How it all Begins….

When I start a pet portrait, I sketch in the image while looking at a reference photo. A lot of people ask me if I come to their house and me if I draw the pet while I’m there. NO! This is almost impossible for me. Maybe an artist with a great deal of patience but that’s not me! I like to work from a good photo representation of the pet . I then start by laying in the color , now with chalk pastels I have found it easy to work from lightest to darkest, laying in the white first and adding as I go. This piece here is one I just began a few days ago, I’ll keep posting as I go to let you see the progress. The photo is on the right.