The start point for pet portrait drawings I’ve been told on many occasion “I just wouldn’t know where to start”, when someone comments on my pet portrait drawings. Well the truth of it is I mainly start at the top and work down. The reason for this is so as not to drag my hand…
So after a forced sabbatical from drawing, due to the birth of a child, having an extension built and moving home, I’m now back in the game with the second drawing of 2016, a beautiful black labrador called Lucie. Unfortunatley she’d come to the end of her journey on this planet and this drawing is a…
So why a drawing of a Springer Spaniel? Unfortunately Pippa passed away a while ago, a family member thought a drawing of her would make a great birthday present so commissioned me to draw this picture. It was a pleasure to draw such a beautiful dog and I’m thrilled with the result. If you think…
This is the first drawing I've done of a horse. I have to say what a joy it was to complete I was recently commissioned to draw a horse, I hadn’t undertaken a horse drawing before but wasn’t phased by the thought, in fact I relish new drawing challenges like this. It’s always a joy to…
This drawing of a couples wedding day is for their 1st anniversary, paper It never really occurred to me until I was asked to draw a couples wedding day that what a fantastic 1st wedding anniversary gift idea it makes, as the first is paper. As gift ideas for wedding anniversaries go, this has to be up…
So it’s been a while since I’ve been able to complete a commission, the lead up to having a baby can do that. I only hope there’s time after the lil mite is born to draw. I’m sure there will. Anyway, I have been able to complete one drawing recently and am well into the…
Kittens, water and drawings are a terrible mix. The latest drawing I completed was sitting on my dining room table (where I do all of my drawings), ready to post and my super cute, nightmare of a cat come kitten, knocked over a cup of water which promptly soaked straight into said drawing, ruining it.…
My next drawing is well underway, but I thought I’d show you a quick preview of how it’s going. The drawing is of a couple of black labradors named Archie and Trapper. They look like mature dogs that are really content and well behaved. The great thing about labs is they have beautiful coats and are…
I love this, when a pencil gets down to nearly being unable to hold it. It means I’ve been drawing a lot. Of course when a pencil is this short, I can’t actually draw with it, rather I use it for shading purposes. I go through quite a lot of pencils and 4B is one of…
So the time has come, I’ve succumbed and made myself a website. As I own a web design company, I thought it was about time to create my own personal website for Garry’s Pencil Drawings. After it’s humble beginnings as a Facebook page, my little hobby has grown to the point where it warranted decent galleries and…