
Ears Before the Storm
A long, short-legged rescue dog looks toward a slate-blue storm cloud in a sparse, playful marker illustration.
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Finished hand-drawn editorial ink illustration, landscape 4:3. One adopted mixed-breed rescue dog stands in side profile across the lower-left portion, looking up and right. Exaggerated long tan torso, very short sturdy legs, oversized paws, tiny muzzle and two enormous mismatched ears: one upright, one folded sideways. Plain rust-red collar without lettering or tag. Relaxed mouth, alert but unafraid posture. A single broad slate-blue storm-cloud bank enters from the upper-right edge, separated from the dog by generous warm-ivory sky. A short uneven ground stroke anchors the paws; no other scenery. Thick, slightly wobbly black felt-tip contours, a few flat marker fills, natural overlaps and broad unfilled areas. Clear silhouette readable at thumbnail size. No intricate hatching, people, text, logos or watermarks.











