RUFF Sketch of Tough Dog!

Kathy loves her Great Danes!
Colonel is quite the trooper!
Surviving many surgeries and battling onward, Kathy commissioned me to do this Marine soldier cartoon concept to commemorate his fortitude. She sent me pix of his scar that went up the length of his belly...
I did 2 of her other dogs and she has them printed out 4 ft x 2.5 ft hanging prominently in what she affectionately calls "Harringtoon Hall"
I always LOVE drawing dogs and This was a LOT of fun!!

Clients comments: (Kathy writes BIG)

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT

GENIUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Kathy! 

THE FINEST DOG I KNEW...SO FINE...

RIP Mr. Jackson, the finest dog I ever knew... so fine!
This comical little guy has been the inspiration for so many of my doggy-doodles.
He made me laugh and listened to my singing daily.
He loved popcorn & hated rain and was better toilet trained than most kids! woohoo!
We loved this guy and he will be missed.

Dogs rule.
The only thing that sucks about dogs is they die.

DOG DAY AFTERNOON!

HAD A BLAST with my man Sprigs drawin some cool & crazy bowwows at MGK Debella dog walk.
Here's a cuppla pix.

DOGGY-DOO-DLES

"Crowded hydrant"

DOGGY-DOO-DLES

I've been really loving drawing dogs lately!
I think it's a real memory builder-since you gotta kinda trust your minds eye cuz ain't no dog sittin still for a caricature! My favorite part lately is the crazy, slobbery, rubbery gumstuff that bulldogs and others have!

As with people, I find I'm sketching out some of the sitters of yesterday the next morning-
I do a lot of these "Day After the Night Before" sketches, when you have more than 5-10 minutes to rethink the subject-and try to nail it 100%...kinda like Aha-THAT'S what I shudda done!...I'll try posting some of these later.
I think I'm getting a better understanding of actually EXAGGERATING the moods as well as the features of the dogs faces. I don't want to draw big-eyed smiley faces or just a resemblance of the breed, more like tryna see a dog from a dog's point of view..How would a dog draw a caricature of another dog?
Next, I intend to try to pay more attention to body language in my next couple gigs, as I think after looking at the photos, sometimes I overlook a really distinct body shape or stance and that could really add HUMOR to the finished work.

GOING TO THE DOGS AGAIN!

MORE favorites from the dogpound...
This boxer is from a pic, where "Fire" looks quite serious but the owner described to me a giant tongue usually hangs out and the eyes have an "A.D.D." look, in fact this is probly the only pic where the tongue isn't out..... I'm glad she was there to tell me that because the downside of working from a pic is the PERSONALITY sometimes doesn't translate. This was one of my faves of all time.