Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.!

Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Micron pen, Copic marker and acrylic paint on cold press watercolor paper. Art by Coyote Duran

Just in case you missed this piece on my Instagram feed (or perhaps don't have an Instagram account yourself), this Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. piece was done for The Ring Magazine for a fantasy fight issue. I wasn't sure if I wanted to ultimately share this because I didn't think it was as good as it should have been. When I received my comp issue in the mail, I noticed the piece wasn't included as part of the published theme. The first thing that entered my mind: Thank goodness.

See, to me, not having a piece accepted by any publication or organization is like an actor not getting a gig after an audition. It happens. Doesn't mean something I do in the future won't get chosen or used. It just means this piece didn't quite pass muster. And that, Dear Howlers, is just another reminder that one should work harder at his or her craft. It also substantiated how I felt about this piece in the first place. I knew I could have done better, so I'll very likely render something new and completely different dedicated to these two. 

Also, very important, the site here now has a slight name change. Due to a domain name snafu, the website is now officially called www.coyoteduranart.com.  This wasn't my original intention, as I had the previous domain name for nine years but the new name actually emphasizes what's most important here: The art itself. I hope you continue to enjoy it!



Questions? Comments? Complaints? Commissions? Hit me up at artofthepaw@gmail.com. You can also follow me on Twitter @CoyoteDuran, on Instagram @CoyoteDuran and on Facebook @CDCreationNation.