“Benito the Hyacinth Macaw,” Daniel D. Brown, 2015, Pastel Pencil

I really got a great bunch of photographs from my most recent trip to the National Aviary with my wife. Needless to say, they have been a huge inspiration in my pastel drawings. This is “Benito” the Hyacinth macaw that lives at the Aviary. He is almost ALWAYS putting on a show when I visit, hanging upside down, stretching his wings, making a racket, or grooming the other macaw.

This piece is 11×14”. You can buy prints of this piece HERE.

Original is SOLD

"Benito" the Hyacinth Macaw
“Benito” the Hyacinth Macaw
Detail
Detail

“Kaimana,” Daniel D. Brown, 2015, Pastel Pencil

A recent commission of this wonderful labrador/pitt bull mix named “Kaimana” or just “Kai.”  He’s also my neighbor.

Original is SOLD

"Kaimana" 2015, Daniel D. Brown, pastel pencil
“Kaimana”
2015, Daniel D. Brown, pastel pencil
Detail
Detail
Framed
Framed
And here's the pup with his portrait
And here’s the pup with his portrait