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Friendly Manatee

This Manatee is coming straight at you.. he is as curious about you as you might be him.

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Fiona Robinson 23 May 2008

adorable - I love it:)

Kathryn Lewis 26 Nov 2007

Excellent feel of water.

Ambrus Diossy 09 Nov 2006

Beautiful manatee Susan, great work!!!

abby fox 12 Oct 2006

aaarr, the sweet face, how cute is that!

Ben DeBiase 14 Dec 2005

great work! I love the reflections on the skin!

Christine brand 10 Nov 2005

Friends forever I would think so...looks very gentle and tender...Lovely work and emotion!

Brigitte Hintner 29 Aug 2005

That's so nicely done .......I love this funny animal ! Great pastel work !

Artist Reply: Thank you Brigitte.. I took a look at your work you you a very amazing when it comes to those waterlilys.. they are very lovely! I will be taking a better look at your work later when I get things straightened out here at home.. my compter blew up.. ):

Thomas Harris 18 Feb 2005

An excellent pastel susan! you have captured this maatee exquisitely! the water effect is perfect as are the colors, really well done! way to go!

Artist Reply: Thank you Thomas, you are so very kind! As is all the others here.

Lori White 16 Jan 2005

Very nice work. Love the lighting detail.

William Boyer 28 Nov 2004

Thanks, great job on all.

Charlotte Ottilo 14 Nov 2004

I love this face! You are very good at what you do.

Terrell Smith-Dorfeo 13 Nov 2004

stunning work and it feels like i'm a part of the picture, underwater with him!

Laura Landrum 03 Nov 2004

The water reflections are so good. I feel like I'm in the water with him. You are very talented!

Cat O'Neil 07 Oct 2004

beautiful textures and color scheme! overall a great composition. keep up the beautiful work.

Leslie Hoops-Wallace 11 Sep 2004

Love this painting! beautiful! love the way you do water!

Les Jobes 10 Sep 2004

Love the watery reflections, the manatee is very cute too! :o)

kitchi musko 30 Aug 2004

You do share a spiritual connection with that Creators love, how else do you think you can be so talented. Love your style susan, love to see that bird on a branch in a painting. Awesome job.

Amber Ramey 27 Aug 2004

O.O Astonishing...

Elizabeth Teed 22 Aug 2004

Nicely done

Cynthia J 21 Aug 2004

He is so adorable :) I love manatees, they're so underrated. I hope you sell it. I wanna give him a big hug. The colors are very beautiful.

sam lewis 09 Aug 2004

he's adorable! I love how you blended his skin and did the water just so amazing! especially with pastels!!

Randy Schwanke 08 Aug 2004

Excellent! I thought it was a photo at first. Very well done!

Lisa Davis 24 Jul 2004

Love the effect. Colours are fantastic too!

David Holcombe 22 Jul 2004

Cool colors, nice shadows. Nice light lines on the beast and the bottom. (Thanks for your comments)

Geoffrey Chew 18 Jul 2004

excellent! a wonderful rendition of a beautiful animal

Sara Deutsch 18 Jul 2004

Love the expression on its face and the light coming through the water...

Judy Minderman 17 Jul 2004

beautiful pic of a threatened animal

Hollie Judd 15 Jul 2004

this is beautiful... i thought it was a painting at first. keep up the good work and thanx for the comment!

Dianna Simms 15 Jul 2004

wonderful, you gave it the feel of water, which is very difficult

sher richardson 14 Jul 2004

excellent work S.C. : ) it indeed appears watery.. i adore the face...

Artist Reply: Hey Sher.. I wish I had time to take a look at yoru new stuff.. only because your work is so very inspiring to me.. but my computer blew up and I'm having hard time finding another one.. and the library isn't the place to sit when you only have an hour to sit here. Peace to you.. your friend, Susan

Pat Abbott 14 Jul 2004

Beautiful work.

Pete Miller 14 Jul 2004

Really nice//the water reflections are right on time...very nice

thea walstra 14 Jul 2004

Excellent work. Beautiful colors and composition.

H Lee 14 Jul 2004

I like manatees......they're cute, in a way.