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I rarely work on white paper. I decided to use white paper to capture Casey's pure white coat. Sometimes I choose a paper color that makes the background color, and create the figure on that paper color with colored pencils. In this case I am creating the background with colored pencils and leaving the white paper to create Casey's body. You can see where I’ve outlined Casey’s chest with green pencil to create the edge where green grass will make Casey’s white coat stand out.

Working on the portrait of “Casey”, a Papillon. “Papillon” is French for “butterfly”. The ears resemble butterfly wings. 1 This is a portion of the Photoshop layout I created, a composite of Doug’s photos, when Doug and I were working together to create a layout he would like. Casey’s portrait will have 5 butterflies. I deliberately placed a butterfly directly above his head that exactly mimics the shape of Casey’s ears. I made a black line outline of the butterfly in the sky

I’m starting a portrait of “Casey”, a Top 25 Papillon. “Papillon” is French for “butterfly”. Their ears resemble butterfly wings. Doug asked me to include colorful butterflies in the portrait. This post describes how I designed the layout and background with Doug’s input. 1 Doug sent about 20 photos. This was his favorite of Casey, taken at the 2026 Papillon National. Photo by Alexandria Darienzo (Lexi D Photography) 2 These photos show Casey’s ears the best. Since I am not s