Animal Alphabet Complete!

Finally, my animal alphabet set is complete! I think they look great and would make a great addition to any kid's room. Check them out at my etsy store!

SALE! and bunnies...

Today and Tomorrow (Nov 27-28) you can get your favorite Miller Sye paintings for 25% off! Just enter the code "THXBUNNY" when you check out at my Etsy store. While you're there, take a look at these new bunnies!

Miss Bunny

White Bunny Portrait

Vermeer Bunny

Animal Alphabets

Geez it's been a long time since I updated my blog... sorry! I've been busy this Summer with many things but I have started working on a new series of Animal Alphabets pastels. They are only available as art blocks and I think of them as an elegant alternative to the typical nursery decoration. They make great gifts for newborn or toddlers. You can see all the currently available letters at my Etsy store. I'm about half way done with the alphabet... Let me know what you think!

A Squirrel This Morning

Drew a curious squirrel in pastel this morning...

Curious Squirrel

Drawing of Girl with Neurowear Cat Ears

I loved the video of the Neurowear cat ears that I posted about a few days ago so much that i decided to make a drawing about it. My favorite part of that video is when the girl sees the guy on the street and her ears perk up, but the guy doesn't notice her. I don't know how a guy can miss a girl with huge cat ears. Maybe it's just too common in Japan.

Girl with Neurowear Cat Ears

Drawing a Duckling Pastel

So I made a new pastel drawing of a duckling and I made pictures along the way to show how my drawing is made. You can find the final artwork for sale at my Etsy or ArtFire store.

	1. I picked out the colors I will use for my drawing and my initial sketch is made in what would be the medium color, in this case, a strong yellow.
	2. Next, I shaded in the shadows of the duck and the duck bill.
	3. I typically use 2-3 colors to create a rich background. In this case, I used a teal, medium green, and a pale green, each overlapping slightly to create a gentle fade. I also use the background colors to darken the shadows of the duck's body to make the duck more of a part of the environment. I decided to make the duck's eyes teal as well because I loved the color so much. I was kind of messy and you can see some green fingerprints on the body of the duck :P
	4. Lastly, I put in the highlight colors. I used a white on the duck bill to blend and create a smooth looking bill. I used a very light cream color for the duck, adding marks along the edges of body to create a "fuzziness" effect. I also added some pale green to the eyes to give it a more liquid look.

Rooster Portrait Pastels

So following my baby chick pastels, I decided to make some rooster pastels... from baby to papa!

Rooster Against a Teal Sky

Roosters Against a Deep Blue Sky

Crowing Rooster in the Morning

Baby Chicks!

I love going out to the country and visiting farms in the Summer and I love seeing baby chicks! The weather has been great, so I made 3 new pastels of baby chicks.

Baby Chick on Baby Blue

Baby Chick on Peach

Baby Chick on Blue Forest

Deer Fawn Pastel Drawings

Spring is in full bloom and what's a more beautiful sign of Spring than a deer fawn? I also just opened up a Miller Sye store on ArtFire... check it out!

Deer Fawn Morning Glory	Deer Fawn Afternoon Bliss
Deer Fawn Cool Afternoon	Deer Fawn Nap Time

More Puppies

Just some more puppies in pastel...

Bichon Frise Puppy

Rottweiler Puppy

Samoyed Puppy

Animal Pairs

Inspired by the Mother's Day drawings, I made a few new drawings of animals in pairs...

Deer Kissing

Bunnies in Love

Two Beagles Together Forever

Mothers and Babies

So Mother's Day is coming up and I made a couple of new drawings of mothers and babies...

Mother Teaching Baby Red Squirrel How to Crack a Nut

Mother Holding Baby Panda

Lots and Lots of Bunny Rabbits

In the last few days I made a lot of pastels of bunnies. I tried to create a beautiful light with the fur of each bunny and chose a different time of day with each artwork.

Twilight Bunny	Dawn Bunny
Morning Dew Bunny	Hazy Afternoon Bunny
Morning Fresh Bunny	Early Afternoon Bunny
Early Evening Bunny

Banjo and Mogwai

Two more pastels inspired by super cute puppies. Banjo is an extremely fluffy Keeshond and Mogwai is an Alaskan Klee Kai, a miniature breed of the Siberian Husky.

Banjo the Keeshond

Mogwai the Alaskan Klee Kai

Clea and Kate

So I made a couple more pastels. The first one is a Miniature Schnauzer named "Clea" where I used royal blue for the shadows and a bright pink background. I love schnauzers' fuzzy faces! The second one is Kate from "Just Another Dog Blog", showing off her enormous tongue! You should definitely check out her blog, really great photographs of her and her buddies and the writing is quite humorous.

Clea

Kate

Puppies in Pastels

So I decided to try my hand at doing portraits in pastel instead of watercolor. I went with straight forward portraits of puppies instead of dressed in costumes to get my feet wet. I think they're very cute!