August dog drawing/painting challenge!

Scottish Deerhound 

Kooikerhondje 

Stabyhoun

Kuvasz

Lancashire Heeler

I took on a challenge this entire month of August where you draw (paint) a different doggie dog every day - or follow the daily prompts from the instagram Doggust 2024 challenge list. I have never even heard of most of these breeds and some are pretty wackadoodle to draw! To be able to focus like a laser and choose to draw daily was never a chore for me. I draw, paint, (digitally and traditionally) as much as I can squeeze in daily. Not to mention sorting and editing through my designs for print and products for my shop for hours every day. Sometimes I feel like I’m running behind on all art projects. Because I had a late start in this digital art drawing (I’m going on my sixth year soon!) I’m always in a hurry to complete art projects. This year I have painted so much and now I’m finally documenting it in my shop and Instagram also have queued up vids for YouTube to elevate that channel. But dogs have been the focus this month for a personal goal to level up my skills (paw studies) some of these designs will eventually become prints and naturally a calendar for 2025 which I’m obsessed with and this is now a tradition (cats tooooo!). And I feel the need to design a puzzle - random interest I know. 31dog drawings in August has taught me to develop my sense of style and look that I feel pretty good about. I am running out of time so I’m making the most out of it and everything I draw matters. Dogs are my therapy.

 

New prints for upcoming 2025 calendar progress report

Cowboy cat available in my ZAZZLE shop

Night gardener cat print available soon!

My goal is to complete a series of 12 funny and naturally cute cat designs by July or I may push to August 1 for the prints to be available as physical POD prints rather than digital downloads each one being unique and trendy and hopefully evergreen for my shop. Themes are nurses, grade school, garden, cowboy, outer space and ghosts etc!!! Full page color art including backgrounds instead of my typical quick and minimal white background png file. Kinda tired of that outdated overly saturated look. I am spicing things up or leveling up my look and art style for my shop! Spending an awful lot more time in research and development and simply going the extra mile because I need to for myself. I have a better attitude lately maybe health and well being and never taking anything for granted is contributing to that and ultimately helps me grow as an artist and makes me improve my art. I love this whole process. It is a challenge I fully take on every year now and am excited to see the growth! Cats are silly goofballs and those who appreciate them will hopefully appreciate my art and bring them joy! My dopey cats do  everyday!!!!  

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