Unsinkable

I recently completed this 4 by 4 portrait of Molly for her owner's 90th birthday gift. Though I will always choose cats for my own work, I love drawing portraits of all kinds of animals for their owners. There are two reasons for this. 1) People love their furry companions and are almost always happy with the portraits. 2) Each one turns out differently. I usually draw from a photo, so the challenge is to make the portrait look like a piece of art--and not just a copy of the photo, while still looking enough like the pet for people to have immediate recognition.