Archive for July, 2009

Graphite Pencil Drawing: I’ve been pugged!

Here’s a graphite pencil drawing design inspired by my neighbor’s little pug, Hannah. She’s the silliest little dog ever and we laugh at her antics every day. I love her. I’m wondering if this might make a good t-shirt design.  Any comments? What do you think?  

Not a Graphite Pencil Drawing…….MUCH BIGGER. Zachary the Zebra

Yup, I made this zebra myself. Named him Zachary. He has traveled to art shows with me for years and is a great attention-getter! Folks see him from blocks away and HAVE to come and check it out!
I figure I should let you all know that I make these incredible wood cut-outs of animals, including pets! They’re [...]

Graphite Pencil Drawing of a Polar Bear made into an Acrylic Painting

Awhile ago, I did a graphite pencil drawing of a lounging polar bear and liked the image so much, I was forced to do an acrylic painting of that drawing. Although you can’t tell from this image, the polar bear’s fur in the painting is actually textured, and the foreground and background are irridescent and [...]

Graphite Pencil Drawing: Sidney, the Donkey Mascot

This is a graphite pencil drawing of Sidney, the donkey who is the mascot at my friend’s animal sanctuary in Colorado. He’s very friendly and greets all the volunteers with that funny braying he does to say “hello”. Such a character. He also happens to be best buds with Chico, the long-horn steer, who shares [...]