That looks vaguely painter-esque; which program was used to create this piece? It's a bit blurry, so I'm assuming it was probably done in mostly soft brushes, or purposely blurred to attract the focus of the piece to the face -- which works, since it seems to have some deal of feeling in it!
You folks really have a talented artist working on the beastiary; I have something to live up to, personally, when I look at what's been produced.

Ang
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen, philosophers, and divines."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson