http://sidneyeileen.com/zp I am an artist, seamstress, and craftswoman, specializing in realistic artwork, Celtic knotwork, corsetry, and costuming.  Within these pages you will find many examples of my work in many different mediums.  I have a passion for unique and custom creations, and welcome commissions. en-US Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:24:00 -0700 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:24:00 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ZenPhoto RSS Generator Colored pencil on black paper, 6"x9"
Reference is one of my own photos of Isa.
]]> Domestic Animal Art Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:12:47 -0700 ACEO (2.5"x3.5")
Colored pencil on black paper
~1 hour of work
Reference: Chartreux Blues by ^FantasyStock]]> Domestic Animal Art Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:35:35 -0700 Oil paint on mini-canvas, 5"x7"
One session
Reference: [link] by ~MoonsongStock
No reference for the background (as if you couldn't tell)]]> Domestic Animal Art Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:04:19 -0700 Oil paint on canvas board
Diptych, 2 5"x7" canvas boards
Three sessions
Reference: photo of Yasha, an Italian greyhound

This is a gift for a friend who moved away. Yasha is a beloved little dog she had for years. To make the painting I am referencing a photo taken when Yasha was just a couple years old. Most of the elements in the painting exist in the photo, but I have re-arranged them to create a more pleasing composition.

For the last layer, I added the tree branch shadows showing through the window, and the plant in the pot on the left. I used black paint with a very high quantity of medium so the black would be translucent, and varied the quantity of pigment to create the darker and lighter areas.]]> Domestic Animal Art Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:47:57 -0700 Oil paint on canvas board, 4"x5"
One sitting
No reference]]> Domestic Animal Art Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:51:10 -0700 It's on 12"x18" black paper, with colored pencils
8 hours of work
Model: Neo, who lives with *MysticWolfy, courtesy of ~tigress-phan [link]]]> Domestic Animal Art Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 9"x9", colored pencil on black paper
8 hours of work
Model: Purrfect [link] , photographed by `velociraptor, lives with ~cat-crazy

I elongated the face a bit from the original photo. That wasn't intentional (I tend to distort proportions when I'm out of practice), but I think it turned out well anyway. Her expression is just a bit more... um... disturbed?]]> Domestic Animal Art Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Colored pencil on black paper, ACEO size
3 hours of work
Commission for ~artwoman3571 of her dog Tramp.
Model: Tramp, photos provided by ~artwoman3571

I was sent two photos for this portrait, one of the pose (in sepia), and one showing the color of Tramp's coat. I think the hardest part of this one was cleaning up the scan. For some reason, the scan was particularly acute at picking up the paper texture and creating noise.]]> Domestic Animal Art Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Colored pencil on white paper
~6 hours of work
Trade with ~artwoman3571
Model: Daphne, photos provided by ~artwoman3571

I took a couple liberties with the reference photo, changed the costume a bit and added the wink. Yes, her toes were painted in the reference photo.]]> Domestic Animal Art Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 5"x7", colored pencil on black paper
Model: A cat, courtesy of *sajlent [link]

An experiment in using markings to define the form, rather than lighting. I modified the cat's markings slightly to clarify the shape of the head and face.

I plan to experiment more with markings, and will be drawing at least one more tuxedo cat in the near future.]]> Domestic Animal Art Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700