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This is a little tribute to a pet cat I had to put down a few months ago.

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:iconrebekki-chan:
as soon as i saw this i emedeatly added it to my favorites!!
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:iconrhynwilliams:
=rhynwilliams Feb 7, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
lovely! x
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~RollingCherry Aug 2, 2010  Student Filmographer
Nice.
I like the newspaper left here and there.

Goodway, to him.
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:iconavesy:
That's sad, but this is a really beautiful tribute <3
I hope your companion didn't have to go through anything too painful, the idea of that happening to my own two cats terrifies me.

Also, the atmosphere in this illustration is intense. You have some serious composition skills.
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~miorats Dec 15, 2009  Professional Traditional Artist
awe.. thanks.
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:iconiceandsnow:
I love how illustrative your work is, it tells stories so well.
This one in particular hits home for me, because I've had to say goodbye to two of my cats a couple years ago. Both had to be put down because of kidney failure.
I've always wanted to paint tributes for them, and none of them seemed to do them justice.

I REALLY love this though, it shows the afterlife as a journey, really with a mythological look to it. (I think it's Egyptian mythology I'm thinking of? Which would be rather fitting for a cat, now that I think of it.)

WELL ANYWAY... Beautiful work, I love this so much. :heart:
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~miorats Oct 2, 2009  Professional Traditional Artist
He had kidney failure as well ):
I think the myth is Greek but it could be Egyptian as well.
I think a lot of mythology has similar elements.
(:
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:icongothicfeverdream:
this is one of the best tributes to pets ive ever seen, not only for the sentimental value but for the pure execution of it, what great picture.
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:icongupse:
Had I not read your explanation, I'd have taken this as sardonic.

Then again, the references to Acheron is a counterbalance.

What do you mean, "Had to put down?"
Why take it in if you won't keep it?

And cats don't really need people.

Just let it go.
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~miorats Dec 9, 2008  Professional Traditional Artist
He was not eating any more his kidneys had failed. );
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