Mr. Darcy going for a snooze !!
A quick pencil and wash sketch.I used wax resist to suggest his paler fur colouring.
Tag Archives: Diary
19th February 2017
Pet portraits,always a challenge to capture the spirit of the dog, but fun too.
It is essential to watch and observe for much longer than the drawing time.
13th February 2017
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Mr. Darcy (the big black greyhound ) always on the end of his red extended lead….still with his posh check coat on !!!!
This quick sketch was done as a line drawing then, washes added at the end… working fast to capture a moving dog !!
6th February 2017
Lady Boo Boo relaxing on the floral cushions… this pencil sketch was a fast one; in order to capture the line of her sleek body…a wash of light colour was then applied.
23rd January 2017
Mr. Darcy’s predecessor….Lady Boo Boo; a gorgeous sensitive white and grey spotted greyhound.
I used a touch of colour pencil added to the watercolour washes here, in the sketch.
16th January 2017
On tinted bockingford…………………mmmm!!!
hollyhocks on speckled hand made paper!!
from my Summer sketchbook…’by the canal’
taken from my sketch book……………………………!