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- "Safety" 1
Here's the first, sloppy stage of "Safety", 7" x 5" The reference photo has a lot of light values in it, so I used Claybord (white scratchboard) for the drawing - that way, I didn't have to remove a lot of black. using artistic license I chose to make the upper and lower left sections dark instead of showing the dog's body. The shape wrapping around her head is an arm in a fleece sweatshirt. At this stage, I blocked in the values by painting with full strength India ink & ink washes. It looks really rough here, but all this became detailed with scratching as I worked through the process. I used a Rapidograph (technical pen) filled with India ink to draw the eyes and to scribble the stripes of her brindle pattern. At this point I had just started "texturizing" the solid black areas by scratching. Here's an Instagram video showing stippling on a portion of the background: www.instagram.com/p/BH4aLolBaqP - "Safety" - Framed
"Safety" framed I'm really happy with how the framing turned out. The 5 x 7 scratchboard is glued to an 8 x 10 Ampersand Gessobord that I airbrushed with warm grey mix of inks and then distressed (using various methods that I will probably never be able to replicate). The frame is simple, black wood. - Serengeti Steampunk
Available in either "regular" (printed with white) or "sheer" (printed without white - the aluminum shows through) 12.5" x 7", $90 18" x 10", $180 25" x 14", $340 36" x 20" (size of the original), $740 - Tough Chick
6" x 6" - $55 - Lucy
7" x 5" - $55 Printed "sheer" - the white isn't printed, which allows the metal to show through, giving this print a beautiful bronze effect. Sheer prints have a high-gloss finish. - Show Goat
6" x 6" - $55 - The Grass is Always Greener . . .
5" x 7" - $55 - Determination
5" x 7" - $55 - K9 Ronin
7" x 5", $55 12" x 9", $95 - Safety
7" x 5" - $55 - Jabari, Gorilla
8" x 5" - $70 Printed "sheer" so the the aluminum shows through in the lightest areas. Satin finish. Special order only, not in stock. - Jacob, Chimpanzee
6" x 6", $55 - Horned Lizard
Mixed media (ink, watercolor, color pencil, scratching) on Aquabord. 4" x 4", framed to 5" x 5" Available Here - Steampunk Trickster, Raven
6" x 6", $55 8" x 8", $70 - Jacob 1
5" x 5" scratchboard drawing of Jacob the Chimp. The back story: a call went out to members of the Society of Animal Artists to create art of Chimp Haven chimps, with the artists granting permission for image use on merchandise to benefit the chimps. Reference photo courtesy Chimp Haven.