Mini Bulldog in Repose

"Mini Bulldog in Repose" pastel, 18" x 6"

This piece is on display (March 23 - April 21, 2013) at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine’s 26th Annual International Exhibition on Animals in Art.  This piece won an Honorable Mention and has been sold.

Bulldog: WIP Phase 2

Second layer on Milo the Mini Bulldog...I'm pretty happy with it, so maybe just a few tweaks and it will be done.

The latest version.

Bulldog: WIP

Work in progress: a pastel piece inspired by a photo of my Mini Bulldog named Milo.  The pose fit perfectly into a 3:1 format, which is really fun to work with.

Original photo, cropped.

Initial sketch on gray Ampersand Pastelbord.

First layer of color.

Pet Portrait Commissions

Here are a couple of pet portraits completed this year.  The Coonhound Bruno was a friend of mine and my dogs, and was a sudden, painful loss.  I created that portrait as a gift for my friends, to honor his memory.

"Bruno's Last Hunt" Oil, 16" x 20"

This portrait was also done for a friend, and is a memorial portrait of his brother's Bulldog Bosley, pictured in the back.  This will be a Christmas gift for his brother.

"Three Bulldogs" Oil, 16" x 20"

Jack Russell

Not sure how I feel about this one yet...probably since it's much looser than my dog pieces usually get...

"Jack Russell"  Pastel, 12" x 9"

Bruiser

I'm working on a series, "Contrary Pet Names."  This is the first piece, "Bruiser," colored pencil, 9" x 12".

That is one vicious looking Pomeranian, let me tell ya...

Tuff the Pug in Colored Pencil

Here it is, the finished colored pencil version of my Pug, Tuff's portrait:

 

10" x 10" Derwent Drawing Pencils on Somerset Velvet paper.

WIP: Tuff the Pug, part II

Tonight's progress on Tuff the Pug in colored pencil:

WIP: Tuff the Pug

My latest work, a portrait of my very own Pug, Tuff, in colored pencil on black paper.  Just getting the inital highlights in, so not much to see yet.

I'm using the same reference photo that I used for this pencil portrait of Tuff:

This will evenually go up on the new website, to show how the same subject would look in a different medium or style.

Checkers, Phase II

Here's my progress on the portrait of Checkers, the cute Champion Aussie Cattle Dog:

Almost done!  Probably just one more layer of highlights to go...

Commission WIP: Checkers!

Another one of my donated gift certificates being redeemed!  This is my first Australian Cattle Dog, and first show dog.  Meet Champion Shalimar's Spell Check, aka Checkers!  This is the first layer of pastel, quite dark right now, but the next layers will lighten up quite a bit:

Milo!

This is a portrait of my dog, Milo!  He's a Mini Bulldog, and he came to live with me last June.  My co-worker had to relocate to Australia when his wife got a job there, and between the expense and 3 month quarantine they decided it wasn't a good idea to bring him along.  Milo's first family will be in town for a visit around Easter, and this will be a gift for them so they have a keepsake of him.

Colored pencil, 12" x 9".

G is for German Shepherd (Work in Progress)

Working on the latest in my Dogs: A - Z series, G is for German Shepherd.  Oil on panel, 9" x 12".  Just kind of laying down colors, at this point I think it needs to dry a bit before the next layer:

Another Update on Grace

Today's progress:

The blue in the muzzle is a lot more subtle in the original, but it seems like the camera picked it up pretty intensely...I'm getting close to finished, though, so a scan is next anyway...