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Artwork, story writing, and original character Silvia (C) ~foxstory 2012. I've featured Silvia in my Fox in Autumn drawing as well; she's a character from my novel.

Silvia climbed upon the fallen log and strained her eyes to look through the trees for a precious bit of sunlight. Through a gap in the clouds, she could just make out the sky above. The snowstorm was beginning to pick up in earnest. Unlike her past memories of the season's first snowfall up north, this time was different. She was a fox now, hundreds of miles south in the Appalachians, and would experience the wonder anew.

Beside her, the stream's gentle flow continued under its cover of ice. All around her, clusters of snowflakes built up on fallen branches and old rocks. She could vividly feel the freeze, the vivid sense of "I am alive" and "I am a fox" as snow began to accumulate on her muzzle while she stood astride her fallen arboreal perch. Soon, the forest would be covered in a fresh winter carpet, an icy coat seemingly devoid of color yet also sending every color at once reflected into her golden eyes. The journey would continue, but it would be different now.

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This is my entry for the FoxArtistsofDA "Foxes in Winter" contest. Silvia is a major character in my original novel that I am currently developing. I've begun a re-write of the whole project, a new second draft, to reflect changes in my writing style and a change towards more showing and less telling.

If you have a Full HD, 1920x1080 screen, download for the 1853x1080 version. Fullview size on dA is 1280 pixels wide because of other common resolutions. This was originally around 3000x1700 pixels, or a little larger. As for the 4K resolution... someday, someday I want to have that for a computer and tablet.

If you're interested in my novel, please check out my 2011 journals, which discuss the concept in more depth. I can send out writing samples to a few people, if you're interested and would be able to provide critique and constructive feedback. Thanks for looking!

I appreciate every favorite, but comments are really the best! Let me know what you think!

Description
Artwork, story writing, and original character Silvia (C) ~foxstory 2012. I've featured Silvia in my Fox in Autumn drawing as well; she's a character from my novel.

Silvia climbed upon the fallen log and strained her eyes to look through the trees for a precious bit of sunlight. Through a gap in the clouds, she could just make out the sky above. The snowstorm was beginning to pick up in earnest. Unlike her past memories of the season's first snowfall up north, this time was different. She was a fox now, hundreds of miles south in the Appalachians, and would experience the wonder anew.

Beside her, the stream's gentle flow continued under its cover of ice. All around her, clusters of snowflakes built up on fallen branches and old rocks. She could vividly feel the freeze, the vivid sense of "I am alive" and "I am a fox" as snow began to accumulate on her muzzle while she stood astride her fallen arboreal perch. Soon, the forest would be covered in a fresh winter carpet, an icy coat seemingly devoid of color yet also sending every color at once reflected into her golden eyes. The journey would continue, but it would be different now.

_______________

This is my entry for the FoxArtistsofDA "Foxes in Winter" contest. Silvia is a major character in my original novel that I am currently developing. I've begun a re-write of the whole project, a new second draft, to reflect changes in my writing style and a change towards more showing and less telling.

If you have a Full HD, 1920x1080 screen, download for the 1853x1080 version. Fullview size on dA is 1280 pixels wide because of other common resolutions. This was originally around 3000x1700 pixels, or a little larger. As for the 4K resolution... someday, someday I want to have that for a computer and tablet.

If you're interested in my novel, please check out my 2011 journals, which discuss the concept in more depth. I can send out writing samples to a few people, if you're interested and would be able to provide critique and constructive feedback. Thanks for looking!

I appreciate every favorite, but comments are really the best! Let me know what you think!