Good job, everyone who guessed last week. The answer is a Amur Tiger. Here is my pastel of one of these amazing animals!

For those of you who have been to Hogle Zoo, this is Kazek. One of the tigers they have there. I loved how the magpies all gathered to steal a piece of the meat he was having. So in the end, I went for the zoo environment instead of the true wild environment.

Enjoy! 😉

So I figured I would try again to see if anyone will guess the type of animal this is.

This one should be a lot easier considering how much more common it is then the Pallas cat. I don’t think any of you need any clues! 😉

So I was reminiscing about my old horse Lucky the other day. The result, my next pastel picture is going to be a pet portrait of her.

I decided it would be fun catalog the progress so you can see as I go.

Step one is the sketch! 

My newest digital artwork is done. I was going through some of my old stuff and found some pictures I had done as a kid. So I decided to revamp this one. Here is the finished product! It turned out a lot better then I thought it would! 😀

This is all the species/races of Phoenix from top to bottom.
Center Top: Fire Phoenix
Center Left: Savannah Phoenix
Center Right: Ocean Phoenix
Bottom ones are: Forest Phoenix and the Tundra Phoenix

If you are interested in anything else about them just ask! 🙂

Pallas cat dedication continues with this adorable vid!

Pallas cat is the answer to last week’s animal. To bad, no one wanted to chance guess for the right answer huh?

The Pallas cat (also know as a Manul) is a little bigger then a house cat. They are located in Central Asia. They can be distinguished by their small square shaped heads with short ears. They have thick coats of fur for the types of environments they live in.

For those of you in Utah, you can even get the chance to see this wildcat at Utah’s Hogle Zoo. That is if your lucky. Here are some photos for your enjoyment that I managed to snag from there.

I thought it might be fun to see the knowledge of all you animal lovers out there. I have attached a zoomed in (partially blurry) image of one of the cats I’ve painted. See if you can guess which wild cat this is.

Here are some hints:
1. It is on the near threatened list
2. small wild cat (not a house cat)
3. located in eastern part of the world (namely Asia)

Puppies are sure different in some ways from the feline friends. I did finally get a new addition make a grand total of 2 canines to the card collection.

Purchase or check him out on my card page.

For those who are in the local area I offer art lessons. I thought I should post some of the details of this course.

Materials required:
art pencils ranging from 2H – 6B
T-square ruler
8×11 sketch paper pad
eraser
pencil sharpener
(When more advanced art study is taught additional materials will be required.)

Course Details:
We start with basic drawing skills including proportions, basic shapes, study of tone and value. You will be taught how to build a drawing from basic shapes to detailed finished drawings. You learn how to sketch with realism using a variety of subjects. After students reach a higher level a more advanced study of art will be taught. This includes color theory, perspective, figure study, and more specific subjects.

For those interested please contact me directly for available times and any further questions.

Neko inspires many of my greeting cards. He loves to pose and show his skills. So here is a video of him showing his talent! 🙂

You can see some cards paintings of him on my card page!