Lisa Hanawalt's anthropomorphic animal drawings are so cute, but never cloying. That's because they're often kinda dark. They can be disturbing, sad, violent, and nasty. Yet they somehow remain totally charming.

Gazelle & Friends

Birds & Guts Make Lousy Pals

The sweeter, less macabre ones resemble Wes Anderson characters. He should make a movie about these guys:

Owls

Rough Times for Goat

And here's my favorite:

Mean-Spirited Drawing

This drawing satisfies me to a disturbing degree. You can Ack! all you want Cathy. Those cats are gonna kick the chocolate out of your fat ass.

See the entire set of Animal Folks on Flickr. And go here if you want to hear some of her drawings talk.