Homely Dog ACEO

3.5x2.5 watercolor and ink (Micron 01 pen) done today over book text, a very homely dog that looked to be part Schnauzer and part Heinz 57.  I was lucky to find a sentence in the old book that had the nouns dogs and cats in it, plus veterinary.  Lastly a red collar was added to this mutt to give him some class.

Actual miniature size for this art card edition original is below:

  COPYRIGHT 2018 Kay Smith.

Sleepy Boston Terrier

7x9.5 watercolor and black Tombow brush pen on Ecosystem sketchbook done today.  First I used a rocks and stones design stencil with opaque and transparent orange tones over the white paper.  When dry, I sketched the Boston terrier with the Tombow and filled in black areas.  My photo had a leopard print behind the dog and a white blanket in front; he had his head on top of a dog toy.  So I filled in the background with Blue Bice (Cheap Joe's American Journey) and Transparent Pyrrol Orange (Daniel Smith), ignoring the rocks and stones shapes.  All in all he made a cute sketch almost as if he is dreaming of being outside.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.