Graphite Goddess

This is a quick graphite pencil sketch of Blue, one of my neighbor’s Irish Setters. Like most Irish Setter dogs, he’s terrific, friendly, always waggin’ that big tail. He was staring at me for attention when I snapped his photo, and when I saw the photo I had to laugh right out loud. Blue has one of those noses that looks all sunbleached and pink, and it just stood out like an enormous Rudolf nose. This sketch is an attempt to capture that nose, which is, afterall, one of the breed’s finest features.