply to shadowturner [2009-03-05 03:57:14 +0000 UTC]

*so flattered!* oh my really! what a nice thing to say!!!

(should I be worried or anything? hahahah)

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shadowturner In reply to slickeri [2009-11-17 22:57:23 +0000 UTC]

i don't remember writing that.
but i hadn't deleted your reply, so i was like, what did i say?
yep, must have been out of the body for that one.

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slickeri In reply to shadowturner [2009-12-03 19:33:30 +0000 UTC]

hahahhaa out of body? so you're not impressed with it? hahahahahah

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shadowturner In reply to slickeri [2009-12-06 00:37:59 +0000 UTC]

um, well. considering that i was telling you how my nice feelings turned bad sometimes, I guess it's a good thing that i wasn't there.
i am totally impressed with it. so impressed, in fact, that i shall now give up all hope of artistic endeavors.
until i feel creative again, anyway
<3

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KillianFZephon [2009-01-02 09:38:26 +0000 UTC]

oh~~~ how cute!! pic wise and story wise

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slickeri In reply to KillianFZephon [2009-01-03 04:05:33 +0000 UTC]

Aw thanks! I'm glad you like them both

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Jade-Empriss [2008-11-22 06:10:48 +0000 UTC]

=O *speechless*

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slickeri In reply to Jade-Empriss [2008-11-27 05:07:27 +0000 UTC]

aww! thanks

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Autumn-Hills [2008-09-23 18:53:14 +0000 UTC]

This is fantastic!
The nosering caught my attention, because one of my characters in Gravedigger has one...this guy looks pretty uber though...maybe he could kick Kesairl's butt...

I love the grass texture on the minotaur's hide.

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slickeri In reply to Autumn-Hills [2008-09-25 02:02:26 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much! and that is such an awesome name! GRAVEDIGGER! gah, I love it. what does Gravedigger do?

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Autumn-Hills In reply to slickeri [2008-09-25 09:00:05 +0000 UTC]

At first, he digs graves...but then it gets complicated.
[link]
Please, feel free to find out for yourself!

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fishuu [2008-08-29 03:16:09 +0000 UTC]

I adore that story! And your coloring is so detailed and pretty <3

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slickeri In reply to fishuu [2008-08-29 17:14:06 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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Sulime [2008-08-27 07:39:40 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic

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Lumbe [2008-08-26 01:03:49 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful drawing/painting

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one-t-only [2008-08-25 15:01:32 +0000 UTC]

I am so mad that I wasn't able to be the first comment on this hun! but I hadn't checked DA in a while so I never got the update that you uploaded this! I AM SO PROUD OF YOU! as you well know with how much I fangirled over your amazingness when you called me yesterday! I said, I SAID when you got on here that you would be a DA great and I would be cool by association! I loves you sooooooooo much!

and the story you put with this is so totally you! full of love and girls in kimono type things. and lots of fur. hahaha, love you!

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shirononekojin [2008-08-25 07:05:44 +0000 UTC]

beautiful.. makes you want to be in the maiden's position as well.

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DJchi [2008-08-25 06:46:05 +0000 UTC]

Love it :]

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PaMtRIck [2008-08-25 06:03:38 +0000 UTC]

Great job!!

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