Photo and pencil drawing of my dog Josh

A very good friend of mine, Gianna Butterfield, recently completed a graphite pencil drawing as a tribute to my "son" Josh. Here is the completed drawing and the reference photo (which I shot). I know it's not a photo but it turned out so beautiful I had to share and it took her about 15 hours to complete. Josh is a 9 year old shepherd mix. Here is a link to some more of Gianna's art. http://gianna23.gfxart​ist.com/artworks/

Drawing was posted with permission and is copyrighted 2006 by Gianna Butterfield.

I love the drawing a lot!!! The photo, mmmhh... next time take the leash out!

And, sorry... he looks sad in the drawing!

Excellent drawing. This lady Gianna has real talent.

WOW! That is very amazing work! Beuatiful "son" as well.

The drawing is great. Quite a talent. I agree with Mao, take the leash out if you can next time.

Quite simply a remarkable piece of work. It very nearly looks like a B&W converted from the photo. She's done a wonderful job.

Excellent work.

That's unreal. That lady has got some real talent. Nice looking dog also.