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Debra Jones · 04-20-2004, 01:51 AM

I have been doing a lot of non-humans lately. I seem to be on the verge of a career as the portrait artist I want to be, but when they get the choice of a person or a pet they chose the model with four legs.

The charity event I donated a $200 piece to is netting me a $600 profit with an animal portrait. I needed a break while my sketch was resting before I laid in paint and ran over to the school with a scrap of canvas, about 15x12 or so and my basket of paint.

This was the result. I am pretty happy as I have been working so much from photos, I was afraid my eye would have been less sharp. It seems to have been the opposite, as I just went in for the rest and NEVER once measured anything. Just painted! (Sorry Chris. Just sometimes we have to rebel!) 2.5 hours oil:

04-20-2004, 01:51 AM	#1
Debra Jones Juried Member Featured in Pastel Journal Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Arizona Posts: 457	Stretching my skills. I have been doing a lot of non-humans lately. I seem to be on the verge of a career as the portrait artist I want to be, but when they get the choice of a person or a pet they chose the model with four legs. The charity event I donated a $200 piece to is netting me a $600 profit with an animal portrait. I needed a break while my sketch was resting before I laid in paint and ran over to the school with a scrap of canvas, about 15x12 or so and my basket of paint. This was the result. I am pretty happy as I have been working so much from photos, I was afraid my eye would have been less sharp. It seems to have been the opposite, as I just went in for the rest and NEVER once measured anything. Just painted! (Sorry Chris. Just sometimes we have to rebel!) 2.5 hours oil: Attached Images __________________ http://dog-a-dayartblog.blogspot.com/ Because some people have four legs.