Tag Archives: animals

Figment

Figment is another imaginary creature, so for you model horse folks that follow me, Figment isn’t meant to be anatomically correct….she’s just another of the many creatures that wander the pages of my sketchbooks….and started as a random mark on the page…. Figment is a small stocky pony that lives on the Emerald Isle. SheContinue reading “Figment”

New book

Well I finished the Valentine’s book and I am on to the next holiday. I don’t know if St Patrick’s Day is technically a holiday but my mom will like the Irish post cards. Although I am part Irish, I don’t understand the need to party and get wasted on St Patrick’s Day, which seemsContinue reading “New book”

Happy Hearts Valentine Themed Sketchbook

Ok, so I am a wee bit late posting these. This hand bound, hand painted, 20 page sketchbook was a little labor intensive and most of the postcards my mom received from this sketchbook were critters without page embellishments. I just finished all of the embellishments today. Some of these may get bumped out byContinue reading “Happy Hearts Valentine Themed Sketchbook”

Little dog & Owls

I started to play with drawing bulldogs but this little guy happened instead. The whole drawing was “accidental.” Sometimes the pencil has a mind of its own. Our screech owls are back and the palm tree they used last January fell over during the summer. It was dead for a while but we didn’t removeContinue reading “Little dog & Owls”

Egrets

Plenty of these here in the neighborhood all the time….my faves are the cattle egrets. They chase lawn mowers. You can walk out your front door and find them on your car. And if your driving through interior Florida, the cattle egrets are cattle back riding on the many cows that are grazing on theContinue reading “Egrets”

AEDM Day 23 – Pug Portrait Round 2

A little over a week ago I posted the pug sketch. Here is another sketch done with watercolor. I am basically auditioning various media to see which one works the best. I have an acrylic one started, on my desk. So far the watercolor version is winning but we’ll see tomorrow if I feel theContinue reading “AEDM Day 23 – Pug Portrait Round 2”

AEDM Day 16 – Watch dog FAIL

Last night, I opened a window a bit to let in fresh air. John, Chloe and Mack were in a coma. Chloe’s snores are pretty loud…Mack is still have sinus trouble poor thing…. Around midnight…. That sketch pretty much sums it up. The howls were very disconcerting. There is something primal about how we reacted.Continue reading “AEDM Day 16 – Watch dog FAIL”

Art in Progress AEDM Day 8

Taking a break from holiday stuff…. Here is an example of how I start my pet portraits…I do a sketch to lay out how I want the pet to look. Then I sort of play around where he would look best on the page. I usually photo copy the sketch so can play around withContinue reading “Art in Progress AEDM Day 8”