Mar
22
“Winnie the Crested Oropendola,” Daniel D. Brown, 2015, Pastel Pencil
Yet another pastel drawing based on a photograph I took at the National Aviary. This one is 8×10″ on Pastelmat. You can buy prints of this piece HERE.
Feb
23
“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
Jan
29
“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
2015, Daniel D. Brown, pastel pencil
Dec
08
“Sentience,” Daniel D. Brown, 2014, Pastel Pencil
I must say, I put more work into this piece than any other I’ve ever done. I literally spent months working on it in short bursts, followed by a couple of weeks of more intense work. I lost count of how many dozens of hours went into it. The reference photo I used was taken by the excellent breast cancer scientist (and my colleague) Dr. Ryan Hartmaier at the Pittsburgh zoo. You can buy prints of this piece HERE.
Daniel D. Brown, 2014, pastel pencil, 11 x 14″
Jul
25
“Seamus,” Daniel D. Brown, 2014, Pastel Pencil
This is a commission I recently completed. This was my first attempt at a pet commission with pastel pencils instead of graphite, and I’m incredibly happy with how he turned out.
Original is SOLD
Daniel D. Brown, 2014, pastel pencil, 11×14″
