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"Art Studies"

Some of the art on this page may have Mature content.
*  Update 16 December 2015  *
(Art by Marc Shirmeister added to 'Pinups - General Viewers')
**  Update 10 February 2016  **
(Art by Jerry Collins to 'Pinups - General Viewers')
***  Update 3 May 2017  ***
(Art by Jerry Collins to 'Pinups - Mature Viewers')

"Tiki-Thylacine" by Stuart McCarthy - (Larger file here - 1.4 MByte)
http://duraluminwolf.deviantart.com/  -  http://www.furaffinity.net/user/duraluminwolf/
http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Duraluminwolf/

Artists living on the Spontoon Islands

Rotch MacDurmitt delivering commissioned art
(as illustrated by Marc Schirmeister) (600 by 800 pixels)

"Green Felt Goldmine" (illustrated article)
The Cultural Legacy of Chauncy Fleetik:
Art history reported by M. Mitchell Marmel
Illustrated by Stu Shiffman

Pinups (general viewers)

**  "Firefly Grove" - ink sketch by Jerry Collins  **
(Larger file here - 1.8 MBytes)

*  Abigail "Pele" Peterson, Mistress of Ceremonies - by Marc Schirmeister  *
Larger files here (731 KBytes) & here (2 MBytes)
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/schirm/
(and also via the Contact page here at the Spontoon Island website)

"Mountain View" - Art by Tegerio
(Larger file here - 302 KBytes)
Editor's comment:"This is Captain Brightwater Smith, bighorn ewe, and commander of
 the Rain Island Naval Syndicate's Landing Forces. This is probably from one of the
Landing Forces annual calendars. As reported by W.D. Reimer, various sections of
RINS would elect candidates for the photos for the months. The calendars were
sold for recruiting, with profits going to various charitable syndicates."

"Fox In a Towel" - by L. Frank
(Larger file here - 1.2 MBytes)
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/wom-bat/

"Tropical Baby" by Bongo Queen (Larger file here - 3.9 MBytes)
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/bongoqueen/
"My little empress down on Waikiki, Your hips they sway like the coconut trees -
You're such a sweetheart to me...." ("Tropical Baby" by the Brothers Cazimero)

"Sheila: Hula Art Pose" (Sheila Ann Lacy) Character & art
by Roochak http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Roochak

"Millie at the Seaside" - a pinup by Roy D. Pounds II
(Larger file here - 466 KBytes)
Melissa Pendragon ("Millie Mink") from the SteamFox comics
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/steamfox/

"Tropical Fox" by 'op80918'
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/op80918/

"Tali in the bath" - Art by L. Frank
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/wom-bat/
Character by Mitch Marmel - Larger image here

Justi (jacket & tie) by David Hopkins
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/driprat/

Justi (looks to her left) by David Hopkins
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/driprat/

Mew by David Hopkins
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/driprat/


"Rennaye" by David Hopkins
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/driprat/

Erica ("Points at the anvil...") - by David Hopkins
http://www.furaffintiy.net/user/driprat/

Pilot's Favorite - Tom Foster & Ken Fletcher
Jaguar with Toucan by Derrick Dasenbrock
Native girl in star sarong by Taral
Washtub by Denise M. Garner
Swimsuit and bamboo by Derrick Dasenbrock
Maggie D. Katz by Jay Shell
Waiting at the Palm Tree by Tom Foster
Leaning Up Against a Mast by Tom Foster
Dinosaur Bone by Stu Shiffman
Margaret Rochard & German seaplane (art by Ken Fletcher)

Thumbnail art links to a much higher resolution
image on the Artspots archive.
"Big Red Bathing Beauty" by Richard Bartrop (larger resolution at 1.2 Mbytes)
This image was part of the comic "Hit the Beach" #14, available at Radio Comics


"Big Red" (on the phone) (a homage to George Petty) by R.J. Bartrop
Big Red background article

Pinups (mature viewers)

****   "Darling, wait your turn." - ink sketch by Jerry Collins  ****
Larger file here (1.8 MBytes)
Editor: An unexpected meeting in a shower-room on the Spontoon Islands.
While a 'village-style' public bath-house may have common soaping & rinsing
areas & shared hot-soak pools, there are often small private rooms with tubs &
showers that may used for a reasonable amount of time. This is a private bath,
and you obviously didn't notice the 'occupied' plaque on the door. (It happens.)

While most of the 'village-style' bath-houses are on Main Island, there are some
on the other islands around the Lagoon as well, and some of those may be quite
elaborate in design and plumbing, to attract visiting travelers.

Millie's Swim At Dawn
by Roy D. Pounds II
color by M. Mitchell Marmel
"SUBMARINE?!"
Melissa Pendragon ("Millie Mink") from the SteamFox comics
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/steamfox/
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/marmelmm/

"Ship Shape" by Roy D. Pounds II (larger file here - 476 Kb)
"In her younger days, as a photographer's model,
Millie Mink strikes a candid pose inside a Yacht, moored in San Pedro."

