While my supply lasts I’m offering a mat for the 6 x 8” portraits at no extra cost. It’s a good time to consider giving one as a gift. A Mat not only protects the artwork from the glass, it enhances how it looks.
Tag Archives: Pet portrait
Wow, A whole year passed……..
Since I last wrote on this blog. I’ve just been so busy. This is just to inform that I am still working and doing some great Portraits. Here’s a sample of a recent one I particularly like because of the lighting. I was given a great photo to work from.
Using standard size paper
I like to use standard size paper because people can frame the pieces more easily then, but sometimes the photo does not fit well on the page as in the case below. I always leave a 1 inch border, but in this case, leaving an inch above, and below, left more than an inch ofContinue reading “Using standard size paper”
Doodles…
I’m not talking about the kind you do with a . pencil on a pad. I’m talking, Labra, or Cocker, or Golden. For me, they are the hardest dogs to draw because of their short curly hair. I never feel like I know what I’m doing, but in the end it always somehow comes together.Continue reading “Doodles…”
Using Colored Paper
I’ve been experimenting with different colored papers and really like the results. Colors seem to really pop, especially the light ones. Not to say I don’t love a white animal on white paper though, always one of my favorites. ❤️
When You Can’t Stop Drawing
This was supposed to be an 11×14” drawing. Below you can see where it should have ended. But well, you know what happens… I go into a trance like state drawing fur! LOL I wound up extending this baby to the end of the 12×16” paper it was drawn on. The client got a bargain.Continue reading “When You Can’t Stop Drawing”
J DeMaio Draws 