Anyone who can draw portraits? Need help with my tattoo

[bettagurl]

I really want to get a tattoo done of my old girl... She is what got me into the breed and she just means a lot to me.

If anyone is willing to help me out by doing a sketch - I am useless with drawing - it would really help. What I was thinking is her head and neck, either facing toward you or a bit to the side, with wisteria growing around and some of the flowers overlapping her... Wisteria flowers always remind me of home and for some reason, of her. I just need something to give to the artist so he or she can really draw it out. I want it to look just like her, not a cartoony looking thing.. I want her expression to be attentive, but soft, not like she's anxious of worried. I hope I explained myself well enough.

As an example, something like this, I want to see her whole face.

I know I'm being very picky, but this is something that will be in my skin forever... So if any artists just want some practice or something, even a rough sketch - as I can bring pics of her with me too - would help...

 

[bettagurl]

I know I could get the artist to draw up a few pics that I want, but I want ideas myself.. I wish I could draw well.

 

[Westie]

Here's my interpretation-

 

[Blue2Fyre]

I've drawn a couple dog portraits I could try my hand at it. Just a rough sketch to see if you like it.

 

[bettagurl]

Not quite what I was looking for West, not a face she made often.

Thanks Blue, I'm getting in touch with all of my artsy friends, the more sketches I can look at the better... I'm as indecisive as a squirrel in a nut shop to be honest.. lol

 

[Blue2Fyre]

I have a sketch made up but my scanner is being a POS right now. Once it's working I'll post the sketch

 

[Westie]

Sorry, couldn't resist!

 

[bettagurl]

Aww, thanks Blue I really do appreciate it, she was very special.

It's okay Westie, ignorance has ruined the name of the breed and I'm used to it now.

 

[Blue2Fyre]

Ok no one laugh. My scanner is dead so I had to free hand the sketch on my computer. It's not as good but you get the idea. I had the eyes way better in the pencil sketch. Anyway my sketching style is very gestural.

I had the eyes way better in the pencil sketch. Anyway my sketching style is very gestural. Here's some dog paintings I've done in the past. I use to do dog advertisements for a dog daycare as well.
This one is my dog in water color

And this one is a picture I did for a client in acrylic. For some reason whenever I post it the picture looks squished. If you click on it you'll see the real version.

 

[taninsama]

Aww, she's a true darling. Here's my interpretation... hope you don't mind the shabbiness, I only threw it together in like, 30 mins. So I didn't do too much detail, but I saw she wears those bandannas all the time, so...