Pets & People Pencil Portraits

Meet Jax. Jax is the second greyhound I have had the pleasure of drawing. Such a statuesque pose 🦾but what else would you expect from a former racing hound. Fortunately for Jax, he is a much loved, and you can see that in his smile. #offtheleadart #petportrait #graphitedrawing #greyhound #rescuedog #statuesque #pencilart

This is Hugo in pastel. Whenever I hear the name Hugo, I think of Hugo-A-Go-Go (showing my age there). Anyhow, I enjoyed doing something different than graphite dawgs. #petportraitart #cat #hugo #catartwork #pastel #offtheleadart

This is Sarah, Sarah the Rottweiler. Sarah has the meaning of princess in Hebrew; Rottweiler has a reputation somewhat different to a princess. Nonetheless, as much as Sarah the Rottweiler is a dichotomy in name, Sarah was a much loved pet and family member who recently passed away. I was asked to do this portrait for their family to remember her by, and was excited/honoured to do this portrait. #rottweiler #graphitedrawing #petportrait #pencildrawing #pencilart #offtheleadart

This is Arnie; part pug part beagle! “I’ll be black!”, says Arnie in an Austrian accent. #arniethepug #graphitedrawing #offtheleadart #puggle #pugglesofinstagram

Georgie and Bear. #petportraitart #oodles #doodles #graphitedrawing #offtheleadart

This was my first job of drawing an owner and their dog. Sadly the dog died recently but I think the photo I was given to work with was a beautiful reflection of the special relationship between the dog and its owner. #petportrait #pencilart #graphitedrawing #offtheleadart

This is Poppy. Poppy’s human parents says she she’s not laid back at all. Here she is catching some rays. Onya Poppy! #englishspringerspaniel #petportrait #pencildrawing #pencilart #graphitedrawing #offtheleadart

Work in progress. I have been practicing my portrait work from a photo of Lea Seydoux. I practised here with minimal shading with powdered graphite, which I brush on, and only hard light pencils (H, 2H, 4H). #pencilart #portrait #graphite #graphiteart #offtheleadart