That's my sweetest Freya girl who passed away July 2016.. She is deeply missed but I am so glad to have Christina's portrait of her hanging on my wall.
- Nat Hrynuik -
You have a very "trained" eYe....Outstanding detail in every aspect of this image....the stippling of the nose and the fine hair of his fur......TOTALLY REALISTIC !!!
Wow!!!! This is beautiful. Never worked on scratch board, is it very difficult?
Artist Reply: Personally - I think it is actually one of the easiest mediums to get great detail out of without having to have incredible talent... if that makes sense! :) You simply have to have the patience to scratch each stroke out with a knife... :) E-mail me if you have any questions, I can give you a bit of a tutorial if you are interested in trying it! :)
I don't know what scratchboard is, but this drawing is beautiful
Artist Reply: Scratchboard is a fine layer of white clay, coated in an even finer layer of black ink. It is scratched off with an X-acto knife - reverse drawing... you are revealing the white with each stroke. Fun, detailed, and a lot of work! :)
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Anonymous Guest 16 Dec 2017
That's my sweetest Freya girl who passed away July 2016.. She is deeply missed but I am so glad to have Christina's portrait of her hanging on my wall. - Nat Hrynuik -Cynthia DeMaio 21 Mar 2007
Great attention to detail. Nice Work !!!!sheila stanley-powell 20 Mar 2007
great fur and feathering treatmentIgor Belinovich 31 Mar 2006
Marvelous work!!!!!!Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 18 Mar 2006
this is fantastic!! BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT!!Jerry 17 Mar 2006
Sensational, most excellent or superb!Scott Wessel 06 Mar 2006
Very nice picture. I felt like I was looking at photograph of my dog.Wanda Edwards 03 Mar 2006
ADORABLE!! The detail is excellent!Thom Roslan 02 Mar 2006
You have a very "trained" eYe....Outstanding detail in every aspect of this image....the stippling of the nose and the fine hair of his fur......TOTALLY REALISTIC !!!Karen Slade 28 Feb 2006
Wow, great work, so much detail. so real.Roshanda Burtscher 15 Feb 2006
Amazing scratchboard work! The lights and darks are wonderful!!Vivian Gutierrez 15 Feb 2006
beautiful!!!!!! it is so cute and the details are amazingthea walstra 12 Feb 2006
Cute and excellent work Christinalinda lindall 10 Feb 2006
wonderful detailingLaura Smith 05 Feb 2006
Wow Christina that is totally awesome work. I am sure it takes a lot of confidence that you are scratching off the right strokes each time! Amazing!!!John Enright 03 Feb 2006
love the dog Christina.... awesome attention to the details in the fur and nose.Emily Reed 31 Jan 2006
Full of charm and delight!Bev Chudey 26 Jan 2006
Wow!!!! This is beautiful. Never worked on scratch board, is it very difficult?Cristina Marsi 20 Jan 2006
Ohhh, really beautiful :)James Mobius 04 Jan 2006
that's astounding, and I don't throw that word around lightly. wow.Andrew Trask 28 Dec 2005
Another outstanding piece Christina, excellent..Lisa Hill 22 Dec 2005
your brilliant, i hve tried so many times to draw animals and fail miserably! Lisa xBeth Thompson 05 Dec 2005
Amazingly detailed. Beautiful work. Bravo.Herman Serrano 15 Nov 2005
Fantastic work! Love the swirling fur :)Gayle Taylor 14 Oct 2005
Great detail! Perfect perspective.Shannon Reinbold-Gee 31 Aug 2005
Very nicely done.Faith Bengtson 13 Aug 2005
Very nice work.Greg Joens 08 Aug 2005
youve got a knack with scratch board. It is perfect for fur!Jessica Morgan 12 Jul 2005
Oh I'm happy to visit your portfolio! You do outstanding work! This is just perfect, she is so sweet!Diana Hume 05 Jul 2005
This is wonderful Christina!! (BTW I live in Regina as well! Small world!)Angie Waszkiewicz 28 Apr 2005
What a cutie!cindy sink 27 Apr 2005
So cute and lifelikeBetty Schwartz 27 Apr 2005
Incredible detail in this finely wrought piece. Your pencil work is wonderful, too.Tabitha Borges 07 Apr 2005
what a wonedreful puppy remind my of my Hobie..great fur..Benjamin Bairn 03 Apr 2005
Excellent work. You certainly do have a great talent for realism in your art.Jay Eng 25 Mar 2005
Love the dog!! very nice.Lene Daugaard 25 Mar 2005
I don't know what scratchboard is, but this drawing is beautifulPenny Myers 23 Mar 2005
I like this. The black background makes the dog stand out. You did a great job on the furKonstantina Daskalaki 23 Mar 2005
Good work! It's also my favourite dog!!!!!Clif Jackson 22 Mar 2005
Such perfect detail -- beautiful scratch board!Val. Stokes 22 Mar 2005
Love your scratchboard rendering-makes me want to try it again.Yvonne Carter 21 Mar 2005
Excellent detail! I'll have to fijnd out what scratchboard isDavid Perkins 20 Mar 2005
excellent work I dont think i've seen scratchboard done this well before, I enjoyed looking through your gallerys...v blair 19 Mar 2005
Love it!I have a shnauzer and you have captured the personality well!lori street 17 Mar 2005
very niceRoger Anderson 03 Feb 2005
wow....fantastic work!sher richardson 03 Feb 2005
beautiful line work... plus a very nice placement... i love this : )Pat Abbott 03 Feb 2005
This is just stunning work!Reba McDonald 03 Feb 2005
Love it. Very well done.Mark Peterson 03 Feb 2005
Awesome work Christina!teresa greene 03 Feb 2005
Wow very well done!Yocep 03 Feb 2005
Beautiful work, Christina!john sayer 03 Feb 2005
awesome work. beautiful. looks like a photoEllen Brucks 03 Feb 2005
This is not the easiest medium but you have caught the natural, alert pose and the hair is so well done.