Nelson Mandela: a Portrait

This graphite drawing  of Nelson Mandela is another of my Humanitarian series.  His life is a testament to his inner values and ethically sensible mindset under the most ghastly living conditions. His hair kind of washed out in the scanning process.  It is on smooth Bristol using 2B,B,6H,7H,8H pencils.

Doberman

Just a little graphite drawing of a Dobie using smooth Bristol and my favorite graphite pencils…2B, B, 6H, 7H, 8H.

Mother Teresa: a Portrait

This graphite drawing is a portrait of celebration of a wonderful humanitarian.

Baby Zak

This graphite drawing is of our wonderful Standard Poodle, Zak, as a puppy.  I loved his mane of wild fly-away puppy hair and he was and still is such a pensive fellow.

Handsome Lad: Standard Poodle

This graphite drawing is of Handsome Lad a sturdy Standard Poodle.  He is a lovely fellow and so much fun to draw.  I really took my time on this one, using 2B, B, 6H, 7H, 8H  pencils on smooth Bristol paper.  I actually completed the drawing before Christmas of 2011 but misplaced it for a

A Gift of Sadie

The wonderful Sadie, a black Cocker Spaniel, of approximately 14 years passed away on February 28.  This is a loving tribute to her in the form of a graphite drawing that I will be passing along as a gift to her folks.  What a delightful opportunity it was for us to get to know this

A Poodle Puppy

It’s been a draw a poodle week for me this graphite drawing of a poodle puppy is on the same unknown paper with 2B, B, 6H, 7H and 8H.

Another Poodle

Here is another fun poodle drawing done in graphite on the other end of the same paper as the last one.  This one looks a lot like our Freedom…he always looks a little surprised or very willing to please.

Poodle

This graphite drawing is just a little something I had to work on while watching the TV to keep myself from nodding off after a day of ice fishing.  The paper is of dubious quality…it was used for packing something…it worked out okay and seems to hold the graphite well enough for a fun drawing.

Darby: a gift

This graphite is of Darby, a delightful dog that belongs to a couple that I met through our fishing buddies.  They kindly let us access one of the nearby lakes through their property for ice fishing last year.  This is my thank you for that kindness.  The size is 8″ x 10″ on smooth Bristol