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Published: 2004-09-08 14:41:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 24872; Favourites: 505; Downloads: 3291
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Description And of course, no turtle phase would be complete without a doodle of happy turtles in love! The expression on the male turtle, of cheerful shock, was what I liked most about this piece--I could have done any number of variations with the female, but I'd wanna keep that look. Although it does make me wonder what the female turtle just said.

I'm starting to see a trend with my cute bug-eyed animal critters. First I draw one. Then I draw another one, usually scared of something. (Scared cute things are just so damned adorable.) Then I draw them in love. Then I usually do one meeting the Pink Lizard. (There is, indeed, a pink-lizard-and-turtles piece half done somewhere...) Then they're generally out of my system, and I move on to the next species, although they may reappear again at later dates. Probably Joseph Campbell did a book somewhere detailing this progression--the "Lizard With A Thousand Faces" or "Transformation of Cute Through Time," or something, but it's new to me.

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Comments: 132

AprilONeil1984 [2015-12-18 18:29:02 +0000 UTC]

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mellodiehard [2012-12-24 21:28:52 +0000 UTC]

I have a pet turtle. It's a "he". I wonder if he needs a woman :-/ Time to go to Eharmony.com Oh look, 10 matches. yay!

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Illucida [2011-09-18 20:37:16 +0000 UTC]

*grins* I love turtles. This is cute.

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DeadRebel499 [2010-05-20 21:18:38 +0000 UTC]

this is so cute.

I love the expressions on the turtles!

wanna watch me? if you don't no big deal, but if you want to... I would like that.

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ShadowFlame05 [2009-02-21 02:23:30 +0000 UTC]

Righteous indeed bro!

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IGotMyBlueSkin [2008-08-22 23:22:38 +0000 UTC]

I like the style! I could see them being part of a comic strip.

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Silver-Dew-Drop [2008-05-24 20:46:11 +0000 UTC]

awwww

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ProjectEarth [2008-05-23 17:56:48 +0000 UTC]

This deviation was featured here !

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M0niaLiza [2007-09-04 17:37:39 +0000 UTC]

Wow!Gorgeous!

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CruShiN-BabBii-x7 [2007-08-12 17:48:13 +0000 UTC]

i like this picture!!!!!! =]

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SaphirasSoul [2007-08-11 14:25:04 +0000 UTC]

cuuuuute

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rammenaske [2007-07-30 19:09:55 +0000 UTC]

so terribly cute

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lordessofrustyspoons [2007-04-06 02:32:04 +0000 UTC]

Omigosh turtles!!! they're so adorable!!!!

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alessandraelle [2007-02-26 08:01:03 +0000 UTC]

!

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the-turtle-club [2007-02-23 19:39:28 +0000 UTC]

please jion the club, & spread the word.

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batty666 [2007-02-16 01:19:50 +0000 UTC]

haha adorable!

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xXx-Honey-xXx [2007-02-12 06:20:44 +0000 UTC]

omg turtles! I love turtles they rock and so does this piccy!

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WicasaWakan [2006-11-16 05:24:20 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I have a turtles in love pic in my gallery

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Lupinne [2006-10-05 18:54:01 +0000 UTC]

Aaaaawww.Thats is just too cute

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reggie-san [2006-07-01 15:07:27 +0000 UTC]

This is gorgeous!

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maaargot [2006-05-23 15:31:43 +0000 UTC]

Turtles! And they're in love! Waaaah~!! Cute, cute, cute!
I like the coloring very much

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CriZzy [2005-12-14 11:29:32 +0000 UTC]

rofl, I've looked at many of your pieces and I always love the descriptions you give them, giving life and quirkiness to the image, awesome And I have to say the male turtle is sooo cute!

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Turtlebuzz [2005-09-13 07:51:31 +0000 UTC]

Your art is so awesomely cute! +favlove:

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hyperinsomniac [2005-03-09 12:14:59 +0000 UTC]

I am officially your new stalker! Congratulations. *blinks* I think?

