One of the reasons I haven't been around much is because I've been busy with custom portraits.
One of the reasons I haven't been around much is because I've been busy with custom portraits.
A couple of cats requests for the holidays.
Special request -5x7" - Colored Pencils - NOT FOR SALE
Special request - 8x10" - Colored pencils - Not for sale
It's that time of the year again, and I'm busy with commission work. So I decided to work on a small piece for the Colored Pencil Magazine Challenge, just for fun. It was also a great opportunity to play with my pencils on a wood panel.
I then got busy with my orders. I can only share a couple for now, I'll share the others after Christmas, I don't want to spoil the surprise.
November Challenge:
"Fall Cat 3" - 3.5x4.5" - Colored pencils on wood panel - FOR SALE
Special request - 8x18 - Colored Pencils
Special request - 11x14" - Colored Pencils
Here are the latest three, all going to the same home. They are ACEOs (2.5x3.5") done in colored pencils.
Last week was a busy one, working on a few post-Holidays commissions.
Special request - 5x7" - Colored pencils - Not for sale
Special request - 8x10" - Colored pencils - Not for sale
Special request - 9x12" - Colored pencils - Not for sale
It's about time I gave you some news!
Now that Christmas is a few weeks away, I think it's safe to share the custom portraits I worked on in November and December. Here they are, in no particular order. All sizes from ACEOs (2.5"x3.5") to 16x20".
I finished these a little while ago, and never took the time to post them here. Here they are now.
"Bonnie" - 5x7" - Colored Pencils - SOLD
"Nandi" - 5x7" - Colored Pencils - SOLD
"Rumor" - 8x10" - Colored Pencils - SOLD
So many dogs this year...
I think I've said it before, but I'm surprised at how many dog custom portraits I've done since the holidays. Cats have been the most popular requests in the last few years till now. Here are the latest commissions I finished recently.
Buddy - 5x7" - Colored Pencils
Linus - 5x7" - Colored Pencils
Lexie - 11x14" - Colored Pencils
Sorry, I'm running behind on the updates again...
This is a custom portrait I finished recently. It's been the year of the dog so far. I've never had so many dog portrait commissions, cats used to be the stars.
Ann - 5x7" - Colored Pencils
~Painting #1~
I signed up for the wonderful artist Leslie Saeta's challenge: 30 paintings in 30 days, starting on the first of January 2014. I thought, why not start the new year with a BANG! I know it's going to be a lot of work, and I really want to take advantage of this challenge to practice oils, acrylics, and watercolors. But if I run out of time, or if I have to work on special orders, I'll have to post colored pencils paintings too. Actually, that's kind of what I did with my first one, which is part of a fun project I've been working on.
Taz - 4x6" - Colored Pencils - SOLD
I didn't blog much during the holidays.
That's because I was busy with my Christmas commission work, and I didn't want to post them here and spoil the surprise. This year I mostly did dog portraits, which is a nice change.
Here are all the portraits I did last month:
Simon Peter - 9x12" - Colored Pencils
Henry - 8x10" - Colored Pencils
Chan Xiu - 16x20" - Colored Pencils
No-Be-No - 5x7" - Colored Pencils
Wilfie - 8x10" - Colored Pencils
A cute bunch of Bearded Collies.
My client asked me to make the portraits of her 6 pooches. She's going to frame them as a collage. Here are the first 4. They're all 4x6" done in colored pencils.
When I took on this new challenge,
Being the detail freak that I am, I was excited to see the quality of the picture, and the great background my client had asked me to add. I just didn't realize the background would take a lot more time to finish than the puppy herself!
The 90 lb paper I used now feels like it's actually 140 lb, with all the pencil layers I used!! :p
However, it was a fun challenge, and I'm very pleased with the result.
What do you think?
In memory of...
This handsome puppy passed away last week, after a full life of 14 and a half years. His human friend is devastated, and I hope this will cheer her up.
Farewell Pouchkine.
Pouchkine - 5x7" - Colored pencils - Not for sale