I drew this for *gryphonworks's contest. The object was to create some creature that was red with yellow eyes, silver talons/hooves/fins/whatever, a black mane, and a serpentine tail. I ah... had to take some liberties with the last two.. >.>;

Sketched this in class (that black sliver on the bottom right edge of the picture was the edge of my sketchbook that I overlooked while editing. D'oh!) and colored in openCanvas 1.1. Horray, it looks like oC and I can finally be friends.

When I started drawing this, there was really no meaning behind it. All the background and stuff was just there to make the red fish thing look less naked. As I drew, however, in my mind it kind of became a meeting between two ambassadors (haha, get it? amBASSadors? nyuk nyuk. Hey shut up, it was late.) One friend whom I showed this to said I should title the picture "Mom, can I keep him?" Another friend said that this is a picture of a wedding proposal. ("...It's just so sudden! Oh my, I'm blushing!") So, this picture means whatever you want it to mean.

art, highly unoriginal idea (c) rah-bop