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Sunday, December 22nd, 2019Phew! I got a full-time job last year after several years of trying to work from home….. and that job, while I adore it, really took my art energy away! I’ve managed to do a few little portraits through the year, but nothing near my old output.
However, in 2020, at least for a few months, I’ll be going part-time and I will have a lot more energy for drawing. So if anyone would like to commission a portrait or a tiny guitar, go for it! :D
Here are two of the drawings I’ve done. A third is a Christmas gift so I’ll have to wait til next week to post it. <3
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- Ziggy! This beautiful cat lives with my pal Mike Vennart in England. I drew this mini portrait for Mike’s birthday in 2019. Prismacolor pencils and white paint pen on 6×6″ paper. August 2019.
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- Clayton the Goat! He lives on astronomer Phil Plait’s ranch. I did a quick sketch of Clayton just because I hadn’t drawn a goat before. Prismacolor pencils on 6×6″ copy paper. December 2019.
Pet Portraits Abound!
Tuesday, August 7th, 2018I’ve been working all summer on lots of pet portraits! Here are just a few of them :)
Commissions are open for pet and human drawings! Please visit my request page for more information!
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- Sweet Patches is an Aussie Cattle Dog who lives with a dear friend. A sketch in coloured pencil, 8×10. July 2018.
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- A commissioned portrait of a fluffy cat who lives with a friend. Prismacolor pencils on 8×10″ copy paper. June 2018.
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- A horse called GT! This was a commission. Prismacolor pencils on 5×7″ copy paper. June 2018.
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- A sweet chihuahua/fox terrier mix owned by a former teacher & current friend of mine. Prismacolor pencils on 11×14″ paper. May 2018.
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Gus
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
A friend commissioned this drawing as a surprise for a family member. Prismacolor pencils and white gel pen on 9×12″ paper. Finished 7 March 2017.
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009My little angel has gone to play.
Lucifer
26 May 1997 . 29 July 2009
FishFish
Monday, February 9th, 2009Rest in peace, my dear little swimmy friend…
Testing.
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008Gah.
I was on Facebook earlier, and added the Causes app. In browsing through causes to join, I came across a photo of a dog who had had cosmetics and chemicals smeared on its now-nearly-disintegrated face.
It made me bawl, and I went and grabbed my Dolby and cried into his fur. Just typing this is making me tear up….
So it started me on doing a lot of research. I realised that I had never really paid attention to the things I buy, and I feel guilty for it.
I can’t believe how many manufacturers and brands still test on animals. It’s disgusting. Absolutely horrible. Now I know what not to buy.
I even went so far as to e-mail 3 companies I didn’t see on either of PETA’s Do-Test or Don’t-Test lists for assurance that they are totally cruelty-free. I found nothing about animals on TIGI’s website or their packaging, which is a bad sign.
Anastasia cosmetics (makers of the tinted brow gel I use) says cruelty-free on the packaging, but that could mean just the finished product. Their parent company, Quatre S Cosmetics, also says absolutely nothing about animals on their website.
We’ll see what kind of response, if any, I get from those three places.
If you are curious about these lists…
Companies that DO test
Companies that DO NOT test
*hugs her kitties again*
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