A goat, some ink and a good sharp needle!

We met at the PA State Fair, and I knew right away that I had to do his portrait! Mixed media scratchboard on masonite, coated so that it needs no glass (cheaper to frame, my dear), thousands of tiny line carved into the surface, creating a very luminous surface.The horns are slightly tinted. It is really tough to capture the detail that goes into this with a digital camera, but here it is.

Pet portraits, freak animals, circus art, poster, sideshow, carnival, agriculture, illustration, banners, signs, gold leaf