Doodle Den

And yes, I kid you not - there is a breed of dog that naturally has dreadlocks.

So, it was Crufts! Its been a good ten years or more since I've attended. It was an early Mother's Day gift for my mum, who loves to go to Crufts as a visitor and watch the special events, as well as meet the dogs in Discover Dogs. Thats where a majority of these and following sketches have come from - a whole host of lovely and interesting dogs.

I must admit I wanted to actually do some quick sketches of people in the rings or pre-show, etc, but I was knackered, lol. Early start, lots of driving, lots of walking, etc. So I am going to make greater efforts to sketch moving people in the near future.

Did these at work whilst doing a bit of grooming and socialising on the cattery. Did them in pencil at first, which was a bit faint so went over them in pigment pen. Will take just the pen next time. Gotta animals are harder to observe because they move so much >.>

So these are the sketchbook sketches done in between the life drawing pieces. I rather like these :3 It took me personally a lot of confidence to sketch straight in pen, and to do it so fast as well.

A bit of a commentary for this week's life drawing pieces - there was actually no life model xD She didn't turn up due to an error on the gallery's part, so the teacher offered to get us in for free next time, or carry on but drawing from volunteers of the attendees. I didn't do a great deal of these brush/ink pieces because the poses were all very similar sitting ones and whilst I could have done loads of hand and feet and face studies again...I didn't want to :P So, armed with my small sketchbook, I took to sketching the other attendees of the session instead. Those drawings will be in the next post.