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Midnight Dreamer Studio This is the first commissioned portrait of an American Pitbull Terrier named Gypsy :) Hopefully the first of many more to come. She is a beloved pet of a friend of mine I met met on a forum, she is too cute :) I hope you like this portrait! Here is a tidbit of fact for you to chew on~ The American Canine Temperament Testing Association, which sponsors tests for temperament titles for dogs, reported that 95% of all APBTs that take the test pass, compared with a 77% passing rate for all breeds on average. The APBT's passing rate was the fourth highest of all the breeds tested. ~*~By the way I just got an email from my friend and she said that I captured Gypsy's look perfectly and she just loves it and can not wait to get the original on her wall!~*~ I am really happy because this is the first time i have drawn some ones animal :)
35 Comments
Bobba Quimba 23 Feb 2008
The eyes on this guy -- so expressiveMelinda Dalke 07 Feb 2008
Gypsy is beautiful, I love all Bully dogs-great dog art!jetone shumake 22 Jan 2008
AWW THIS IS A NICE PORTRAIT AND THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTDebbie Battrick 30 Jun 2007
Wonderful job on this dog...:)Heidi Olson 23 Apr 2007
awwws you have a real knack for capturing the animals personality leah!Mayme Crouse 02 Jan 2007
your love of animals is coming through to your work....and thanks for passing the info on about the pits.........they are a beautiful breedLeigh Karchner 31 Dec 2006
Nice work on the shading, eyes, and details Leah. I'll watch for more of your work.sharon hendrickson 26 Dec 2006
What a wonderful sketch and nice information !!~***WELL DONE***~!!Sara Deutsch 26 Dec 2006
You've captured her personality...fine pencil detail...Kerra Lindsey 25 Dec 2006
I can see that LOTS of work went into this one---that graphite is truly labor-intensive to get those good darks...love the highlights in the eyes! -KerraCarla Klosowski 25 Dec 2006
Delightful rendering! She looks adorable! Have a fantastic Christmas Leah! All the best! :)Loredana 25 Dec 2006
AWESOME WORK ..THANK YOU LEAH HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS DAY :XXthea walstra 24 Dec 2006
Cute and beautiful workCarliss Mora 24 Dec 2006
Leah, I know the feeling on firsts with animals. My first is a dog too, also here on AW, and you've done a great job! The more you do the better it gets.Olga van Dijk 24 Dec 2006
Sweet!! Merry Christmas!Renata Cavanaugh 23 Dec 2006
Beautiful pencil work Leah. Happy Holidays to you and yoru family!Terry Bassett 23 Dec 2006
Lovely pencil Leah and it's no surprise to me that the owners liked it.. Wish you all success with future portraits!..:-)Patty Day 23 Dec 2006
W0W!!! WONDERFUL JUST WONDERFUL!!!!Ginger Lovellette 23 Dec 2006
Leah, your work is always fantastic. This is superb!!!cynthia berridge 23 Dec 2006
wonderful drawing LeahAris Stathakis 22 Dec 2006
great work Leah, superb!Ruth Kauffman 22 Dec 2006
Well, Leah, you did a magnificent job on Gypsy!!! Great pencil work!Carrie Ann Watson 22 Dec 2006
Wow! Leah, you did a marvelous job! What a cutie! Excellent work! :)Tom and Susan Repasky 22 Dec 2006
Oh, what an absolutely adorable looking puppy Leah! The drawing is really very well done!! Amazing work!!! ~SJerry 22 Dec 2006
Great drawing and shading!Frank Maguire 22 Dec 2006
Your pencilwork fills me with envy, that's a wonderful job.Patrick Boyle 22 Dec 2006
beautiful pencil work Leah!! Merry ChristmasThomas Broadfoot 22 Dec 2006
Fantastic sketch you have created. Stunninghelen tyralik 22 Dec 2006
lovely ,well doneNatalie G 21 Dec 2006
How Adorable, Leah!!! Beautiful portrait! Cool name too...and very intelligent look:)Janet Gioffre Harrington 21 Dec 2006
It's a beautiful piece of artwork, Leah! Congrats! I was wondering what you were up to the last few days...bianca 21 Dec 2006
leah i just adore this piece...wow...monique cooper 21 Dec 2006
Oh she is a pretty girl!!!.. thanks for the tidbit too.. here in CA they are trying to band the breed i hear.. I hope not... "Punish the Deed not the Breed!!".. Awesome work!!!Tabitha Borges 21 Dec 2006
nice shading...greatAnonymous Guest 21 Dec 2006
Hi Leah, You've done a marvellous job at capturing Gypsy! My only comment is to watch the line of the eyes- make sure they are sitting on the same line and the same angle as the nose, chin and ears. The right eye is slightly higher than the left and this creates a distortion, which in turns 'jumps out' at the viewer and is a flaw of the artwork. You will improve with each portrait you do! I have been drawing and painting animals, (specialising in the Arabian Horse) for over ten years and I'm still learning everyday! Happy drawing and remember, art is food for the soul.