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Present for my nephew. I used a picture from "Weird and Wild Creatures" as reference.Covered in sharp spikes and crowned with horns, the thorny devil uses its prickly armor to avoid being eaten in the tough dry Australian climate where he lives.This lizard spends much of its time looking for a nest of ants, which is his favorite food. When it finds a busy colony, it sits near the edge and feasts with its sticky tongue.It catches and gulps down one ant at a time, eating at a rate of about 45 ants per minute and up to 2,500 ants per hour.
84 Comments
Caballero Salguero 18 Apr 2012
Marvelous fantasy of creature. Renata, so powerful and full of creativity.Wonderful, Pepe!John Cappello 27 Mar 2012
Entirely Breathtaking!. This view is Beautiful and interesting.Piero Lucia 03 Nov 2008
What an imagination!Mark Saxton 10 Jun 2008
fantastic.LaChrisa Brown 03 Dec 2007
This is very cute!Janette Ihnatova-Dengo 18 Aug 2007
Fantastic imagination....I just can't get enough!! :)paul megens 07 Aug 2007
very well done Renata.Thomas Conroy 02 Aug 2007
The only problem is does he bite, it is a beautiful piece of a face only a mother would kissJoanna Jungjohann 21 Jul 2007
he sure is a cutie, renataHuang Fu 12 Jul 2007
Beautifully detailed. Both menacing and cute. Magical glow's a nice touch ;)Anonymous Guest 11 Jul 2007
this dragon looks nice, which i like very, very much Renata!. what you telling about the ants and lizards is very interesting, i did not tknow. annette steensR.R. Cabarga 17 Apr 2007
You have an amazingly vivid Illustrative style. This looks like a cross between bearded dragon and an anklosaurus... Bedanklosaurgon!monique cooper 28 Feb 2007
Ok... not sure how i missed this little guy!!!.. he is just awesome!!! you style with the light and dark makes all your work POP... you are truely gifted!!!!Tom and Susan Repasky 18 Feb 2007
There is an amazing amount of detail in this wonderful gift to your nephew Renata!! Excellent job on the coloring in this image of the thorned lizard!! What a pleasure to view!! ~Smichael rockwell 16 Feb 2007
these are beautiful.nikos kanellos 16 Feb 2007
An excellent work!Randy Nore 07 Feb 2007
What a lucky nephew!!I can tell who is the favorite Aunty in that little guy's eyes.Cool creation Renata.Doris B. Lambling 05 Feb 2007
as always, Renate: brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!George Wallis 04 Feb 2007
great color detail and texture, very cool designwork alsoVanessa Holmstrand 01 Feb 2007
I love this one. Great colors! What fierce armor plating. I'm sure your nephew loved it, too. Keep up the awesome work.gerry logan 01 Feb 2007
nice work love the color concept on this one and all those thorns ouchnat - yourlocalfriendlyartist 30 Jan 2007
ooh well prickly!!xxx brillwilliam maldonado 12 Jan 2007
beautiful picture...amazing..love the color schemePreston Shupp 04 Jan 2007
Yes! this is great!!!!!!Magda Elsehrawi 03 Jan 2007
hey ive never seen this one!!!! could almost touch it and get pricked by the thorns! awsome work.....John Graham Inkson 31 Dec 2006
Super. Looks like it cleaned up all the ants in this picture.Tabitha Borges 31 Dec 2006
hheheheh lovallthe throns and the colors...it greatJim Cavanaugh 30 Dec 2006
One word... Awesome! I love this little guy. He reminds me of a horned toad but spikier. Fantastic as always, baby!!Rita de Falussy 29 Dec 2006
Wonderfully whimsical painting. Just lovely!Anonymous Guest 27 Dec 2006
Thank you Renata, Peter loves his new painting. It is hanging in his room.Greg Vilton 27 Dec 2006
He does not look gentle at all! But it's a great painting anyway!Mayme Crouse 26 Dec 2006
wow what an imagination Renata....and what a lucky nephew his very own Thorny Devil.........Patrick Boyle 25 Dec 2006
very beautiful picture Renata the colors are very vibrant great job and a very Merry Christmas to you!!Carla Klosowski 25 Dec 2006
Very cool! He looks like something from an anime movie! ^^Maurizio Miele 25 Dec 2006
Great work ! Maurizio MieleKaterina Koukiotis 22 Dec 2006
wow renata this is amazing i'm always in awe how much details you include with your brushes!!Terry Bassett 21 Dec 2006
