Posted by on Jul 15, 2013 in Sketches | 0 comments

Richmond Heights, Ohio, recently lost a veteran police officer, K-9 Kubo Casto. Kubo is credited for finding a missing 7-year-old girl and an Alzheimer’s patient, as well as successfully making 13 major criminal apprehensions and arrests during his 10-year career. Here is my initial progress on his memorial portrait…

Early progress on my portrait of K-9 Officer Kubo

Early progress on my portrait of K-9 Officer Kubo.

 

Kubo's face and one ear completed.

Kubo’s face and one ear completed.

 

Final portrait of K-9 Officer Kubo, Richmond Heights, Ohio.

Final portrait of K-9 Officer Kubo, Richmond Heights, Ohio.