ZENNA LIVES! I missed you all! :)

[ZennaBug]

Hi guys!  It's been way too long since I poked my nose in this neck of the woods.  Some of you may know that I had some crazy life changes in the last couple of years.  I left my jobs, had a big move across the country, ended up getting a much overdue divorce, started a new relationship with my best friend, got pregnant, left my job and moved back across the country again.  My pregnancy ended up being super high risk and I was hospitalized at 31 weeks.  My daughter was born a month early and has down syndrome and has had two surgeries (one intestional at 2 days old and open heart last month), but she's 5 months old and freaking awesome.  She's doing well and I'm finally settling into a new routine.  During our extensive hospital stays, I started drawing again!  I got an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil for an early Christmas gift when I was initially admitted to the hospital and I'm finally making digital art that I'm proud of!

I'm going to try to poke around and be more active now that I have a few minutes to myself every now and then.  But I thought I'd start by sharing my most recent creations!  The first two were for a contest, which ended yesterday.   

This is the one and only piece I've made with colored linework, which was interesting.  It kept me busy and distracted while my daughter was having her heart surgery.  The other is more my usual style.  I've played around with my ponies a lot since I started drawing them more in 2009 and I've gone from very G1-inspired to various cartoony versions to more horsey.  I'm finally at a point where I really like the final outcomes.  The pony is Whisper, who is owned by Whisper Fillies. http://runeelf.deviantart.com/art/Whisper-in-the-Garden-683940452
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And then there is this one, who is one of my favorite pony drawings ever.  In my favorite color scheme, of course.    http://runeelf.deviantart.com/art/Whisper-Fillies-Contest-Entry-683940416
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And then a friend asked me to make one for her daughter, using the colors from her nursery.    http://runeelf.deviantart.com/art/Felicity-683940397
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After that, I had to do good old Vessa, because it's been way too long since she had an update.  http://runeelf.deviantart.com/art/Vessa-683940429
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I created one for my daughter, too.  I've been jokingly calling her the Aubreycorn because I'm the worst at names!  I'm working on one for my boyfriend as well and then I'll combine them into one big family picture!  http://runeelf.deviantart.com/art/Aubrey-corn-683940442?ga_submit_new=10%3A1496352438
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Bonus image!  I'm proud of my recent ponies, but this is definitely the best thing I've ever made. 

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*EDIT*  Fixed the file types and added links. 

[Koudoawaia]

Hey Zenna, welcome back It really sounds like you've been through it. Very glad to hear things have settled down though. All those pony drawing are beautiful. Love the poses and the life you put into the manes and tails^^

[Wild Raspberry]

So glad you're back. We missed you beautiful art. I love those ponies, and your daughter is so so cute! 

[cloud_weaver]

Zenna!!!  Huge congrats!  She is absolutely gorgeous!  So good to see you again. ^_^

[Griffin]

ZenZen

It's great to see things are settling down for you. Your new drawings are stunning - such elegant, crisp and confident linework! Welcome back, the Art forum has not been the same without you.

[Shaiyeh]

Zennaaaaa Welcome back! I'm glad life is winding down slightly for you, that must ahve been really tough.  :S
Absolutely beautiful art, and absolutely beautiful daughter!

[ZennaBug]

Thank you guys!  I've missed you all so much.  It's good to be back. 

[nessa16]

It's good to see back here as well as FB! Your art is beautiful of course, as is Miss Aubrey!

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Welcome back!

[aintnobuffalo]

Lovely work! Glad to see you back!

[ZennaBug]

Thank you guys!  It's great to see you all again. 

[Gator]

Welcome back!

[Moonbreeze]

Welcome back Zenna! Beautiful art! I can see your style has changed slightly And congrats <3

[Eternia]

wow it's nice to see a familiar face! welcome back.

[ZennaBug]

I'm glad to see so many familiar names still!  It's great to be back. 

The yellow and pink pony that I posted won the art contest that I had designed her for!  The prize was a custom sculpted filly and I chose Vessa, of course.  So I'm super excited to see her!



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https://www.facebook.com/whisperfillies/photos/a.938450162932559.1073741826.938449112932664/1259588627485376/?type=3&theater

Welcome back Zenna! Beautiful art! I can see your style has changed slightly And congrats <3

Thanks!  It's good to be back. 

I've played around with quite a few different pony styles since I was last here regularly.  It's particularly funny to go back and see the different ways I've drawn Vessa over the years.  I've settled into making them much more horsey than my original designs that were very heavily influenced by G1 art.

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