Once

Hello again, I don't really have any good reason for the long delay.  Life, I guess, has just been getting me down as of late.  I have produced a little work but it has been very slow and far between.  I haven't painted in around eleven months.  I see the brushes every day unused, the bottles of various oils waiting to be mixed into some magical recipe that will make the paint sing.  I miss that.  Almost like you miss a person.  Anyway, this is me trying to find my way back.  Here is a drawing I made a few months ago for a friend's daughter whose pet passed away very suddenly. I tried to work in a very soft manner to give it a "dreamlike quality" if that makes sense.  While I had some difficulty with the value range in the photo (it was taken in direct lighting with an iPod) I really felt that the pose was spot on for what I wanted to do.  Thanks for taking a look.  All my best to you.