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.
!["Sentience" Daniel D. Brown, 2014, pastel pencil, 11 x 14"](http://laughingmantisstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Sentience_DanielDBrown_2014_6001.jpg)
Daniel D. Brown, 2014, pastel pencil, 11 x 14″
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