Maybe my favorite so far ...

This could well be my favorite 

This could be my favorite dog drawing so far. Why? - It was fun to draw! I turned out how I like it and it could also be that the picture ...

WASN'T BLURRY! 

And it was a nice full body dog that was clear ... enough ... here 

                                                               Is a glimpse of the head.

My favorite part are the eyes. and the right ear ... looking at it though it is the left ear.

Here are some more photos leading up to the final

This one used a filter to darken the values - look at the eyes.

And here it is with the background!

And her name is Ava - I'm sure you would know if you read the name.

And here Ava is doing all she can to stop the spread of Covid-19 ... I'm so proud of her - that's my good girl, Ava, come get a doggy num num.

I am almost finished with the last letter A prismacolor, Saint Anthony, so that will be next ... unless perhaps something else pops up?

Thank You for reading and viewing this dog!

Comment which dog food is your favorite! 

But if you haven't tried any, comment what kind of dog is best!

"Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen." - Orhan Pamuk

A little Behind.

More dogs and a Redo.

I haven't finished Saint Anthony yet so I haven't published the letter 'A' saints - because I had to redo some dogs and a rush order dog came in from a customer.

Here is the original dog: 

And here is what happened: 

Yes ... your eyes are correct if you see a hole.

And here is my replica of it:

Which Version Is Best?

Comment Below!

Is it the First version?

Is it the Replica?

Or do you like the one with the hole?

Thank You for reading/viewing this post?

Sketches and continuation

SKETCHES AND A WOOD BURNING

This past week I've have done a few art pieces (yup, I still do that - art) - to be more specific - two graphite sketches and a wood burning or pyrography (The art of burning on wood) piece.

Although it may be hard to see, believe me, it very well is a sketch of a grouse. Since this bird is classified as a game bird, I was on the verge of adding a hunter with a rifle aiming at the grouse's chest (yes I know, I should've added a gun) but I made the grouse to big and there was only room enough for a gun's barrel.

BUT WE CAN ALWAYS ADD A HUNTER (or two)

2nd Piece

Here is my second sketch - a line drawing of a woolly mammoth. And we can always add a hunter this one as well.

And my Pyrography Piece

There is no need to add a hunter to this one (hahahahahahahahahaha) I burned into the wood the scene of the Black Knight from Monty Python and finished it off with watercolors. If you ever have something bad happen to you or are feeling discouraged think of the Black Knight - Tis but a scratch - Never give up - Tis but a flesh wound.

And of course - What am I working On?

I am currently back working on the "Saints on 7.25 X 9.75" - Particularly Saint Agnes (I'm almost done with St. Agnes) and I will be continuing with St. Anthony. 

Following that I will create them in order of alphabet. The next letter B and then D and E and F and G and H and I and J and K and L and M and N and O and P and Q and R and S and T and U and V and W and X and Y and finishing with the letter Z. (Nope, I did not miss C, I have completed C. You thought I missed a letter!)

A sneak peak of St. Agnes - 

Thank You for reading and Viewing my Art.

"Drawing is putting a line around an idea." -Henri Matisse

3D

A NEW PERSPECTIVE

Last week I drew a couple of anamorphic drawings. 

Anamorphosis drawing:

'Featured snippet from the web'

"An anamorphic drawing is a way of drawing that creates a 3-D effect when the drawing is viewed through a camera at a certain angle. ... This will allow us to draw a picture exactly as it appears through the lens of a camera."

The first drawing is of a ladder leading down to a hole from a floating box, and in the background a house, road, cars, and trees rest in their dignified place.

The second drawing is of the same ladder, (or rather one similar) going into a similar whole leading up to a similar floating box. (The lines are more straight because of the use of a ruler.)

The next photos depicted are of the same drawing with the exception of a LEGO figure placed on top of the floating box.

The next drawing is of another ladder (yes, a different ladder!) and it is leaned up against to a what appears to be folded page, but is actually drawn on - I'm sure you'll be able to tell it is drawn!

And the last anamorphic drawing is of a door being opened. It was created first, (of coarse by drawing it), but then by folding it upright 90 degrees - (NOT Fahrenheit). 

At a certain angle it appears as if the door is actually protruding forth from the paper because of the illusion.

Thank You for viewing these anamorphic drawings!

So please ask me a foolish question so I can learn something. 

"A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer." 

-Bruce Lee

Comment or critique below. 

A DRAWING, SOME PAINTINGS, AND DISNEY CHARACTERS!

MY FIRST DRAWING

My latest drawing is of the sacred heart that I drew back in May of this year, only a month ago. 

AND PAINTINGS

My first painting I made for my sister's wedding. It is painted with oils. It features her sewing part of the heart while he welds on the heart, (yeah, that would just burn through on a real heart), but it could also be symbolism, like how everyone always says, "It's just a figure of speech."

