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Submitted: May 16, 2011
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New Beginningsby =Chaotica-I

Digital Art / Drawings & Paintings / Animals

_{Digital Painting of Kiska and Ike, Orcas at Marineland.
Painted in Photoshop CS5, using several of my own photos as reference.
About 8 hours of work.

Please note that I don't have time to say "thank you" for every favourite, but I appreciate them all nonetheless! Thank you all for your support!!!}

I know, it isn't my most interesting work... or my best. It isn't really a spectacular image, but when I saw Kiska and Ike together, I knew I was going to paint them. Watching the pair was fascinating. Ike frequently swam right beneath her, brushing up against her softly. It was beautiful.
I missed seeing Kiska last season, she was the main reason I went to Marineland every year when I was a child. She is the first cetacean that I ever loved... watching her on Saturday made me feel five years old again, all full of wonder