Rosie Goes Native - Art by SueDeer
Rosalie Baumgartner character by Mitch Marmel

View from the Hammock - by Taral Wayne
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/saara/

"Tali - Island Girl" - Art by L. Frank
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/wom-bat/
Character by Mitch Marmel - Larger image here

"Rowur" (Lioness at pond, washing her sarong)
by Jello of the Anti Crumb
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/jellooftheanticrumb/

Hula by Phelin Grimwolfe
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/scottishwolf/

Bridget Nuthall via Bernard Doove
Sunbathing & Seaplanes by S.A.Gallacci
A daring promotion poster for Freya Islanddottir
by Tom Foster & Ken Fletcher
Caressed by the Waves by Tom Foster (K.Fletcher, inks)
Flight Engineer of the Anti-Pirate Air Patrol by Tom Foster
"Princess Kamaniwanaleia" by M. Kazaleh
"Sauna" by Taral Wayne
"Adventuress" by Taral Wayne
"Mousey Parade" pulp magazine cover by CapnTsubasa

Laura Stephan, Air Pirate: Pinup photo - by Drake TigerClaw - (color version)
http://www.furaffinity.net/gallery/draketigerclaw/

"Art Studies" (general)

  South Seas Sandy - by Stuart McCarthy
http://duraluminwolf.deviantart.com/
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/duraluminwolf/

"Water Jug" by Chris Goodwin
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/chrisgoodwin/
(larger file here - 245 KBytes)

Molly, the Bride at the Church Door - Art by Kjartan
(A painting commissioned by her captor, Captain Shiba Granite of the ship Three Moons)
From Amelia's Songmark Diaries, by Simon Barber

Molly makes some comments in the margins - Art by Kjartan
 (Songmark Academy by Simon Barber)

"Tali by Moonlight" - character by Mitch Marmel
art by Shana von Carstein - http://www.furaffinity.net/user/shana/

"Color, of course" - Art by Antonia T. Tiger
antonia@zhochaka.org.uk
A 1930s German ad for color camera film - with a Spontoon setting.

"Art Studies" (mature)

"Hula Maru" by Taral Wayne
Larger file here (758 KBytes)
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/saara/
Update 10 October 2015

"One pleasant day as the S. S. Athena was steaming towards the Spontoon Islands,
Mr. T. J. Foxx decided to pass the time before his next watch by sketching and doodling
while enjoying the cool breezes from off the No. 3 Cargo Hold hatch. He soon
found himself the center of attention of a small group of Female crew members
who took delight in teasing him, but also complimenting him on his drawing style.
Millie even got the little Vulpine to blush when she asked him if she could pose
for him in the nude, "Like any good Artist's model should." She was only
joking of course, but for awhile there, "Foxy" couldn't help but
let his imagination run away from him."

*  "Coming Storm; Main Island, Spontoon Island Atoll"  *
 By O.T. Grey - (Larger file here - 450 KBytes)
("A Spontoonie citizen is observing approaching clouds.
She's clearly a local because she's butt-naked,
although her unusual hair colour suggests otherwise...." - O.T. Grey)

"Island Girls" - by Red Dog - (Larger file here - 2.3 MBytes)
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/red-dog/

"A Love Stronger Than the Tides" by Rusty Haller
(Alex Decker & Lei-Lani in the Spontoon Archipelago) (larger image 1.1 MBytes)
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/lei-lani  - Rusty Haller: http://aceandqueenie.com/


"Merry Christmas '08" (with Shana) by Locopelli

"Shana and Pete" by Locopelli
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/locopelli/

A little cultural shock when new troops come through.
by S.A.Gallacci
Windblown wading in the Lagoon by Brad Foster
Bathing in the Quiet Pool by Ken Fletcher
Native Bather by Taral
Northcoaster Posing by the Shore by Tom Foster
Northcoast couple View of the Sea by Tom Foster

***  "Not now, Morgan; I'm on a deadline."  ***
Art by O.T. Grey - (Larger file here - 450 KBytes)
(The editor believes this bed-sitting-room may be on Meeting Island.)

*** Character reference: Kara Karòksdòttir, a Spontoon Island lawyer. - Art by Kjartan ***
(Larger file here - 63 KBytes) - (Character by M.M.Marmell & E.O.Costello)


**  Kara Karòksdòttir, a Spontoonie villager. Art by Kjartan  ***
(Larger file here - 78 KBytes) - (Character by M.M.Marmell & E.O.Costello)

Alpha Magazine
"For the head of the pack"

"Alphy"
The "Alpha Magazine" mascot
by R. J. Bartrop

First published in 1932, Alpha offered articles on fashion grooming, and sports,
as well as other topics of interest to men. Featuring articles and fiction
by some of the leading writers of the day, it's probably best remembered
for the "Alpha Female". These illustrations of the female form
were created by a variety of artists, but probably the most famous
were the work of Argentine artist Luis Ramirez, not just for his art,
but for his grisly murder in 1938. The magazine declined in popularity
 in the post-war period, looking somewhat quaint compared to
newer offerings like Playfur and Pentmouse,.(via R. J. Bartrop)

Cartoon by Marc Schirmeister, 2000 - Larger version here (600 by 800 pixels)