Happy even more belated thank you! And same to you!

You're welcome! I love your drawings! Thanks so much!

Haha, thank you for letting me know. Purloin away! I'm really glad that Facebook icons are small and that it's most visible in its... small form. I'm rather embarrassed by the winged liger now because it is quite old. I created it when I was still just figuring out digital artwork. Normally I'd check with the commissioner to be sure it was ok to use, but I know for a fact that the dude I did it for wouldn't mind. He'll probably be thrilled when I let him know. It was a quick real-life commission, half as a joke, for a silly/tiny amount of money. And awful photoshop painting skills. xD

So, use it for free; you have my permission! Your due credit was thorough and I was impressed.

I am honored you'd consider me for album art! I have to warn you, though, I'm not a pro and because I have a really full schedule I'm not that cheap. It's really quite sad.
My commissions (which are closed at the moment) vary depending on how long that I estimate they will take me. I'm pretty efficient at felines and wings. I *like* doing felines and wings, but I've got a regular salaried job that pays around $17/hr. I do art for less than that because I don't consider myself pro level. I've found that much less than $10/hr burns me out and makes me sad, though, especially if the commissioner is picky. It has to be worth my time because, normally, I do art to take care of myself. When I am doing art for other people that doesn't inspire me, I'm just doing more work in my time off and not getting that "me-time," and my me-time is really limited. It's why my commissions are closed.
Uh, hmm. examples:
[link] took me around eight hours.
[link] took me around 15-17 hours due to the complexity of the image and some problems it gave me. Maybe more time if you count the time I spent finding references and pausing Youtube clips of birds to get the dang feathers right.
[link] Eh, 3 hours tops, probably. The vague background, lack of shading, lack of wings, and simple pose made it super easy.

If you wanted something like a full-on realism painting that is full-color, full-body with wings, detailed fur/shading/background, we're getting closer to the 18 hour marker if you are picky.

Something more like the winged liger you used (with HEAVEN HELP US much better art skill from me), with a nice sky background, wings, but not photorealism, would likely take around 4 hours. xD

I know what it's like to be starting out penniless and having no money and trying to get your name out there, so wish I could just do it for free! Sadly, taking on too many free/underpriced commissions has literally driven me to depression before, so I try to avoid doing that these days.

(Who knows, though... you have stoked my fires of imagination and I am remembering how fun it was to draw a winged liger! I'll send you a note if I happen to churn out anything fun and free that you could use in my "me-time.")

Good luck with your band! I 'liked' it on Facebook. Hopefully you have great success!

It's weird which ones show up on my front page. Oftentimes they all seem related! Sometimes I refresh and they almost ALL have to do with animals/big cats, or ALL have to do with art trades/requests, or quotes, or emotions, or whatever. It's weird! It doesn't seem like they are really random!