It’s been a while, but here’s a dog

Boxer 

The latest batch of artworks are up on my flickr and artBlog. The most recent (above) is something of a departure from previous work there, and perhaps might surprise a few regular visitors. 

Before becoming wrapped in the world of the web, I earned some of my crust as an illustrator. Mostly for publishing but also other commissioned pieces such as pet portraits. I thought it was about time I revisited those subjects as an exercise in doing something a little different.

The above is the result, based on a randomly selected photograph on flickr. It was enjoyable to working like this again and I think I am going to do much more, and even take on new commissions.


3 Comments on “It’s been a while, but here’s a dog”

  1. 1 Mom said at 6:19 am on June 9th, 2009:

    This is absolutely beautiful!

  2. 2 neil said at 7:29 pm on June 10th, 2009:

    Glad you like it. I have just started working on a drawing of a cat and rediscovered the differences – and additional challenges – of drawing cat fur. Dogs are just so much less “fluffy”!

  3. 3 Rekha said at 5:15 pm on July 10th, 2009:

    Really a pleasant picture and expression is very clear. I love it and visit frequently to see more pictures :-)