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daqueen-one [2005-01-31 00:33:16 +0000 UTC]

If I was the turtle, I shall say: " makes I dream, honney "



I like it

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Kenton-Alkemi [2005-01-12 04:58:54 +0000 UTC]

I love Turtles...!

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Nicnivin [2004-11-09 18:15:27 +0000 UTC]

laugh

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frosty-raven [2004-11-04 02:51:12 +0000 UTC]

Hah! How cute!

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rogue-rpz [2004-10-09 03:00:29 +0000 UTC]

why is it that all female animals where eyeshadow ?

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kissmeimcute [2004-10-04 10:45:59 +0000 UTC]

CUUUUUUTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hedgehog
ps. go through a hedgehog stage already!!!

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westcoastglory [2004-09-23 13:01:29 +0000 UTC]

LOL, I love that his tail is.....erect !

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Amakudari [2004-09-22 21:26:22 +0000 UTC]

awwwww! i looove turtles!!!! sooo cute!

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yagi-san [2004-09-20 03:52:49 +0000 UTC]

Wheeeeee!! *glomps turtles* My turtle-obsessed sister is squeeling.

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Rapsody [2004-09-14 08:07:18 +0000 UTC]

How adorable! Your frogs were my faves for such a long time. But these turtles are so cute! I'm coming here more often. ^.^

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ricey [2004-09-13 02:56:28 +0000 UTC]

he looks dumbstruck! great expression

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mike-the-vile [2004-09-12 08:53:49 +0000 UTC]

Maybe she invited him to a darker, and more deserted part of the waters for a turtley smooch.

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Gymnart [2004-09-11 14:12:24 +0000 UTC]

Awww!

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Tatalia [2004-09-11 12:56:25 +0000 UTC]

So cute and good picture!

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WhiteHowler7 [2004-09-10 18:44:48 +0000 UTC]

i guess there's not much of a critique for this, but i'll try.

the boy turtles top beak is a bit shorter than the girl turtles...

and i think maybe you should have tried to make the shells a bit more realistic/intricate?

not the best piece to crit, but i love the body language the boy turtle is giving off!

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lstjules [2004-09-10 17:37:38 +0000 UTC]

lol. cute. i love their faces.

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starrypawz [2004-09-10 17:13:59 +0000 UTC]

So cute, I lvoe the amles turtles expression. Aw! Its so cute.

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avancna [2004-09-10 16:00:30 +0000 UTC]

So, when do we get to see pictures of turtle porn?

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lissavk [2004-09-10 15:04:31 +0000 UTC]

so cute!

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Shaucker [2004-09-10 01:41:37 +0000 UTC]

Someone quotes Joseph Campbell? I'm amused and impressed...with the reference and the art. I'm waiting for the symbolic hero character to search for his object of power with the inevitable foe.

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tesquyla [2004-09-09 23:43:05 +0000 UTC]

Heh, I really love the look on the male turtle's face-very nice.

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tearstained5 [2004-09-09 19:44:49 +0000 UTC]

Heh. That girl turtle is sexy.

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patrx [2004-09-09 17:57:14 +0000 UTC]

Cute one, Ursula....love it!! Would make a great card, I think...

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ssaxyroxy [2004-09-09 17:11:15 +0000 UTC]

I like this. It reminds me of when my boyfriend and I met. The expression on his face was just like that..and he stumbled backwards and said "my god, you're gorgeous." Then I got embarassed and asked him about the tatt on his neck, but he moved his head and I poked him in the eye. I freaked out becaus eI poked him in the eye so I went to give him a hug but then I tripped and knocked both of us over. We were in eachother's arms on the ground and we looked at each other and then he told me I was adorable (which made me even more embarassed). But yeah...that what this picture reminds me of

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Aleeart7 [2004-09-09 16:38:15 +0000 UTC]

aw! turtle love <3 too cute!

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silvernightengale [2004-09-09 12:50:00 +0000 UTC]

I just love how you are able to give something so...unhuman??....the human expressions. Even if you were never to title a peice or if you were to never leave comments (which by the way are nice because of the extra detail) your fans would know exaclty what you meant/ were thing when you finished it. your art is different, unique, spectacular. bravo

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