MDE Art Blog » Animal Art

Bear Car Drawing

MDE Art Blog — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:46:35 +0000

It’s a 9″x12″ drawing of a bear car, created with colored pencils, oil pastels, pens, watercolors, and acrylics.

Abstract Dog Drawing | Dream Dog

MDE Art Blog — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:36:11 +0000

This is an abstract drawing of a dog entitled “Dream Dog”. The 9″x12″ artwork was drawn and painted with colored pencils, watercolors, pens, oil pastels, and acrylics.

Drawing of a Burro with Children

MDE Art Blog — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:25:33 +0000

This is a drawing of a burro with children. The 9″x12″ artwork was drawn and painted in 2011 with a variety of mediums, including colored pencils, watercolors, gouache, oil pastels, and acrylic. The children and burro were initially sketched with colored pencils, followed by meandering wisps of white oil pastel and acrylics in the background. As layers of bright watercolors and gouache were applied, the oil and water repelled each other to reveal an energetic flow of light throughout the painting.

Drawing of Two Dogs | Boxer Breed

MDE Art Blog — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:00:43 +0000

This is a drawing of a two dogs, specifically their breed is called a Boxer. The 7″x11″ dog artwork was created in 2011 with pens, watercolors, oil pastels, and colored pencils. The two dogs were initially sketched with pens, followed by oil pastels for white and brown hair color. Watercolors were used for subtle gradients and background elements. Like most dogs, the male and female Boxers enjoy running and playing together outside in the sun.

Drawing of a Sleeping Dog

MDE Art Blog — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:00:12 +0000

This is a drawing of a sleeping dog, specifically the breed is called a Jack Russell Terrier. The 9″x12″ dog drawing was created in 2011 with oil pastels. The drawing started out as a quick sketch of the Jack Russell Terrier sleeping on a blanket. The lines were then blended into the canvas paper to give the dog dimension and create shadows.

Drawing of Three Bears

MDE Art Blog — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:00:19 +0000

This is a drawing of three bears. The 9″x12″ bear artwork was drawn in 2011 with colored pencils, paint pens, oil pastels, pens, and acrylics. The initial sketch of the bears was created with colored pencils and pen. Additional expressive lines, shapes, colors were added with other mediums in order to help enhance the protective ferocity of the adult male bear’s roar, the uneasiness of the female bear, and the fear in the baby bear cub.

Drawing of a Puppy

MDE Art Blog — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:00:07 +0000

This is a drawing of a puppy. The 9″x12″ puppy artwork was created in 2011 with a mix of colored pencils, pens, oil pastels, acrylics, gouache, and watercolors. The colorful puppy’s face was sketched with colored pencils and pens, followed by alternating oil pastels and watercolors for the eyes, nose, mouth, and portions of the hair.

This is a second drawing of a puppy, sized 9″x12″, drawn in an abstract expressionist style. The puppy was drawn with colored pencils, paint pens, markers, pens, oil pastels, and watercolors.

Lions | Drawing of a Big Lion and a Little Lion Cub

MDE Art Blog — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:17:54 +0000

“Lions” is a 9″x12″ drawing of a big lion and a little lion cub. The artwork was created with pens, markers, oil pastels, watercolors, and acrylic paint.

Drawing and Painting of a Burro with Children

MDE Art Blog — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 10:54:57 +0000

The following artworks are similar drawings and paintings of a burro with two children reaching for its fur in the sunlight.

The first is a 9″x12″ painting/drawing created with watercolors, oil pastels, colored pencils, pens, markers, and acrylic paint. The painting is full of color as nature’s energy surrounds the two children and the burro, bathed in light, sharing a moment together of innate curiosity and companionship.

The second artwork is a 9″x12″ drawing created with colored pencils. The drawing focuses primarily on the relationship between four subjects; the burro, two children, and bright warm light emanating throughout.

Burro with Children
9″x12″

Burro with Children in Sunlight
9″x12″

Drawing and Painting of a Dolphin

MDE Art Blog — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:09:57 +0000

This is a 15″x21″ drawing and painting of a dolphin, drawn and painted with pens, paint pens, and watercolors on matte board. The drawing started with a quick blue pen sketch, followed by deep blue paint pen. White paint pen on the white of the paper was next, which creates interesting patterns under the watercolors applied last.

Unusual placement of blue, red, and other colors in the abstract background create an uncomfortable viewing angle for a dolphin, traditionally shown underwater. Lately, I have been affected by thinking about dolphins as “the most intelligent creatures on Earth after humans”, and “should therefore be treated as “non-human persons” and granted rights as individuals.” (physorg.com)