The Max Ernst piece I have chosen above is definitely one of my favorite works of art. I would be hesitant to say that it is my absolute favorite, because I'm not really sure that I have one.  I think this work is brilliantly imaginative and artistically perfect. My piece above, entitled ,Why not?, I would also be hesitant to call my favorite piece. Mainly because I don't think that it displays artistic skill very well. However, I like it anyways, probably because of the owl raccoons, lion rabbits, dolphin beavers, crocodile eagles, and Shark mooses.  I guess sometimes I value the content of an artwork more than the actual quality of the art. Qualities that make these two pieces similar is that fact that they both involve tings that do not exist, spread out in an elaborate way. I like how they display various characters in interesting ways. They're different in that Max Ernst has a more developed background, and brighter more elaborate colors, which has something to due with the fact that his is in oil, and mine is colored pencil. I suppose that they relate to my list in that I have a lot of animals on my list. I have a great artistic and scientific interest in animals and creatures, real or otherwise. I hope to use them more in my art. It seems like no one pays very much attention to shark mooses anymore...