UPDATE: The random picker has chosen 3 new clients for me. I’ve been thinking more about how to do this list thingy. I think I’ll just leave the list open, and randomly draw names from it as I have openings to fill. So, even if you didn’t make the two day sign-up window, go ahead … Read More “Commission Opening Alert!”
Doesn’t she have a sweet smile? She fills me with Awwwwww! The clients wanted me to make a few adjustments for the portrait, including adding her ears at half-mast, and cleaning up the tear stains below her eyes. I also opted to remove the collar hardware and her body as it extends behind her head, … Read More “Libby’s Portrait Takes Shape”
Back when the wheels all flew off my life, I had a couple art jobs hanging around my studio. One is a gift I can’t reveal just yet, except to say someone is getting a greyhound portrait. (Just now remembered I can’t post any pictures of that, yet!) The other is an illustration of a … Read More “Multi-tasking! Illustration and Greyhound Portrait”
Steve and Gayle are artists in their own right. I’ve been honored to be asked by their friends to do two memorial portraits for them (Sadie, and Katie), so when their daughter, Rachel, asked me to do another of the legendary Alex, I was thrilled. I had a crush on him that was tragic: I never … Read More ““Alex”: A Christmas Story”
Timber (borzoi) 8″ x 10″ acrylic on canvas panel © Xan Blackburn 2014