December 26, 2006
Christmas gifts
This year has been a mixture of homemade and bought gifts... one I did for my brother Tom and his wife Lois is a colored pencil painting of their two dogs...
Sophie and Sammy. Last Christmas I promised I'd do this for them. Lois supplied me with several photos of them, which I took Sophie from one and Sammy from another.
The colored pencil portrait took quite a while, as I am taking classes towards my MFA and working full time.
Here's the final...
Posted by Sherri at December 26, 2006 09:29 PM | General
Comments
Stunning! Gorgeous!
Posted by: Shelly Mcc at January 1, 2007 11:40 AM
Amazing what you can do with color pencils. WOW. I bet they loved your gift.
Posted by: Kunya at January 1, 2007 02:12 PM
WHAT A GLORIOUS painting! Those two pups are ADORABLE and your gift -- what a privilege to cherish such a gorgeous work of art!!
Posted by: lin at January 1, 2007 02:13 PM
Wnderful work! I am amazed how you mastered the textures in the fur and the velvet. Well done, Sherri!
Posted by: Fanta at January 1, 2007 03:14 PM
This is fantastic! I can't for the life of me see how one can do this with pencils! Just wonderful!
Cathy
Posted by: Cathy at January 1, 2007 03:57 PM
Wow that's amazing pencil work Sherri, absolutely great.
Posted by: Mariana at January 1, 2007 10:26 PM
Sherri, this is really good! So rich and full of texture for colored pencils.
Posted by: Casey at January 2, 2007 12:14 AM
