Dog Noses and Mouths, Human Hands and Feet My Least Favorite Things to Draw So recently I posted an article on eyes being the most favorite thing for me to draw. I thought I’d touch briefly on my least favorites…dog noses, human hands and feet. And next to dog noses, that black fleshy, gummy part […]
Christmas Commissions 2016 Portraits That Have Kept Me Busy This Season Time to unveil the Christmas commissions! Now that all the Christmas gifts have been opened, it’s safe for me to post the portraits of all the fur babies that have kept me busy for the past four or five months. Some of them have […]
Why Animals Instead of People? More Than Just a Passing Phase Why animals instead of people? Primarily, my drawings are of animals, from domestic to wild. Some artists I know almost exclusively draw people. In fact, that’s most artists that I know. For me, drawing people used to be just a small blip on my […]
Never Assume What Your Client Wants How I Almost Made a Big Mistake Recently, I was commissioned to do a portrait of a dog named Harry. It was a simple enough task, but one in which I almost made a critical error. I almost forgot my number one rule…never assume what your client wants. Chances […]
Christmas is Coming! Order Your Xmas Gift Commissions Now Christmas is coming! Yes, I know it’s months away. But you know what happened last year when you waited until the last minute… So I’ll say it again…Christmas is coming! Why not get a jump on things now? What says ‘thoughtful gift’ more than a specially […]
Here’s another baby giraffe. I think I mostly picked this one because it illustrates the size difference between an adult vs a baby giraffe. In any case, I hope you like it.
Barn owls are the most widely distributed species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds in general. Colors will vary from…
Elephant shrews are small mammals native to Africa. Their name comes from the long, elephant like nose and an assumed…
Here’s another horse for you tonight. Hope you like it. ..
Here’s another red titi monkey for you all this evening. Enjoy your weekend!
Our pets become part of the family. “Keo-boy”, my siamese, was just a month shy of 20 yrs old. It was very difficult when I had to put him down. It was so hard that I even had him cremated. Myra surprised me with a picture of him, which sits in my bedroom til this day. “Babe” followed “Keo” & if you know a bit about Maine Coons you know they have long beautiful hair with striking patterns. She surprised me one Xmas with a portrait of the big boy. I can’t believe it is done with only pencil. She captured every detail perfectly. I have known Myra all her life, as I am her auntie. She has always had a knack for drawing. At 4, she even placed her artwork on my white leather chair! I have seen her develop into a fantastic artist. I will treasure my works of art forever.
- E. Naito
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