This is a color pencil drawing on paper. My client requested that the dogs should see her in some direction. I realized that it is better to draw two heads near each other. I used color pencil to create the colors, ink to fine the details of the fur, faces, and chins. I used pencils to creates the background and shadows.

On my blog, I posted a few of my paintings and drawings. Most of my artwork was for customers. I got a lot of wonderful comments on Facebook and other websites, but not as much from my blog. I think that I should make some changes. I need to try to post more of my artwork. I'd like my clients to feel that they can get the best treatment possible through my services.  My goal is to make my client satisfied with my artwork. Then I am happy.

 

These are pencil drawings for my customers. They were requested and were copied from photos. I used 2B and some charcoal on mix media paper. It took me about 4 hours to make each of them. To help me with shading, I turned the photos into black-and-white, as it is hard to find the values of different colors. 

Here are some examples of my work. There is charcoal, pencil, oil, ink, silk, and porcelain and glass paints.

I have loved art since I was a young girl, but I never had the chance to go any art universities because my parents didn't allow me to, despite my full scholarship. My neighbor introduced me to an art tutor that helped me about 40 years ago. I practiced for about 7 years. After high school, I went on to become a nurse and went to medical school. I collected pictures of art from magazines, newspapers, even books, eventually learning how to sew and knit as well.
After 3 years of work as an M.D., I went to Vienna, Austria and worked for 7 years as a nurse. I started to paint with oil and silk in my free time. During the 7 years I have lived in Vienna, I didn't have a lot of time or the right conditions to draw and paint, but I visited art museums almost every week. I studied old masterpieces and classic art, saw royal porcelain, and even walked the streets to enjoy different kinds of art through windows. It made me more passionate about art. I wished I was an artist every day.
Since I came to the U.S., I had a very hard time living my life, with no opportunities to continue my hobbies, especially with my husband and 5 kids. Just a few months ago, I got a membership at the Shrewsbury Art Guild. Suddenly, I felt this was the right time to start my passion. Then I started to draw with pencil every day, drawing anything and everything I saw. I got a lot of wonderful comments from people that saw my work on Artist Daily. This increased my confidence enough to become an artist.
I am very happy and honored to show my artwork. I like all kinds of art, including wall art, silk, wood, glass, porcelain, watercolor, and ink. I have learned to love crafts like sewing, knitting, and making jewelry. I mainly work with oil and pencil. My artwork has a lot of landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, still life, and figures as well as portraits. My artwork is supposed to be a natural version of what I see, with a couple of signature twists, like more vibrant colors. My husband and I now have a company known as "Yuquan Natural Herbs Center, Inc." Our goal is to take care of personal and customer needs, to make them happy and satisfied with the quality of our work.