Side Project - Flowers

As a side project to help me practice different techniques, my wife requested a pastel drawing based on a photograph she took of some flowers at the Sacramento Zoo. This is the result. The original is on a 5x7 pastel board. Prints are available through the following link:

http://ajhines.imagekind.com/

Commission - And Comparison

My second commission is now complete. This is Oscar, an old Boxer, and friend of another of my wife's coworkers. This is 10x10 on pastel board.

I originally had started this one before the triptych, but hit a roadblock when I just couldn't get him to look right on paper. I was trying to get a fur texture, but the paper didn't have enough grain to support more than a couple of layers, making him look like he was drawn in crayon.

Below is the unfinished paper version for comparison. I really love these boards!