Yogi with the big ears

Today is the story of Yogi ...

Yogi had a couple of families over his lifetime. He had just been dropped off at the kennel and they didn't know his background. Always thought weird looking for his very large ears. A family with two boys took him home, and they had a wonderful three years together, and then divorce came into their lives. His next home was with a student who had no idea how much activity he needed for his upkeep. She soon realized he was too much for her and he was taken to the kennel again.

His new home had a dog already. The master had lost one of his two dogs, and adopted Yogi as a companion for the remaining dog who was mourning her friend who died. They were a perfect fit. Yogi was gentle with her and left her alone when she didn't want to play. So, happy ever after!

Today the wind is still blowing, and we probably got about 2 to 3 new inches of snow, and it is only +1 degrees. Brrrrrr.... Have to get back to my drawing room now. Um ... to draw!...

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Spike

I have had a special request for sharing the illustrations I'm drawing for a "Think Adoption" book series. The author is Elaine Marlier. She is a PetCo Manager out of Golden, Colorado. The titles are, "Without a Home" Inspiring and heartfelt tales of dog, (cat, furryies, etc.), adoptions. There are going to be five books total. The first two, dogs and cats, are available on Amazon now I'm told. To find the books, go to: http://www.dnjbooks.com/

The first story is about a black lab, Spike. He had a very good home and enjoyed running with his master, but his master got a new job that would take him to a city where he wouldn't be able to take Spike with him.

His story is involved of course, but he ended up in a shelter where he ultimately found a new master. She was a runner too and Spike enjoyed a very good adopted life.

The first picture, of course, is the sad Spike, and the second picture is the happy Spike with his new master.

The books are a 6" x 9" size, so the drawings are small, all on 8"x10" pager, and they are all done with a graphite pencil. The drawings take a long time to draw, paying attention to all the details is both a good quality of mine, and an albatross. Spike took a total of 57.25 hours. Which unfortunately, with my schedule, is not a mere week, but probably a month for this set. But I very much enjoy this calling, and relish in the details.

I hope you enjoy.

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Without a Home

Okay, this is the last of the stories in the first book, the canine series. (But the first one I drew.) This is the story of Sal. Over time, both his mistress and master passed away. He loved fishing with his master, and always laid across his feet at home. His master's family tried to keep him, but they were not tolerant of the new responsibility and gave him to a shelter.

The lady who adopted him had wanted a little lap dog, but fell in love with Sal and his sad eyes. It turns out his exuberance for walks and play kept her from depression. She had to get out for the dog, and this healed her mourning. His happy life picture is in the post below.

The dog that posed for "Sal" is a female husky owned by my son-in-law. Her name is Crystal and is about 14 years old now. The photo session was really funny. The sad pictures were taken with my daughter helping her get into the right positions. The new life picture with her smiling was done with her master, my son-in-law helping. She is very specifically his dog. The lady in the new life picture is a friend of mine who posed for me, separately from the dog. Her grandkids sure get a kick out of seeing their Grandma in a book!

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Adoption Series

I have been involved in illustrating several books since last year. The series is "Think Adoption First" and there is a Canine Series, a Feline Series, and now starting a small furry critter series. The idea was to illustrate a dog that was down on his luck, and then give him a new home and show how happy the dog and his new owner can be without having to buy an expensive pure bred dog. This is the happy picture of Sal, and one of my previous posts show the very sad Sal after his first family died.

So little by little I'll either illustrate my post with these drawings, or just display a sad and happy dog or cat. I hope you enjoy that.

Today here was chilly and overcast. Beginning to get windy. Understand the wind is going to get pretty strong between today and tomorrow.

I have to go and layout another furry little critter now. See you tomorrow.

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Buster

Good morning all. Today is sunshiney and is 36 degrees and is going to be a nice day.. Yeah! Todays drawing is Buster. I did not do it today. It was finished 2/25/2007 and sent off to my friend Lynn Thomas. Time to get the day underway. Should have been started four hours ago. Currently working on a commissioned portrait. I have gotten behind some, so best get with it. Sigh ....

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Bad Hair Day

Hello!

I am starting with some work that I did earlier last year. I have been an artist for a long time, and am just getting back to my work in the past several years. I work primarily with graphite/pencil and watercolor.

Please feel free to comment or suggest or just say hello.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Judith



This is a graphite drawing. A study for a commissioned painting, finished 2/7/2007. When my customer saw the drawing, the comment was that, "He looks so happy! He never looks happy." The commission will be a full portrait of Pepper, and will be done in watercolor. Pepper is a wild horse breed.

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