Junior

Medium: Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper

Dimensions: 8 inches (W) x 10 inches (H), unmatted/unframed

Insight: This portrait was a personal drawing for a family friend. I wanted to capture Junior’s sweet expression and smudgy fur (he’s always getting into dirt somewhere).

As always, I began this piece with the eyes. This allows me to bring life and energy into the animal from the beginning. When that life is captured it becomes as if I am revealing the animal rather than attempting to construct it from nothing.