Ziva Progress

Next installment of Ziva's underpainting.

I'm liking the look of this as a monochromatic piece and have decided to make a print of it before completing the color portrait.

This is almost there, just a wee bit more polish.



Notice what's missing? Ziva's training collar! (See photo reference.)

Much better, don't you think?

Ziva Beginnings

Hold on tight, here we go!

This is a good start on the underpainting, the first step after transferring my drawing to the painting surface. I used Light Umber Prismacolor® pencil on white Rising Stonehenge® paper.

There is still a lot of work to do before this is ready for color, but I wanted you to get a preview of this step.

The Vote Is In!

You voted and we listened!

There's something about Ziva's eyes in photo #2 that just captures your heart!

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We toyed with the idea of doing her full body, because it shows her great form and obedience, but decided the eyes have it all, the rest is extraneous.

Full body Pose

Vote on Ziva Photos

You are invited to join me on the journey of creating a beautiful legacy portrait...

This is Ziva, Lorraine's awesome American Bulldog, not quite a year old. She is such a sweetheart!

We got together for a fun photo shoot and Ziva was such a ham for the camera—or maybe she just enjoyed all the extra attention!

These are the selections we have narrowed down to for an "up close and personal" portrait.

Which one is your fav?

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Ollie Bear Story Board

Some initial storyboard sketches for Christmas on Grandpa's Farm

Our Bear Family!

More Bear Concept Drawings

Papa Bear and Ollie Bear

The Bear Family