Kandu and Orkid - 2003


My first piece of artwork in 2003, and the first in a few months. I've really been in a drawing slump lately.

This was drawn from probably what was one of the last few photographs ever taken of Kandu before her fatal accident. I've been working on a painting of this particular scene, but I was having trouble getting Orkid to look right. There's perspective in the picture, which makes Orkid's head look bigger since it's closer. When I draw it, however, Orkid looks like a little whale with a big head. So I'm still having trouble with perspective.

Done with graphite pencil on sketch book paper.