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The first eye finished. Eyes are so important in a portrait that I spend a lot of time on each one getting it perfect. After I finished...

Working on the portrait of Candy and Moto in the studio today. I have reference photos of Candy in front of me on the monitor while I...

As always, I start with the ears. This will be a double head-study of Candy (black girl) and Moto (red boy) for James Barron. Prismacolor...

I was going through my archives pulling out examples of my "Little Jewel" portraits for a page on my website, and I came across this...

In honor of Summer Solstice and the First Day of Summer (June 21) and in celebration of opening up after the pandemic (HOORAY!) I’m proud...

And that includes “dog Dads” and “cat Dads” too! Whether you have four legs or two, there is nothing like the love of a father. Thank you...

As the summer canine sports season revs up, I'm happy to announce the re-release of this popular favorite on t-shirts, sweatshirts,...

I just concluded my first Roeckl product Drawing on my Facebook Fan Page and it was a success! The winner of my "One Hot Mama" Tote bag...

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March 10 Often my portrait clients are surprised how much is involved before I even touch a pencil to paper in the studio. This album...

Finished the portrait of Storm (Conant’s Blizzard CD) for Cathy Nearman in Hawaii. March 8 - The portrait arrived and Cathy sent this pic and wrote: Storm portrait arrived this morning!! Yay! I was out the door to work and my postman delivered this to me!! I had to rush to work but as soon as I get home today at 5pm I’ll open it up. I can’t wait till I get home...maybe I’ll leave early! Ernie and the gang ….we will have a celebration tonight opening it up. "Storm" Prismacolo

Two days ago: this is how the portrait looked when I finished work in the studio for the day. All that’s left to do is Storm’s chest and...

This is how Storm's portrait looked when I finished work in the studio for the day. Just love that pink tongue! The first bit of pink...

The shadowed side of Storm’s muzzle shows how I put in the strokes of fur on the grey paper. Zoom in if you are on a small screen. If you...

Cathy really wants to capture Storm’s sweet personality in this portrait. What makes a kind eye? What puts kindness in an eye? I was...

THE EYE OF THE STORM: The challenge of Storm’s right eye. I paused my work in the studio for 3 days to address Storm's unusual right eye...

As usual, I start with the ears. Since I'm right-handed, I almost always start in the upper left and work down, so I don’t drag my hand...

Often my portrait clients are surprised how much is involved before I even touch a pencil to paper in the studio. This album describes...

March 4 The past couple weeks I’ve been sharing a “Little Jewel” portrait. This is another portrait type I do, called a Grisaille...

Luca’s portrait is a Grisaille (single-color portrait) with a “surprise” in it: that one spot of color for Luca’s eye. It was done with...