Today I took a long needed break and had lunch at the park. I grabbed my sketch book, colored pencils and my lunch and took off a little early so I could get a good seat (during summer time in the city, the park benches fill up fast!).
A lot of people use this time to walk their dogs and most of them are pretty cute. As a young woman with her dogs rounded the corner, my breath was taken away. She had some of the most unusually colored dogs I've ever seen ... Luckily, an older woman stopped her right in front of my park bench and while they were distracted I snapped these shots.
Isn't their coloring just wild? Their coats remind me of tigers! They were gorgeous and so well behaved. I discreetly turned off my Zune to listen in and heard their owner telling the chatty old lady that she had adopted them from a Greygound Rescue and that they were the sweetest things.
Anywho, after they left I finished my lunch I started sketching. It's been a long time since I sat by myself and sketched ... it felt so good! Though I love drawing Robots, Rocketships and everything in between for BB, sometimes it's good to just doodle and let your mind wander.
I reminded myself that I had wanted to make a Mermaid Softie this summer so I set about making a sketch of what I'd like her to look like in the end.
I wanted to stay away from the seashell bra bit but this may be altered when she's 3D (we don't need a wardrobe malfunction in the softie world ;). It's a good start and I think I'll try and make her into a plush this weekend, but I might change her coloring a bit. What do you think?
The dogs are beautiful. Whenever I see a doggie with such a beautiful coat like that I remember my "Tammy," she was the pitbull I used to walk at the Shelter in Jersey. Boy she was pretty.
Love the sketch too my dear and I can't wait to see the finished product.
Posted by: Sara | 07/16/2009 at 12:43 PM