Daily Sketches: At BlogPaws
[No need to] apologize for the quality of these sketches—photographing a pencil sketch on white paper is always a challenge, even with natural light and a flash. Typically I scan my sketches which lights them more evenly and captures more detail, so when I get home I’ll rescan them. And so I scanned them and replaced them when I got home!
But these are again Disco and Brighton of Curlz and Swirlz, and a dog named Oliver. I enjoyed the opportunity to sketch cats with faces and body types so different from what I’m accustomed to. Disco’s huge papery ears looked too big at first, then I kept working them larger, and his eyes nearly reach all the way to his cheek bones, and the wrinkles in his forehead added extra interest where there would normally be fur on this Sphynx.
NOTE: I replaced the original dark and discolored photos of the sketches with scans on May 19 when I got home.
Brighton’s extreme nose and slender build make him look so sculptural.
Two cats in a “cat carriage”!
And it’s nice to experiment with the shape of a dog named Oliver.
Browse some rescued cats and kittens!
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Great sketches, I totally recognize Teri’s kitties!!!!
Especially Disco!
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One of the highlights of BlogPaws was sitting in a sun puddle, watching you get to know my cats and sketching them…purrfectly wonderful experience!
A joy to sketch your kids, Teri! I’ve updated with better scans and now I can breathe easily that they look like the real thing.
We can’t WAIT to see Odilia’s sketch! We hear rumor that there may be an AUCTION soon!!!
Indeed! Odilia’s sketch will be up on Tuesday and ready for auction!
I just love them, and it was so fun getting to watch you draw.
Thanks, Rachel, it’s a pleasure to draw like that.
We know and love Teri and the guys at Curlz and Swirlz. Great job sketching and especially under the circumstances. Look forward to more Blogpaws sketches 🙂
Thanks, Carolyn, and definitely more to come!
Great sketches. Immediately new I was looking at a Sphynx, so you definitely got it right. Oh how I wish I could be at Blogpaws. It sounds so wonderful (just so very, very far from home for me).
Susan, it would be beyond wonderful to meet you if you could ever come to meet with the rest of us!