Welcome to my latest blog post the Pencil Dog Portrait – Drawing of Watson. My pencil drawing features the handsome Watson, a richly coloured golden orange Vizsla dog with soulful eyes and a steady gaze. Watson’s owners, Tana and Alistair, originally hoped we could meet in person so I could take my own reference photos. Sadly, this was right at the beginning of the Covid pandemic and like so many plans during that time, our meet-up wasn’t meant to be. Instead, they kindly took a range of lovely photos themselves. From those, this portrait came to life.
As many of my regular readers might know, with it being Covid times, I took most of the summer out of the studio to work on garden renovation projects. I did a couple of drawings but on the whole I had a break from work. Although the work I did with the builders and with the logs outside was probably harder work, I am now back and drawing at my easel properly. This portrait was a drawing I was really looking forward to starting. Watson and he was drawn at 16 x 12 size. I hope you like him!
Packaging The Portrait
I’m packing the portrait here, ready to send off to my client. A couple of years ago, I planned to create some new promotional material. But when Covid hit, printers shut down, and life got busy, I never got around to designing anything. I am hoping to in the near future and have a few ideas. Perhaps postcards or a folded card of some kind. Ideas always welcome from my clients and readers as to what they would like to receive!! Maybe something that they can keep. I find that half of the promotional material I receive goes straight in the recycle, which is completely wasteful.
Pencil Dog Portrait – Drawing of Watson
If you’d like to see more of my recent work, head over to my latest pencil drawings gallery where you’ll find more examples. You might also enjoy seeing another recent drawing, Jasper the Deer-Head Chihuahua, such a contrast in character, yet equally rewarding to draw. If you are interested in commissioning a pencil portrait of your own dog, feel free to get in touch. I’d love to hear your pet’s story and help create something meaningful for you.
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