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Commission Me Tumblr (3.0; @lauriesafari)http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/180dfd98a87e024b4d644c69b04c42dc/tumblr_mn3dmwXS5g1qmb10co1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0a99c07882ebb9fa6152a65e8c43c2c0/tumblr_mn3dmwXS5g1qmb10co2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/43294c3fed3d0fc99b00acfc84bc186b/tumblr_mn3dmwXS5g1qmb10co3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Some doodles from <a href="https://twitter.com/Laurie_Skelton">Twitter</a>!  Rodents are adorable!</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/50953784307http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/50953784307Mon, 20 May 2013 20:30:22 -0500artdigital<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/09bdfbb28d58fdef6f57931eb3660d3e/tumblr_mmlefdEpZn1qmb10co1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gravity Falls fanart!! </p> <p>I can’t help it.  I just think Mabel should hang out with those beavers from the Gobblewonker episode and knit them cute, novelty sweaters.</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/50097855758http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/50097855758Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:00 -0500gravity fallsFanartmabel pines<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/add8f3d878d9ee65bd0f084531dadb11/tumblr_mmg6rp0EeX1qmb10co1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Giant Pom and Dog Trainer Girl at sunset.</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/49960495515http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/49960495515Wed, 08 May 2013 16:45:17 -0500dogspomeraniansunsetart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0bb79ff1ee6fd488bf3b7d14fe20e89e/tumblr_mmg142g2ZB1qmb10co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hey, Tumblr!!</p> <p>It’s been a second because the end of the semester is just nuts!  I hope all of you taking finals out there aren’t stressed out of your minds! </p> <p>Here, have a dog trainer with her giant flying Pomeranian. </p> <p>Who needs luck dragons!?</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/49889741176http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/49889741176Tue, 07 May 2013 18:30:34 -0500pomeranianartdogs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e62d521f4e048e9d75b96e321af0b816/tumblr_mm8bqwj3hK1qmb10co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Let’s forget about accurate anatomy for a second and just talk about how much fun this was to draw, ok?</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/49692077221http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/49692077221Sun, 05 May 2013 10:45:27 -0500artanatomyhandskneesfeet<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/78146ffa4e8951ab901347fbaf2fff3c/tumblr_mm4hhbxNMM1qmb10co1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Just a gator pirate kid playin’ pretend.</p> <p>On a slightly unrelated note… I was thinking… won’t it be sad when printed newspapers finally go under and we can no longer make silly hats? </p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/49543764960http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/49543764960Fri, 03 May 2013 17:45:28 -0500gatorartartists on tumblr<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/06811bdd9793307fcf9ad74d63059a22/tumblr_mm4mqcfUOV1qmb10co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Queen of the Pool.</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/49471466442http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/49471466442Thu, 02 May 2013 18:45:11 -0500artillustrationartists on tumblrpoolsummer<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3deef7501f83a5e26f41cdbf3a9bee5b/tumblr_mm4efl8Ibg1qmb10co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Expand your horizons.</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/49392571760http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/49392571760Wed, 01 May 2013 18:00:49 -0500artartists on tumblrballoons<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8d923c31b78c3838233751719b6d1da5/tumblr_mm42nqeSGm1qmb10co1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Slowly but surely I’m getting everything finished up for the semester!  My friend, Rianne, and I finished our final app for App Design on Monday.  And, let me tell you, that calls for a GIF dance celebration!!</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/49347292305http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/49347292305Wed, 01 May 2013 03:38:14 -0500GIFart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2fb54a59dab5a39bd6f846086997a628/tumblr_mlvtd3e3281qmb10co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just playing with backgrounds…</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48954745320http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48954745320Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:36:39 -0500artartists on tumblrillustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/61576bbaa43c04c219d283c8e67fb360/tumblr_mltnxf01bX1qmb10co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There must be something in the water…</p> <p>Sorry drawings haven’t been as frequent lately! It’s the end of the semester and school has sucked me down a deep well of papers and presentations and exams. Updates will become more frequent in the coming weeks!  </p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48879486707http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48879486707Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:45:45 -0500artArtists on TumblrIllustrationmermaid<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/71e81e7626ebcec566cd102c00f28a4a/tumblr_mlo6bk72qL1qmb10co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hello, my name is Laurie and I will illustrate greasy food forever.  Pizza and beer: proof that the phenomenon of the pizza party is not just for kids.</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48626163507http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48626163507Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:35:44 -0500artArtists on Tumblrpizza<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/734d372aca461248b7c124bce7706aaa/tumblr_mlilvwxjc51qmb10co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Trying out repeating patterns.  Mixed nuts.</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48369738065http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48369738065Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:26:20 -0500artArtists on Tumblrnuts<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1f8786c72ed0297e043eb093bff08881/tumblr_mlcnkcbu4P1qmb10co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Sketchy Sketch!</p> <p>Perpetua, the six fingered medium, stumbles into some time warp dust in the woods.  </p> <p><span>I’ve been dying to draw a Gravity Falls-type background. I didn’t quite capture the magic, but it was still so much fun.</span></p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48221552342http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48221552342Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:45:37 -0500artperpetuaArtists on Tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/181c09bff825124ecb77f3a72c1e6605/tumblr_mlctaoNBip1qmb10co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Draw a Dog Tuesday: Basenji Party Crasher!</p> <p>“WHAT is <em>he</em> doing here?”</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48143686139http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48143686139Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:00:52 -0500dogTuesdayArtArtists on Tumblrbasenji<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/889176ca5104ff7e293999ef6fcaebe6/tumblr_mlbc9r1Voz1qmb10co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I made this for my <a href="http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/34067035547/i-made-my-momma-a-digital-card-for-her-birthday">mother’s birthday last year</a>, but I like it so much that I decided to dust it off, change it around, and re-post it.  It’s a magpie flying a trans-Atlantic German chocolate birthday cake to my Momma!</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48074082705http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48074082705Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:01:30 -0500artArtists on Tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a89c7e0423b0a52b1bd3d5b6bd977c9/tumblr_mlbak1tB0c1qmb10co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I’ve got serious duck-butt hair today. Don’t worry. It’ll pass.</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48068116537http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/48068116537Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:45:37 -0500artComicsArtists on Tumblr<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f8b120d744ef0f3c6ea07f9c0f112510/tumblr_ml6si4r3Z41qmb10co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fashionably Late Giraffe.</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/47900324095http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/47900324095Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:30:24 -0500artArtists on Tumblrgiraffe<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/963891f47ee95800be3c5bec93efcaf4/tumblr_mkzgyjJyaq1qmb10co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Iorek and Lyra. <em>His Dark Materials</em> is one of my favorites. Can we all agree that <em>The Subtle Knife</em> is the best of the three? Ok.  good.</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/47808815166http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/47808815166Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:45:36 -0500Artists on TumblrartIorekLyraHis Dark MaterialsFanart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/027811d0455b924db80ca18962042297/tumblr_ml3yynur9N1qmb10co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Woahly-moly! I’m overwhelmed with all these new followers after <a href="http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/47036592675/this-is-gonna-take-some-esplainin-later-on-i">my dog walker piece</a> showed up on the Tumblr Radar!  So, HELLO to all you new folk!</p> <p>If you’d like <a href="https://twitter.com/Laurie_Skelton">to follow me on Twitter</a>, you can chat me up at @Laurie_Skelton!</p> <p>Pleased to meet you and thanks for following!!</p>http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/47723670607http://lauriesafari.tumblr.com/post/47723670607Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:44:00 -0500artIllustrationArtists on Tumblr