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IF – Zoom

Published November 20, 2012 illustration , portrait 5 Comments
Tags: art, concept, design, dog, drawing, drawings, figurative, fine art, graphic, illustration, Illustration Friday, journal experience, light, new, painting, pastel, pastels, pencil, portrait, progress, razberrie, sketch, sketch book, space

This is a stretch I know for Illustration Friday. This week’s topic is “zoom”. Portrait wise I zoomed through this one. Its possibly one of the fastest portraits I have done, YEAH!!! In total about 15 hours or so (still need to get better at tracking my time too), I know I need to get faster and continually working toward being so, but still keeping the detail.

Its done, its done….

Personality Popping Finish?

Published November 19, 2012 illustration , portrait 4 Comments
Tags: art, characters, concept, design, dog, drawing, figurative, fine art, graphic, illustration, journal experience, painting, pastel, pastels, pencil, portrait, progress, raspberry, razberrie, sketch, sketch book, space

Update #4 Razberrie… I really like how her personality just pops, and her eyes truly hold you. I think I have reached the point where I am done, except for gracing it with my signature. Hoping my customer feels the same.

Ready, Set, Go… Monster Break!

Published November 19, 2012 portrait Leave a Comment
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Its amazing what I can get done without my little monster under foot. Update #3, This portrait is moving right along, hope to be done really soon. Ever so grateful for the short break and said little monster got to have grandparent time.

Nobody Nose

Published November 10, 2012 portrait 2 Comments
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Update #2, finally… this week has been a doozie and a half. Hoping that next week is better that’s for sure.

Puppy Dog Eyes… Awe!

Published November 3, 2012 illustration 1 Comment
Tags: art, color, dog, drawing, drawings, illustration, journal experience, light, painting, pastel, pastels, pencil, portrait, progress, razberrie, sketch

So here’s the start to my newest portrait, Razberrie… isn’t she just a sweetheart. I am really excited, this is just the first of 3 portraits I will be doing (another puppy and a cat). Let me know if you like where its going.

Mubusu #4, Pushing Onward Slowly

Published September 27, 2012 illustration , portrait 2 Comments
Tags: art, black and white drawing, characters, charcoal, chimpanzee, chimpanzee drawing, drawing, figurative, fine art, illustration, journal experience, jungle, light, new, pencil, portrait, rabbit, rabbit hole, sketch, smile, wild

Here update #4 for Mubusu, two year old chimpanzee at our local zoo, he is still coming along at a slower pace than I would like. I want apologize for how long this is taking. I have been struggling with issues from my hand injury from the car accident a year ago or so. And more graphic design and yarn commissions (Ewoks, Houndstooth, Slouchies).

On other fronts keep your eye out for some more furry friend portraits another fluffy kitty and two dogs. YEAH!!!

black and white charcoal chimpanzee drawing

Mubusu #3, Made it Out of the Rabbit Hole

Published August 9, 2012 illustration , portrait 5 Comments
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Its been quite a busy summer, with trips, and commissions (mainly graphic design and hats). I finally emerged from my metaphorical rabbit hole and to find my drawing board, which I sorely missed. Here is the latest update for Mubusu, two year old chimpanzee, it is coming along though I wish it was faster. He is still up to a toddler’s antics, I am lucky enough to visit him regularly. Since its been a while I hope that I am still working the same on the piece as earlier in the project.

Chimpanzee #2, the cute face

Published May 20, 2012 experience , illustration , journal , portrait 2 Comments
Tags: art, baby, black and white drawing, characters, charcoal, chimp, chimpanzee, chimpanzee drawing, concept, design, drawing, drawings, fairy, figurative, fine art, graphic, illustration, journal experience, light, myth, pan, pencil, portrait, progress, sketch, sketch book, smile, soul, soulful, space

The Genus for a Chimpanzee is Pan. Which is also the name for the mythic faerie figure who protects nature most often pictured playing a flute.

I am making some progress. His personality is really starting to come through.

Monkeying around with a Chimpanzee

Published May 19, 2012 illustration , portrait 1 Comment
Tags: art, baby, black and white drawing, characters, charcoal, chimp, chimpanzee, concept, design, drawing, drawings, fine art, graphic, illustration, journal experience, monkey, new, pencil, portrait, progress, sketch, space, toddler

This cute little guy is about 2, my monkey and him see to have a lot in common. I have been so busy haven’t done a personal piece for a bit unless you call P.G. personal since it was a gift. I have started this little guy 4 times though. I was really excited about some Derwent Tinted Charcoal I picked up this week. So far I am not thrilled with it hence the 3 previous drawings. Sad I know, so to keep a possible artist’s block from hitting me square in the face I am moving on to charcoal, Generals (the orange ones). I have another idea for this chimpanzee, pastels hmmm… we will have to see when I can work that one in.

Here’s my start, the fourth one… hope to get more done tonight.

P.G. Is Completed… Finally!

Published May 12, 2012 illustration , portrait 20 Comments
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I want to apologize for my hiatus of the past couple of weeks. I actually went on vacation, a first in a very long time.

Yeah!!! I am so elated to be finally done with this one. The hope was to finish this one quickly, oops (someone forgot to give that memo to my toddler).

It was smaller than the portraits I completed as of late, 8.5″ x 8″ approximately. Media was Oyster Canson Mi Tientes. I think the colored paper complimented the colors in P.G. well. I had some difficulty working on such a smaller size, keeping with my usual detailed approach. I think larger pieces though challenging at the same time may be easier for detail. As with most of my work a sharp point is extremely important and with a smaller size even more so. I did find that I had to slowly build up the media and do some mixing of colors mainly through pencil application. This was tedious but the result was well worth it.

I hope that this gift goes over well; surprises and thrills all at the same time. What do you think?

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IF – Zoom

Personality Popping Finish?

Ready, Set, Go… Monster Break!

Nobody Nose

Puppy Dog Eyes… Awe!

Mubusu #4, Pushing Onward Slowly

Mubusu #3, Made it Out of the Rabbit Hole

Chimpanzee #2, the cute face

Monkeying around with a Chimpanzee

P.G. Is Completed… Finally!

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