1st commissioned Pet Portrait

It's a lovely day here in Limerick and the sun seems to have decided to show us his face for long today! I just got done with my first commissioned pet portrait of a Golden Retriever (named Beau)for my dear friend. Beau reached God's hands a few months back. I was feeling sad while drawing him, but I was thankful that I had the privilege to draw such a beautiful creation of God. I am sure Beau will be happy sitting next to God and being taken care of!

Here is the picture of Beau along with my sketch.

I used Charcoal pencils of thickness 2B, 4B and 6B for this sketch. It took me approximately 15 hours to complete him. I always prefer to work on one go, so that my mind gets tuned. I feel I have trouble if I take long breaks. Just that it gets tough to get back on the groove and the flow seems interrupted. I have noticed that when it comes to art, my stamina level is unbelievable which is usually not the case for other jobs :) I guess that is why God has given special talents to everyone of us and the passion to go for it. Watch out for my next post dear readers :)