The church in the background

The background is finished.

The finished piece. The picture got to much light bouncing off it.

SECOND PAINTING

My second painting is of St George and the Dragon. This is also done with oils on a 18 X 24 in canvas. I first did an under painting with acrylics, (I don't have that picture. I only took a picture of the final piece).

AND THE DISNEY CHARACTERS

The final piece for this post is the Disney character piece. I first sketched them, then traced over my sketch with a pen, and finally put some Prismacolor on the top. But before I did that I had the idea.

I will be sending this to my sister's new Nephews and Nieces because they love Disney. And they also seemed to like my drawings - they thought a simple sketch was amazing!

THANK YOU FOR VIEWING

AND THANK YOU INSPIRATION FOR YOUR IDEAS

Greetings! My guest Artist.

It's good to have you! Introduce yourself.

Hello! My name is ... actually I have a pencil name, it's kind of like Esteban's brush name, my pencil name is Alphonse Schwarz. I am excited to show off my artwork and my incredible talent. My first piece is of a horse rearing.

One day I was flipping through the pages of Esteban's step-by-step drawing book and stumbled upon a printout of a horse that he never got to, so I felt it was my destiny to draw it. 

My second piece is an acrylic painting of St. Dominic Savio. I painted it because I wanted to. Esteban thinks it is way better than his faces at ten years of age.

My third piece is a graphite drawing of the 16th president of Brazil ... No, I think it's the United States. If I'm not mistaken, his name is Abraham Lincoln. This one I was practicing my shading and portrait skills and Mr. Abe was the perfect subject. He turned out very good.

My fourth piece I am presenting is Chris Kratt, one of the Kratt brothers. They host an informative kids show about animals. This picture depicts Chris holding a Peregrine Falcon, the fastest bird on Earth - Who knows how fast birds are on Mars or Jupiter? Or for that matter any other planet?

My fifth piece is a sketch of St Anthony that I never finished - it's just a sketch. I used charcoal to draw it.

The sixth piece is an acrylic painting of the Kratt Brothers in their animated form. It is one of my best paintings, I'm way ahead of Esteban at my age! I love Wild Kratts, their show, so that is why I painted them. Oh, and it appears that Chris is missing his shoelaces.

My seventh piece is ... oh, I ran out of ideas. It's a piece of paper.

Esteban's Work

While away I've been doing a few sketches 

This first one here is of my brother - he will probably never send me a selfie again.

And after I got a birdie record of 119 volleys with my brother we each pulled out the lawn chairs - (no they were actually already out) and did a still life of the backyard.

Here is mine -

And here is Alphonse's - Not sure where his is.

I also got a request from my sister for her wedding. So I quickly sketched that out,

And here that is - 

And here are the rest of my sketches.

This is a scrapbook of a Lego guy's or Lego kid's summer adventures.

And here is my brother as a saxophone superhero.

Thank You for viewing this art!

Dogs, Sketches, and a Preliminary Idea ...

I Received Another Request 

And guess what it was ... Yes, more dogs. But first let me share a sketch I sketched. (ha ha)

COVID - 19

It's just a quick sketch, so not much detail or accuracy. It features a man (with a mask) by a cart load of toilet paper (hmm, why would you need that much) being sprayed with Lysol with someone in a hazmat suit. It just emphasizes the craziness that something so small that we can't even see (is it really there?) brings.

And while I was still in sketching mode these past weeks, I created a view of my living room ... well that came after the chair - I was only going to sketch the chair, but it kept expanding - I guess we can't only just sketch one thing, our ideas are always expanding.

After looking at this piece more, it reminds me of one of Picasso's drawings - "Stravinsky" The only reason is because we had to draw his piece in 9th grade art class.

Picasso's Stravinsky 

So I actually got two requests done!

And both of them were dogs ... I've practically drawn a whole pet shop or adoption center - dog place?

The first two dogs were at a cool angle looking down at them.

The second piece is of a dog who recently died.
The top is when it was young and the bottom is
a more recent picture of it.

So here is a gallery of all the dogs I've drawn for people

Yes, I know - I told you I've drawn a lot of dogs. 12 in all, plus the ones I've drawn for fun over the years, not that these weren't for fun though.

And Now The Preliminary Idea

Key word, "IDEA."  I don't have the sketch yet, but it is coming. It should be ready on the next post. And it will be an oil painting! I didn't say I would show you anything, it is a surprise. 

*Plus next post will feature a guest artist. He will showcase his work and tell his unique stories about them. He is very inspiring, like a balloon on a cactus - full of ideas.

Thank you for reading this post! Stay tuned for next post and the guest artist!