March 7, 2012

Woof

Just finished and delivered a little doggie portrait...clearing my decks for some more chicken shenanigans.  Stay tuned :)
"Pablo" Graphite on paper

35 comments:

  1. That is not an easy dog to draw! He/She looks good.

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  2. .......thinks: "why is that woman staring at me? A nice walk would be more my idea of fun ......"

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  3. Oh, I love this. Often, pet portraits look a little "taxidermy-esque" to me, but this sweet dog is so full of personality that one can almost see him moving.

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  4. Fantastic! I'm going to guess Labradoodle? Such a brilliant treatment with the hair, some straighter and some curlier. And a great expression on his face that I recognize - something about, where is my snack or why aren't you playing with me, perhaps.

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  5. The look in his eyes is just amazing. That half-cocked brow, but more so the layering within the gaze. Dogs have this amazing pathos with the look they give you sometimes and what you've captured here is exactly that, I don't know, almost human yearning.

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  6. Wonderfully done, Elizabeth - love the eyes! BOY, is he hairy!!!

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  7. Such a beautiful dog! I love the eyes!

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  8. Hello Elizabeth:
    Oh that Pablo were ours! He has such a kind face and a knowing look, such intelligence and a certain assurance that he does understand the ways of humans. Your drawing is beautifully detailed and really captures the dog's personality as well as his likeness, always key to a successful portrait.

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  9. So cute. This is a beautiful portrait, wonderfully drawn.

    I'm sorry I'm not a Heny fan, so I am pleased when I see your other characters pop up in my feed. I imagine Pablo's owner is very happy with this.

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  10. He's lovely and you captured the hairy fur perfectly!

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  11. Absolutely delightful treatment of all that hair!

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  12. Nice renderment here, Elizabeth. I would call this illustration "Morning Dog"

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  13. That's really very good! Fur/Hair in general is difficult to draw.

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  14. Stunning and oooooh so elegantly done. This is beautiful!

    I have my rubbery chicken arms all ready for more shenanigans!

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  15. hair and fur plus light and shadow is difficult to capture. :) hope i can do the same. :)

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  16. Sweet! Reminds me of my original dog :)

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  17. This precious dog looks like he's convinced yet another human is bonkers. Who would take time sketching me, he's wondering.

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  18. I LOVE this picture. You've really captured the texture of the fur with pencil, which can be so difficult! And the expression! LOVE!

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  19. The portrait gets a big woof. And good luck making way with the chickens!

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  20. This pooch is THE most adorable! Outstanding job, Elizabeth. Your customer must be thrilled. This portrait must have been hard to part with. I imagine you're enjoying a terrific success in this arena. Keep 'em comin'!

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  21. Lovely dog,great drawing! Makes me want to do a portrait of mine...

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  22. I love it!You did a great work with all this fur:)

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  23. Love the portrait, but am itchin' for some chickens! :-)

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  24. Love the pup...and can't wait for of Henny!!

    Happy Chicken Shenanigining!
    xo J~

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  25. what amazing fine work.. i wish i had that much talent!

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  26. Simply stunning, Elizabeth!! Wow!! I know the recipient must LOVE how this turned out. Awesome job.

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  27. Woow!! Awesome
    Great work!!!!!!!

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  28. Oh, blast! Here's another one that I never commented on. I've jump to come when I see a post from you but, well....do you ever wish that you could just cut a moat around your own little world so that you could hermit away on your own island? (you see, I don't want to run AWAY to a little island - I just want to inhabit my own secret, private world. =]) I've been shy!

    I think that this is really, really special. I've been meaning to tell you that my sister is an illustrator - an artist - mostly painter. I think that she's finally settling into painting horses and has been commissioned to do a lot of portraits and she talks to me about it - trying to catch that personality - especially so that the owner is pleased that you've caught what they love about their friend. I hope that that was the case with this.

    I've been wondering if you'd be interested. She's missing a bit of here work, here, though, but the essentials are there. Here's her address: http://artequine.com/

    I have other thoughts - I really have been thinking of you - but, er....that's enough for now..... ;) =]

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