tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81514395647265267542026-04-16T06:24:29.174-07:00Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.comBlogger372125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-50196050324679156932026-04-16T06:24:05.066-07:002026-04-16T06:24:29.131-07:00It was with Pancake's picture I decided to really lean into only doing close-ups of faces. Sometimes trying to draw the whole body is a challenge! I made a mask to sponge paint on for his glorious whiskers. <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/55109114281/in/dateposted-public/" title="Pancake"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55109114281_2066efc177.jpg" width="357" height="500" alt="Pancake, a tuxedo cat"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-25953448495809366722026-04-15T04:38:00.000-07:002026-04-15T04:38:00.525-07:002025 was the year of the doodle dog! I think I must have drawn 5 or 6 doodles and silly Oswald was the last of them :-) His different coloured eyes really threw me off! <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/55108228667/in/dateposted-public/" title="Oswald, a close-up of a white dog"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55108228667_bb43e60917.jpg" width="357" height="500" alt="Oswald"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-1400850277972580012026-04-13T08:51:00.000-07:002026-04-13T08:51:10.501-07:00More than one picture from 2025 had me wishing the drawing would never end. I don't know if that makes sense--I just enjoyed making the picture so much that I was a little sad when the picture was finished :-D Huntress' portrait had some challenges that were resolved once I realized one of the eyes was a little off. <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/55109493120/in/dateposted-public/" title="Huntress, a Doberman"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55109493120_1c95d3e81e.jpg" width="357" height="500" alt="Huntress"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-25036978048205133072026-04-11T10:34:00.000-07:002026-04-11T10:34:19.643-07:00I drew a cartoony version of A back in 2023 and his human returned for a realistic version. The pose was challenging, but in the end, worked out very well! <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/55020352602/in/dateposted-public/" title="A"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55020352602_73ebe536a7.jpg" width="357" height="500" alt="An upside down grey and white cat"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-73634734395651120482026-04-10T22:02:00.000-07:002026-04-10T22:12:10.298-07:00A deluxe sketch for Alfie! He ran away from home, but happily returned :-) <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/55021419033/in/dateposted-public/" title="Alfie"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55021419033_ff31db1b46.jpg" width="357" height="500" alt="Sketch of a cat named Alfie"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-27271100603886581692026-04-10T08:05:00.000-07:002026-04-10T08:05:08.880-07:00Bigsby's portrait is one that took a while to ideate, and many conversations with one of his humans, but the result was so worth it! So many layers came together to make a very personal picture. <Br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54997637933/in/dateposted-public/" title="Bigsby"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54997637933_df3142a5a6.jpg" width="374" height="500" alt="Bigsby, a golden lab leaning out of a truck"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-76288787445913410252026-04-05T06:33:00.000-07:002026-04-05T06:35:10.704-07:00Photos don't do Sterling's portrait just--this paper piece used many layers of vellum to create the water and glitter accented his coat and sand! <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54996579982/in/dateposted-public/" title="Sterling"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54996579982_a142df8a16.jpg" width="500" height="368" alt="Sterling"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-67728342221100830672026-03-27T06:18:00.000-07:002026-03-27T06:18:44.487-07:00Pam is the third of three rabbits I was commissioned to draw this year. She came with such a cool backstory--her human found her amongst the dandelions, eating a piece of apple! I knew this picture called for something more special than a traditional drawing :-) <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54997721864/in/dateposted-public/" title="Pam - Softer version"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54997721864_1ec4429e16.jpg" width="500" height="372" alt="Pam - Softer version"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-21744092580146675712026-03-24T05:00:00.000-07:002026-03-24T05:00:42.012-07:00Hunny is a total cutie patootie! It took a while to finish her picture because there ws some distortion in the reference photo and the position of one eye kept bothering me until I fixed it. <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54907377989/in/dateposted-public/" title="Hunny"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54907377989_991eebc832.jpg" width="357" height="500" alt="Hunny, a black Pomeranian on a pink