silverback gorilla started

I also just started this silverback gorilla in Pastels
It's 20" x 27" Soft Pastels on Buff Colorfix.
More Later

"Stan and Maria" Started

I'm starting a New colored Pencil Portrait

It's 12"x 17" on Illustration Board.

I washed out the Background with Solvent, Then Decided I didn't like it, so I started to fill it in with gray.

I'm now thinking I lilike the color again.

Go figure

More coming later.

The Last Christmas comission

This is the last of the comissions

It's also 4" x 6" Colored Pencil on Illustration board

Both these dogs are White, so I originally was going to drop in a dark background after I rendered the dogs, but I decided I liked it the way it was when I finished

More Christmas comissions

This is another of my Christmas comissions
This one is also 4" x 6" colored Pencil on Illustration Board

Christmas Commissions

I did several small Christmas comissions this year.

Since my new job is 60+ hours a week I had to keep them small and quick.

This one is 4" x 6" colored pencil on Illustration board.

It was for my customers friend.

Portrait Sample 2 Finished

I finally finished this, On to the next portrait

Male Ring Neck Duck finished

I finally finished this and got it off my easel to make room for my next project
I have been mostly working on ACEO's the last month, moneys tight and I'm trying to generate some cash selling them on Ebay.
I really enjoyed working large again after 21 ACEO's in the last month!
I should be finishing the Pet Portrait soon also.

Update # 4 on Sample 2 a Colored Pencil Portrait

Well, not done, but almost done.
I have a bit of rendering left, and all thats left is the tweaking.

"Cat Nappin" a wildlife oil painting in progress

"Cat Nappin"
14" x 28" oil on Oak Panel
I've started another Project, This one is Oil Paint on a Primered Oak Panel.

Your probably saying "Doesn't this Guy ever finish anything?" Well, I do. But , I sometimes have up to 6 or 7 projects going at the same time. All in varying mediums. It's how I try to keep myself fresh on any given Project.
This one I started for my Wife, I sold "Morning Patrol", (below) also in oil, it fit in a certain spot in our house, and I promised I would paint one of a similar size to fit there. So, if I sell this one I will have to paint another, that's a good problem.

Update on Sample 2 a Colored Pencil Portrait

It's been slow going on this lately, I haven't had a lot of time to work on this.
I think I have her face where I want, at least very close.
I started on the wrinkles in the Shirt (one of my favorite things to do).
Next I will start rendering her hands.
I should finish this week.
Famous last words.....

Sample 2 Update

More adjustments done to her face, It's closer, but still not quite there, I'm trying to capture her smile and it is proving to be difficult

I started on the Kitten also.

I think I'm going to keep working on this one until it's done and out of the way

A Guy and his Dog Update

I worked on this some this evening. I'm really kind of liking working on this Colorfix, It's more Painterly, If that's a word. It eats thru pencils though.

A Guy and his Dog

I am totally frustrated with "Sample 2" and the "Ring Necked Duck, So I decided to Start a couple more projects and come back to the previous ones when I have some perspective.
This is "A Guy and his Dog" this will most likely have a melancholy feeling to it when I'm done. Cause thats the way I've been feeling lately.
The ground is Buff colored Colorfix Primer on Watercolor Paper. I'm not really a big fan of Sanded grounds, but I had this one laying around and it needed to be used.

Update on Sample 2 a Colored Pencil Portrait

So I've been wrestling with this over the last couple days. I think I'm out of practice on Human Portraits, you have to approach them a bit differently. The human facial structure is a lot more complicated, many more planes and angles, so to get a likeness is more problematic.
I still have more adjustments to do on her face, It's really close, but not quite there yet. I'm happy with his, but I need to build on the rendering some more.
I will update later.

Blog Name Change

I changed my Blog title to "Wildlife Art, Pet Portraits and More!" Pretty catchy eh? Search Engine optimization and all that , It's not very Creative but I think it gets the job done.