What a gorgeous acrylic.. great design and colours.. Nice one Renate!..:-)Ted Hammond 19 Dec 2006
Great detail. Well done!Cathy Holford 19 Dec 2006
Wow, this is so awesome. Amazing details.Amanda Tucker 18 Dec 2006
cool!Matthew Campbell 18 Dec 2006
well done!Jessica Xu 18 Dec 2006
Wow! Wow! You're great on drawing peoples, but this one was surprised me... you're very, very talented!!Anonymous Guest 17 Dec 2006
awesome...! Looks great...good job..! 2ahwaKerra Lindsey 17 Dec 2006
vibrant highlights--wow!Steve Farr 17 Dec 2006
You are such a fantastic illustrator, Renata! Amazing details for this odd looking creature!! Take care!! ^_^joan warburton 17 Dec 2006
Wow! I love these characters you're coming up with!Thomas Broadfoot 17 Dec 2006
Excellent imageAnonymous Guest 17 Dec 2006
Fantastically gorgeous!! Thorny devils never looked so good! Another beautiful work ... Bravo! WenCynthia DeMaio 17 Dec 2006
Only you my wonderful friend have this throny creature look cute! Amazing scales and eyes and all the beautiful details I also like the angle of this little guy! Your Newphew is going to love it!Kathryn Arruda 17 Dec 2006
Excellent acrylic portrait of the thorny lizard, great detail work, interesting text, also!Anne Vis 17 Dec 2006
Interesting and wonderful creation, Renata!Roz Eve 17 Dec 2006
Renata this is so interesting . Such great colors but all those textures are superb.helen tyralik 17 Dec 2006
lovely work, well doneCynthia Adams 17 Dec 2006
Genius Renata your detailled work is always awesome.Excellent.thea walstra 17 Dec 2006
Very beautiful and excellent workNira Dabush 16 Dec 2006
Super imaginative art,Renata,my kids also love/loved play with as such...and actually..they also try to draw them..FANTASTIC!Loredana 16 Dec 2006
AMAZING WORK THIS IS JUST FANTASTIC DETAIL RENATAKelly Smith 16 Dec 2006
Oop! Sorry, that last anonymous was me! :)Anonymous Guest 16 Dec 2006
Awesome work Renata! I'll bet your nephew loves this!Anonymous Guest 16 Dec 2006
That is really great work Renata..so much detail that you have done perfectly. What an amazing creature too. Also the background complements really well. Love your work :) Susan RodioSeth Weaver 16 Dec 2006
My wife might say this is a protrait of me at times! Your work is always dazzling and wonderful. Even something scary looks good!Blonde Blythe 16 Dec 2006
Cool image! Love all the spikes and horns!!!! :-)Jacqueline Bishop 16 Dec 2006
scary but cute!!Francis Rivera 16 Dec 2006
This is very nice! Love all the colors! ^_^Robin McQuay 16 Dec 2006
aww I dont know if this is cute or creepy! I love it though ^_^Tahnja Wolter 16 Dec 2006
Way to go Renata! Everything about him is perfect and wonderfully Australian. You're the best hunny!Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 16 Dec 2006
FANTASTIC!!!!!eileen martin 16 Dec 2006
wow, this is so cool:)Bobby Peacock 16 Dec 2006
Now he is opps or she is really cool. Awesome work loveRuth Kauffman 16 Dec 2006
You did a tremendous with this acrylic, Renata!!Aris Stathakis 16 Dec 2006
wow amazing and great color Renata!!Alberto D'Assumpcao 16 Dec 2006
Fabulous, Renata!Emily Reed 16 Dec 2006
WOW, RENATA, THAT IS INCREDIBLE!Bailey Hopper 16 Dec 2006
Ouch, we actually have horned toads here in AZ. They're kind of cute like this guy although I wouldn't want to pet him!Christine brand 16 Dec 2006
BEUATIFUL, most interesting work! Merry Christmas Renata!Armando Salas 16 Dec 2006
Ouch! Renata! :-)Anonymous Guest 16 Dec 2006
Renata! I love it!! I`m sure your nephew must be so excited:) You did an amazing job!! All the detail and the colors...it just pops and comes to life!! Are you sure you wouldn`t become a comics artist,lol. Your so amazing!! Love, ChristyAnonymous Guest 16 Dec 2006
I think I caught his brother in Nevada years ago!!!Leah Jaarveth 16 Dec 2006
AMAZING!!!Anonymous Guest 16 Dec 2006
I see something sweet in his eyes :) Kelly ElizabethAnonymous Guest 16 Dec 2006
thats some crazy detail...what a paint in the arse!cynthia berridge 16 Dec 2006
sure he will love it, brilliant fantasy artandi luzi 16 Dec 2006
lovely monster.....fine painting!bianca 16 Dec 2006
how fantastic wow renata....