backbground"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-65895591822414486162026-03-14T07:28:00.000-07:002026-03-14T07:28:39.073-07:00Handsome and snuggable Nami's pictures were done in-between my artistic growth spurt. It was a bit of a struggle between the past and the present! <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54831936700/in/dateposted-public/" title="Baby Nami"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54831936700_0bb9443c7d.jpg" width="353" height="500" alt="Baby Nami"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center> <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54831936690/in/dateposted-public/" title="Adult Nami"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54831936690_d62ff174a1.jpg" width="358" height="500" alt="Adult Nami"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center> <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54831861278/in/dateposted-public/" title="Nami&#x27;s Close-Up"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54831861278_59b7d1e33e.jpg" width="364" height="500" alt="Nami&#x27;s Close-Up"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-66830817167886501322026-03-12T08:47:00.000-07:002026-03-12T08:47:53.162-07:00It sounds silly to say, but there are pictures where I experience a little bit of sadness when they're finished. Dracula's portait was one of them--I really enjoyed the process from drawing, cutting and final assembly! <Br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54809219264/in/dateposted-public/" title="Dracula"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54809219264_8c37a0e887.jpg" width="500" height="374" alt="Dracula"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-4503014963913149912026-03-06T06:31:00.000-08:002026-03-06T06:34:04.297-08:00Potato is a special little guy--so special I added a bonus sketch! The first portrait turned into an accidental papercraft picture--I gouged the background and the only way to fix it was by cutting him out :-) <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54742181333/in/dateposted-public/" title="Potato"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54742181333_4d80b0f1c0.jpg" width="360" height="500" alt="Potato, portrait of a black and white French bulldog on an orange patterned background"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center> <br /><br /> Potato is equally regal and playful! <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54742309200/in/dateposted-public/" title="Bonus Potato"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54742309200_89e315cc6f.jpg" width="348" height="500" alt="Blue pencil sketch of a happy running French bulldog"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-74182259964196045432026-03-05T09:41:00.000-08:002026-03-05T09:41:22.174-08:00I drew three bunnies this year--a new record! <br /><br > <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54742180364/in/dateposted-public/" title="Char Char"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54742180364_502ce99728.jpg" width="499" height="500" alt="Char Char, a brown rabbit"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-9959128696765908172026-03-04T07:27:00.000-08:002026-03-04T07:27:10.469-08:00A layered picture piece featuring kitties Oscar and Mcgyver. Pencil crayon, PanPastel, paper, ink and rubber stamps all came together for one unique 6x6" piece! <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54676307478/in/dateposted-public/" title="Oscar and Mcgyver"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54676307478_a865837b70.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Oscar and Mcgyver"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-51128738895510666762026-03-02T08:14:00.000-08:002026-03-02T08:15:02.074-08:00Two pets in one picture often poses a problem--one looks good and then the other looks a little wonky! <br /><br /> A pair of scissors to the rescue! I ended up layering different pieces of this picture and the poms look so cute on a blue background! <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54620607607/in/dateposted-public/" title="Pomeranian Pair"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54620607607_0dd9df92da.jpg" width="500" height="357" alt="Pomeranian Pair"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-74127563376959121912026-03-01T08:46:26.268-08:002026-03-01T08:46:54.850-08:00Panda's picture was another one where I stopped and couldn't believe I had created it. Panda is so perfect--from the shaded eyes to the tiny mouth! <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54595769711/in/dateposted-public/" title="Panda"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54595769711_b337745bef.jpg" width="357" height="500" alt="Panda, a close-up portrait of a grey and white fluffy cat"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-29906298805402852092026-02-08T07:00:00.000-08:002026-02-08T07:01:01.361-08:00I'm pleased to announce that I am once again exhibiting at the Quenten Doolittle Memorial Gallery inside the Pumphouse Theatre. <br /><br /> My hand-cut cardstock silhouette, "Canada Goose", will be on display until April 4, 2026. It is also for sale. Please check out the <a href="https://pumphousetheatre.ca/naturally-occurring/">other artwork as well</a> :-) <br /><br /> <center> <img src="https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/purpleponyart/8441421/24594/24594_600.png" alt="Naturally Occuring poster" title="naturing_occuring_poster.png"> </center> <br /><br /> <center> <a target="_blank" href="https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/purpleponyart/8441421/24901/24901_original.jpg"> <img src="https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/purpleponyart/8441421/24901/24901_300.jpg" alt="Framed picture of Canada Goose artwork" title="bennett_christine_canada_goose.jpg"></a> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-11810574671112715152026-01-10T08:02:00.000-08:002026-01-10T08:02:31.410-08:00One of the cartoonier pictures I've done. It took a lot of sketches to get to the final picture :-) <Br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54595965573/in/dateposted-public/" title="Indiana Bones"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54595965573_5f536a06b2.jpg" width="355" height="500" alt="Indiana Bones"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-57698525828705065032026-01-09T06:21:00.000-08:002026-01-09T06:21:31.323-08:00I drew a pet celeb at the 2025 Calgary Expo! Bernoulli is one of three puppers from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bunsenberner.bmd/">Bunsen Berner BMD</a>. Bernoulli absolutely loved the family cat, Ginger, hence why he's got a kitty pin on his lapel. Follow them for science and shenanigans :-) <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54570327232/in/album-72177720326178028" title="Bernoulli"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54570327232_f34095cd8a.jpg" width="357" height="500" alt="Bernoulli, a cartoon Bernese mountain dog" /></a><script async="async" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-61220125122013733872025-12-28T08:30:00.000-08:002025-12-28T08:30:50.144-08:00So, a weird thing happened over the course of 2025--my style and skill got a glow-up! <br /><br /> I really can't explain how, but I started paying more attention to the coat patterns and details, and voila! Much like the picture of Andy, I found myself staring at the pictures and confused about how I drew it :-D <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54557398819/" title="Kona"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54557398819_1598a522f9.jpg" width="353" height="500" alt="Kona, a grey-brown hound on a blue background"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-29810089372140756842025-12-14T10:15:02.816-08:002025-12-14T10:15:28.499-08:00No pet? No problem! I'm happy to draw your favourite animal, or in this case, a stuffie named Nutz :-D <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54533281645/" title="No Pet, No Problem!"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54533281645_99d77e238c.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="No Pet, No Problem!"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-68343005850519526072025-11-29T10:36:00.000-08:002025-11-29T10:36:54.822-08:00Handsome Ming! <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54528188945/in/dateposted-public/" title="Ming"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54528188945_4dd7c88b9b.jpg" width="357" height="500" alt="Ming"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center> Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-46383743776805460602025-11-12T07:21:00.000-08:002025-11-12T07:21:14.248-08:00This was a fun picture to draw! Oreo likes kicking around her mouse toy :-D <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54523183747/in/dateposted-public/" title="Oreo"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54523183747_da86ab9c0e.jpg" width="356" height="500" alt="Oreo" /></a><script async="async" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-45207871636483878912025-11-08T09:09:26.828-08:002025-11-08T09:09:59.926-08:00Gus's picture had to go in the mail--his human ordered his picture on Thursday night of Calgary Expo, but I was so tired that the picture was not going to turn out well. Oooof! I have it sitting on my desk and it just wasn't happening at 8pm! <br /><br /> I'm thankful to everyone who lets me mail their picture after the show--it's well worth it! <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54524052241/in/dateposted-public/" title="Gus"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54524052241_81b0974209.jpg" width="355" height="500" alt="Gus"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151439564726526754.post-43489610060013407062025-08-10T07:41:00.000-07:002025-08-10T07:41:29.486-07:00This is a special commission of an OTRB chihuahua--the customer provided me with many photos and the one that caught my attention was one of Tynk in a ballerina outfit. <br /><br /> I constructed a doll and added the dress. It's a simple paper art picture, but so effective and heartwarming. Our pets spark imagination in so many ways! <br /><br /> <center> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/calzephyr/54524406045/in/dateposted-public/" title="Tynk-R-Belle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54524406045_991b4e2dff.jpg" width="353" height="500" alt="Tynk-R-Belle"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.com0