I started a safari series not too long ago. A favorite aunt requested a painting of a koala bear so that is what I started with in the series. Everyone loves koala bears right?

This is a portrait of a friend’s boxer that I took while camping with them this fall. This dog is the friendliest boxer and is extremely playful. He also has a wonderful smile too.

I used a small cell phone photo to capture his likeness and then drew him out on Arches 140lb Cold Press watercolor block. From there I chose a few basic Winsor Newton watercolors and began painting him from light to dark. This took about 4 hours to complete. Letting layers dry between applications.

I would like to start doing more of these because this one was so much fun.