koukla carolyn

Everyday Matters Challenge #52 is to draw a dog, so here is another drawing of Ruggles. I didn’t do this for the challenge or anything—I have just been sketching him a lot lately. I did this in blue ink and I actually really like the effect of it, but I just grabbed the first thing that I saw in front of me. I don’t normally draw Ruggles in this position because I like to focus on his face. But he was sleeping and I thought I would just seize the opportunity—I’m glad I did.

Ruggles really is an awesome dog, even though he is getting cranky in his old age (13 years). He’s been sleeping a lot more than usual and he can’t play as much as he used to be able to, but he still follows us around and begs for food. I’ve been trying to draw him more frequently because he is afraid of cameras and so I can never take a photo of him. Also, I don’t know how much longer he will be around so I want to make sure I preserve some memories of him now that I have the chance. I am lucky to have such an attractive and loyal dog.