Archive for September, 2009
September 28th, 2009
Custom Portrait Winner & Call for Entries : Week #40 (9/28-10/2)
Today begins Week #40 of my 2009 weekly graphite portrait giveaway! Each week, one winner will be selected to receive one 5×7 graphite (pencil) drawing from their photograph. Last week’s winner, Dianne, shared this story of Brownie Sue: Please meet Brownie Sue, AKA Louise, and Arnette, and Piglet. When she joined our pack 12 years […]
September 23rd, 2009
Dog Portrait Sketch : Mookie WIP #2
I’ve begun painting Mookie’s portrait. As you can see from the photo I’m working from, I’m cleaning it up quite a bit, dropping the noise out of the background and foreground, and I’ll be bringing out a lot more detail in her fur as well. Since she’s a chocolate lab, the green background (sap, my […]
September 22nd, 2009
Dog Portrait Sketch : Mookie
Meet Mookie, a chocolate lab portrait that I’ve just begun. This 6″ x 6″ dog portrait (available as a custom portrait package here in my shop) is on a canvas panel and I’ll be working it in oils. This sketch of her is a bit rough (and also, taken with my brand spanking new camera, […]
September 21st, 2009
Custom Portrait Winner & Call for Entries : Week #39 (9/21-9/25)
Today begins Week #39 of my 2009 weekly graphite portrait giveaway! Each week, one winner will be selected to receive one 5×7 graphite (pencil) drawing from their photograph. Last week’s winner was Karen, who submitted her rescued leopard gecko, Logan. Karen has a history of rescuing and nurturing stray animals, and it really touches my […]
September 14th, 2009
Custom Portrait Winner & Call for Entries : Week #38 (9/14-9/18)
Today begins Week #38 of my 2009 weekly graphite portrait giveaway! Each week, one winner will be selected to receive one 5×7 graphite (pencil) drawing from their photograph. Last week’s winner was Jackie Roach with Molly, her friends border collie who recently passed over the rainbow bridge. Both a heartwarming and heartbreaking entry. Nicole, Molly’s […]
Custom Portrait Winner & Call for Entries : Week #40 (9/28-10/2)
Today begins Week #40 of my 2009 weekly graphite portrait giveaway! Each week, one winner will be selected to receive one 5×7 graphite (pencil) drawing from their photograph. Last week’s winner, Dianne, shared this story of Brownie Sue: Please meet Brownie Sue, AKA Louise, and Arnette, and Piglet. When she joined our pack 12 years […]
Dog Portrait Sketch : Mookie WIP #2
I’ve begun painting Mookie’s portrait. As you can see from the photo I’m working from, I’m cleaning it up quite a bit, dropping the noise out of the background and foreground, and I’ll be bringing out a lot more detail in her fur as well. Since she’s a chocolate lab, the green background (sap, my […]
Dog Portrait Sketch : Mookie
Meet Mookie, a chocolate lab portrait that I’ve just begun. This 6″ x 6″ dog portrait (available as a custom portrait package here in my shop) is on a canvas panel and I’ll be working it in oils. This sketch of her is a bit rough (and also, taken with my brand spanking new camera, […]
Custom Portrait Winner & Call for Entries : Week #39 (9/21-9/25)
Today begins Week #39 of my 2009 weekly graphite portrait giveaway! Each week, one winner will be selected to receive one 5×7 graphite (pencil) drawing from their photograph. Last week’s winner was Karen, who submitted her rescued leopard gecko, Logan. Karen has a history of rescuing and nurturing stray animals, and it really touches my […]
Custom Portrait Winner & Call for Entries : Week #38 (9/14-9/18)
Today begins Week #38 of my 2009 weekly graphite portrait giveaway! Each week, one winner will be selected to receive one 5×7 graphite (pencil) drawing from their photograph. Last week’s winner was Jackie Roach with Molly, her friends border collie who recently passed over the rainbow bridge. Both a heartwarming and heartbreaking entry. Nicole, Molly’s […]
