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Jan 04

“Red-Whiskered Bulbul in Mauritius,” Daniel D. Brown, 2016, Pastel Pencil

My wife and I eloped to South Africa and Mauritius in 2014. One of the most common birds we saw in Mauritius was the red-whiskered bulbul. This particular bird was begging my wife for scraps of an apple she was eating. You can buy prints of this piece here.

Red-WhiskeredBulbul_DanielDBrown_2015_600 — “Red-Whiskered Bulbul in Mauritius”

Red-WhiskeredBulbul_DanielDBrown_2015_600_Detail1 — Detail

Red-WhiskeredBulbul_DanielDBrown_2015_600_Detail2 — Detail

Nov 29

“Zoe,” Daniel D. Brown, 2015, Pastel pencil on Pastelmat

“Zoe,” a recent pet portrait commission. 14″ x 11″ Gioconda pastel pencils on Pastelmat

Original is SOLD

Zoe_DanielDBrown_2015_detail1_600 — Detail

Zoe_DanielDBrown_2015_detail2_600 — Detail

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

"Kaimana" 2015, Daniel D. Brown, pastel pencil — “Kaimana”
2015, Daniel D. Brown, pastel pencil

And here's the pup with his portrait — And here’s the pup with his portrait

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.