Purple Finch painting finished!

From a doodle to a finished drawing

I usually end up drawing cartoons when I sit down with a pencil and paper nowadays...

I originally drew this Boston Terrier cartoon much smaller as just a doodle, but I liked it so I enlarged it on the copier then traced the outline in pen, copied it again, then shaded it with graphite pencil. By using the copy machine this way I can save the original outline in case I make a mistake with the shading or I feel like coloring it in with a different medium.

Portrait of Georgia the Golden Retriever

Georgia's portrait is finished! I hope you like it!

Georgia's portrait almost done!

A few more hours of work and I think Georgia's portrait will be finished!

Georgia update

I worked on Georgia's portrait for a few hours today. I have started on some of the fur and eye detail.

First stages of Georgia

Here are the first three stages of a commissioned painting I have been working on.
This is Georgia, an adorable Golden Retriever puppy. Her portrait is being painted on an 11" X 14" canvas panel.