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Missed post yesterday!

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My husband was off work yesterday and I went ahead and scheduled my social media posts and then completely forgot to share a blog post. I'm going to blame him for that haha! Screwed up my morning routine :). https://youtu.be/JRqP6lXzkBs Another video to share with you :). Gunner was a delight to draw. Feel free to head over to my YouTube channel for more videos. From acrylics to colour p...
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Meet Gunner :)

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Gunner is finished. What a beautiful horse I had the pleasure of capturing. This pastel portrait has been another one of mine which I will always remember. The background the client chose really worked well. That soft glow and working from dark to light really complimented him. A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Pastel Drawing The full time lapse of Gunner will be uploaded to my YouTube channel later today...
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New video!

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I am taking this time (was meant to be on holiday all of this week) to focus on a painting of my own. This will be of my red Staffie and my Sprocker. I took the photo during a holiday to Scotland and the lighting is beautiful. Strong warm lighting from behind them both which has over exposed parts but that is what I like. Normally that isnt ideal for using as a reference for a pet portrait but in...
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Here they are!

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Well I am so pleased to share this with you. I have worked really hard and many many hours have gone into this piece. This is my largest acrylic painting to date. I loved working on this scale so much so that I ordered another canvas this size and will be doing a painting of my furbabies. From top left working across is Oscar, Lily, Harry, Millie, Charlie and George.29" x 21" Acrylic on canva...
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Lily photo vs drawing

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I should make more of these really! Just so you can see what I have worked from and the realism I strive to achieve in each portrait. A good photo is key..One of the key things to creating a highly detailed and realistic portrait is the reference you are working from. As an artist who is always wanting to capture the personality and character of each of my subjects this is always more achieva...
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Elf mounted <3

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All of my pastel portraits come professionally mounted by my local framer. There is a huge selection (doesn't always make my decision easy 😜) but it means that there is always the perfect mount for any portrait. This mount used on Elf's portrait is one of my favourites. I have used it many times. It's has a subtle pattern creating a mottled type effect. I felt it complimented Elf beauti...
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Drawing vs Photo

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I should make more of these but always forget! I had a superb and insanely cute photo to work from for this portrait of these two gorgeous Staffordshire Bull Terriers. Having 2 Staffies myself I am a little biased and always love it when I am asked to draw them. This was an A4 (8.3" x 11.7") graphite pencil drawing I was asked to draw a couple of years ago. It's one that has always stuck i...
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Charlie is next..

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The next furbaby after Millie on the large acrylic painting I am currently working on is Charlie. Sadly, Charlie is no longer with us and passed away a couple of days before I started his colour pencil portrait below. He has the sweetest expression and his owners had taken some lovely sharp photographs for me to work from. It was a real pleasure being able to capture it and I am really en...
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