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A black-and-tan adult Doberman and a red Dobe puppy exchanging a gift is a great way to let friends and family know you’re thinking of them this Holiday season. Doberman owners and enthusiasts, you can let your light shine with true Holiday spirit! The warm and loving inscription inside the card lets your loved ones know you care.  Verse inside card: ABOUT THE ART “Starting in the early 1990’s I designed a Doberman Holiday card each year for my own use, and released it for sa

In my mid-20’s I moved to an area far from where I grew up. I began writing letters to my parents, and we continued that for the next 15 years. Many of my letters were decorated with my own artwork. After my dad passed away two years ago, my mom found a box of my old letters they had saved. This was one of them, written in the Fall of 1987. Hand-painted with watercolors, with metallic gold ink on the lettering. Seeing that hand-painted letter from so long ago inspired me to m

Prismacolor pencil on “Light Blue” Canson paper. In this piece I used the paper color as the primary color for the artwork. The sky is...

I’ve created a free download of my Father's Day card you can print and color yourself! ⭐️  It includes a list of the pencil colors, including colors for red, fawn, and blue Dobermans. ⭐️  9-page tutorial for coloring it, and more.  For all the fathers in your life. Gather your colored pencils and get started now, Father's Day is only 3 weeks away. (June 15) 🎨  Older kids can color this too. This is my first “Coloring page” download. Hopefully the first of many! Let me know

Last Sunday I shared this as a “Happy Mother’s Day” greeting on social media. I thought you'd enjoy seeing the image on the full sheet of...

A client just sent me this. What a nice message to wake up to on Sunday morning! “I was watching a documentary on Pope Francis called...

🍁 In honor of Fall, my favorite season, I’m sharing autumn artworks from my 40-year career. “Autumn Angel”.... the angel that spreads...

🍁 In honor of Fall, I’m sharing autumn artworks from my 40-year career. This is a commissioned portrait of Lakey. Of course it made...

🍁 To celebrate Fall, I’m sharing autumn artworks from my 40-year career. Last week I shared my artwork of a Doberman splashing through a...

🍁 In honor of Fall, I’ve been sharing autumn artworks from my 40-year career. ...And finally we get to the Doberman autumn pic for all...

🍁 In honor of Fall, my favorite season 🍁  I’m sharing autumn artworks from my 40-year career, over the next few weeks. Usually I add...

🍁 Fall is my favorite season. 🍁 In honor of Autumn, I’m sharing autumn artworks from my entire 40+ year career, over the next few...

🍁 Fall is my favorite season. 🍁 In honor of Autumn, I’m going to be sharing autumn artworks from my entire 40 year career, over the...

Happy Mother’s Day to all the beautiful mothers. If you are a mother, this means ❤️ YOU ❤️ “Mother's Garden" Prismacolor pencil on...

Due to technical difficulties I was not able to publish this before Christmas! But it's just as relevant for a New Year's wish. My...

In the 1990s I created a set of 4 pen-and-ink Christmas card designs, using my beautiful Doberman Jake as a model. I printed them on card...

Ashley Skura shared a beautiful photo of her Dobergirl in a Doberman Group on Facebook when someone asked for examples of beautiful Dobe...

My pencils, my trusty pencil sharpener, and wild rhodies blooming outside the window. I am not a gardener (although I love gardens). And...

Happy First Day of Summer! This artwork is a portrait of Doberman “Party” that I created for Emily M. in 2020. Several flower species...

To “Dog Dads” and “Cat Dads” too! Thank you to all the Dads out there, for being who you are. I thought you might like to see the photo...