Doodles
By Linda Boucher
My Doodle Gallery
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![Sleeping dog doodle drawing in sketchbook with little extra images of dog noses in pink]()
Sleeping Dog
This is a doodle of my doodle, Bukowski, the Labradoodle. This is how he sleeps on the couch, sprawled upside down, feet in the air, one toe touching me very very faintly.
I am obsessed with his nose, and I draw it all the time! -
![Today is my dog's birthday and this my little birthday card for him (or me I guess). Crazy doodle of a labradoodle in party hat, bunting and cake. A cartoon doodle style of drawing i in fun colours]()
Happy Birthday Bukowski
Bukowski is my best mate, my muse and the absolute joy of my life. I like to think he feels the same way about me.
I know he prefers cheese.
The art I create, this website and every rainy walk I take, is dedicated to my little Boo. Thanks for being such a good boy. Always. -
![doodle drawing of a b&w cat looking at you simple lines hot pink heart shaped nose green feline eyes, bold contemporary pet portrait]()
In the Pink
A doodle of a cat, tucked up in the pink. I like the simplicity of this drawing. Conveying emotions and personality can be as much about what you don’t draw… and it might be a simple doodle that nails it. What the client usually doesn’t realise is there were 20 drawings that went before the finished ‘simple’ one haha
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![Cartoon doodle of my dog in a pawfoot bath,tub, complete with cucumber slices on his eyes, and bubbles bursting all over the place. A witty spa day for a dog who loves a roll in the mud.]()
Spa Day
My dog’s absolute favourite thing in the world is cheese. A close second is to roll in whatever dead thing he can find on a walk. He gets into an altered state of ecstasy, followed by a slightly awkward moment when he snaps out of his reverie, and tries to pretend he isn’t covered in stink. I try not to shame him too much.. but I know he knows, because when we get back to the boat, he jumps straight into his bath (a little paddling pool I have for his baths, and to cool down on hot days)
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![Cartoon doodle of a little sausage dog looking up at the dog he loves, who is so big you can only see his feet and part of her legs. Dachshund is a black cute dog long ears big nose short legs.]()
Big Love
Dogs never cease to amaze me. They love what they love, and seem so confident in their choices. This little doodle was inspired by my friend’s Dachshund, who hates pretty much everyone… apart from the Great Dane that hangs out in the park on a Friday afternoon.
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![Colour sketchbook doodle of a little pug dog face, smiling and excited by life, other drawings on page are sketches and studies of pug dog noses.]()
Pug Life
A page from my doodle book, where I try to tune out my own pre conceived ideas about what customers want, and look at the dog through my own eyes. Plus, every dog has a unique nose.. I swear they are like our finger prints or something. SO I like to draw dogs noses when ever I get a spare minute haha.
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![little dog looking around a bathroom door at his mom on the loo- a characteristic of a labradoodle, or maybe all the dogs... captured in a simple contemporary cartoon doodle which should be the cover image for the chapter on separation anxiety]()
Labra-Doodle Loo
A little doodle of my dog poking his head around the closed bathroom door. Watching and waiting. I remember this moment so clearly. I thought he’d done so well to not stand outside barking, or to just push the door wide open and expose me to the rest of the household.
Boat life means he can’t do this now. I’m glad I have this doodle to remind me of our weirdo bond.
I have always been a Doodle bug… I have books piled up all around the boat with drawings of everything I see, think about, and want to remember.
Poor old Bukowski… forever remembered as the weirdo dog with a big wet nose, untamed hair, and a leg that twitches when he dreams of finally catching that damn squirrel.
This page is just about the fun I have drawing things for pleasure and to remind me of big thoughts, and small moments.
A page of dog noses.
The story of my dog’s best ‘spa day’… otherwise known as ‘that time my dog rolled in a heady mix of fox poop, dead fish and a touch of bird guano…all on one walk’
There is a ‘hierarchy of dog treats’, and the story of Boris the Parrot… who lives on the boat next to us. (Boris has learned to bark in exactly the same tone as Bukowski, when he sees the same things that make Bukowski bark. I long for the day Bukowski learns to wolf whistle when I walk past him.