Old English Sheepdog Picture

Hi all,
    Another busy week and much to do before I get off down to me mums for a few days...got to say I am looking forward to having this little break.
  The pictures you see on the left are a Old English Sheepdog called Zepp, a youngster of three years old and a typical OES, and by that I mean as nutty and lovable as they come. This one does have a tail which is a joy to see, and hopefully the new law bought in sometime ago will prevent anymore from being docked. The common name for OES is bobtail and I have to say that my own PooPoo was a docked one, but I like them with tails and it does not seem out of place. This picture is on light blue canson paper, size 12 x 16 inches mounted, using Prismacolours and will be my 12th OES drawing. Being a mostly white/grey/blue dog drawing this on white paper is a big no unless it was to be done in Graphite, which I have done before and works just as well, but I do prefer doing it this way because working on a coloured paper makes the picture more striking. The bonus to this paper is that there are two sides to it, one more honey combed which is better for Pastels and the other smoother which is great for CPs, plus you get a nice range of colours from light neutral light shades to vibrant funky ones, ideal for the more creative pieces perhaps.
   The weather is being to change a bit now feeling cooler, but still nice for this time of year, and I can see a few changes coming in the trees as they turn from green to shades of gold,ochre,orange and red so I will be out and about with my camera nabbing a few shots hopefully. I went off Blackberrying last week and came back with a tub full of them, I just love lightly cooked berries with a dollop of natural yogurt on them, makes a nice sweet or even a good brekkie!