Penny & Octavia portrait in progress 2 - Smaller than a sharp pencil point

Working on Octavia's hair.

The size of portrait the Chans ordered is 12 x 16 inches. It has two full-body figures in it, so some of the details in it are quite small. Some smaller than a sharp pencil point.

There is a lot of detail in this portrait. So the challenge of portraying fine detail accurately, that small, will continue.

🎨 Prismacolor pencil on “Honeysuckle” Canson Mi-Teintes paper, 12 x 16 inches.

"Penny & Octavia", in progress

Portrait of Octavia Stensen and Penny

Penny is GCH Connquest Best of Both Worlds - Westminster Kennel Club Best in Show 2026.

Commissioned by Greg Chan and Theresa Conners-Chan.

From a photo by Claudia Bibaud