Here is a quick update:
My daughter asked me to paint this mouse ling princess last month. I told her I would if she drew the mouse and colored it in with colors of her choice. When she did that, I knew this was serious and was ready to knock this job out quickly. I think this mouse took me 3 or so hours, which is really fast for an old fart like myself.
Here is the back of the mouse ling. I hate you camera phone....