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Pet Portraits

Meet Billy

Posted on February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 by Zara Toms

My husband asked me to do this pastel portrait of Billy for a surprise gift to one of his good friends. Sadly, Billy is no longer with us and his family miss him dearly. I really enjoyed using my pastels for this piece. He has such beautiful markings and the colours were just a joy to capture. I did create a few layouts prior to starting his drawing to see what background colour best complime...
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Star Close Up

Posted on February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 by Zara Toms

A little peak at a recent pastel portrait I completed. Star made it to the amazing age of 18 and is dearly missed by his family. The reference photograph I was provided with for this piece had beautiful lighting and made for a lovely portrait. He was a real pleasure to draw. A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Pastel Drawing If you'd like to commission a pet portrait or a wildlife portrait please don't hesit...
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Roxy & Bella Mounted :)

Posted on February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 by Zara Toms

I'm getting back to my normal routine this week. First morning of an early alarm so I can see to my horses and sheep... Early alarm was a struggle but I have really missed my pets during this very scary time with the eye injury. My amazing husband has been looking after our little zoo! Scary accident..I'll briefly explain the whole freak accident which was one of the scariest things I have gon...
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Mounts for pastels

Posted on January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 by Zara Toms

Here is an example of one of the mount options for my pastel portraits :). Majority of professional pastel artists do not use fixatives. Fixatives are a spray which are applied to the finished portrait to apply a layer which seals in the pastel. There are massive issue associated with fixatives because these fixatives actually alter the colours of the finished piece. They often also 'spit' o...
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Eric in his home :)

Posted on January 19, 2020January 18, 2020 by Zara Toms

Another photograph of a portrait I completed recently. Beautifully staged with the Christmas decorations. This cute Spaniel is Eric <3. I get asked to draw so many gorgeous Spaniels.
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Framed & on the wall!

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Zara Toms

I received another photograph of a portrait I was asked to do last year all framed and on the clients wall. I love the mount choice for this piece. It really brings the whole thing together. Drew, Delta, Freddie & SkyA3 (11.7" x 16.5") Colour pencil drawing
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Star’s Video :D

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Zara Toms

Here is the full time lapse video of Star. The amazing Greyhound who reached the special age of 18. He is dearly missed by his family and they commissioned the portrait as a way to always have something to remember him by. Capturing him in the portrait with their favourite photograph they have of him :) https://youtu.be/FkoJp3zK4Rg Music kindly provided by bensound.com
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Meet Harley <3

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Zara Toms

Last week I finished this graphite pencil drawing of Harley. A stunning Cockerpoo with all those beautiful curls. And I get to draw her again in colour later in the year! YAY! A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Graphite pencil drawing
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Star is finished!

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Zara Toms

I have LOVED working on Star's portrait. An absolute pleasure. This is a pastel portrait and a subtle background was added which really makes him pop out of the paper. Star sadly is no longer with us and was a very special part of his owners life. He reached the amazing age of 18 and I'm sure his family have many fond memories in this time. The photograph I was asked to use for this piece has...
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Choosing a mount..

Posted on January 14, 2020January 13, 2020 by Zara Toms

I am so lucky to have a fantastic framer just up the road from me. He always does such an amazing job. My pastel portraits come professionally mounted and can be done in a variety of colours that best suit your portrait. This is an A4 pastel portrait of Star and both me and his owner felt the black mount complimented the portrait best. It works well with Star being a black dog and then white ...
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