So the next lucky subject to be turned into one of my pet portraits is Paddington, the stunning Golden retreiver. I can’t wait to get started on him. Last year I had the honour of painting his fur brother Cooper last year. Cooper had a beach background but...
This is going to be a gorgeous portrait of two labrador retrievers called Flo and Angus. One is a yellow lab and the other is a black lab. My client was looking for a special gift for her Mum after her trip away for her Birthday was cancelled due to Covid-19. She sent...
Next up on the easel is a gorgeous Border Collie named Bailey. The last Border Collie portrait I had was Marmo, just before Christmas. I am delighted to get back to doing another one. Such an intelligent and good looking breed. Bailey is a beautiful Tri Border collie,...
Next commission and we are back to the pastel pet portraits. I am enjoying the mix of juggling between coloured pencil and pastel and I even had a pen and watercolour commission to do this week. It has been a while since I have completed one of those. Tia is a...
I hosted my first ‘proper’ Live Draw on facebbok yesterday evening. I asked everyone who follows my page to choose between a fox and a retriever puppy. Fox one hands down and I was delighted to get to paint another as I haven’t since I painted Amber...
By all accounts Florrie was an amazing dog! She was a rescue came from a litter of puppies that were put of adoption with her Mum. As you may know I am partial to terriers myself, having two of them myself. One one is a terrier cross, so it was a pleasure to paint...
I really feel like I am getting to grips with coloured pencils. I am starting, very slowly to learn what colours I need for what. It is most definitely not second nature like for my pastel pet portraits, but that is hardly surprising. I have been using pastels for my...
Coping Day to Day How are you all? I hope you are all managing with the lockdown and taking care of your physical and mental health. Both are as important as each other in these unprecidented times. Many of us have had our world turned upside down in so many ways by...
Because I have been doing a lot this first part of the year. I have said it before, but dog portraits make up the majority of my commissions and I love dogs. I am owned by two! They are my favourite animal, but from an artists perspective I absolutely love my...
Well I am sure Trevor isn’t an Everton supporter, but more his Mum or Dad is! However it is nice to include something that is also personel to their owners in my pet portraits. Trevow is a cute white terrier and his portrait is going to be unframed and...
