Artwork (with permission of the artist Schim Schimmel through his licensing agent A. Kenney because of/for non-commercialized reasons only) of Kung Fu Panda (No. 31): Respect for all things (Original title: Respect for All things) (2021-11-23b).
Since years I know the great Kung Fu Panda related artworks of S. Schimmel and especially his 'Respect for All things' is a masterpiece for me - it has such a calm spirit, the atmosphere and situation is great and the characters are drawn in a stunning way *_*
A few days ago I got bold enough to contact Mr. Schimmel's office and asked politely for a permission to recolor this artwork that means a lot to me on a personal level...and it happened: I not only got an answer from his agent short afterwards but it was also a positive one gaving me permission in a non-commercial and very strict sense *_*
Today I thought first of returning back to martial arts work but after the permission mail arrived this morning, I skipped it and sat down with a calm mind and did the recoloring in a mindful way. I really like the result - I think it is one of my bests - but sadly printer issues showed me my limitations in form of the mountains in the middle. But all other parts of the picture - I believe - I did quite well.
Thereofre, thanks again to Mr. Schimmel and his agent - and I learned again that asking politely in a humble way could help you sometimes. Having a calm and great day all of you :)