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New British wildlife series!

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Exciting Times!I have wanted to paint/draw a series of wildlife for years. African, British, Birds of Prey etc all categories where I can add lots of amazing subjects to my portfolio. Well the first series I have chosen to work on is British wildlife. I had lots of amazing suggestions over at my Facebook page so I have lots of work to do :). This weekend it has rained ALL DAY! So I took the o...
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Muppet & Tigger

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A3 (11.7" x 16.5") Colour Pencil Drawing I had the pleasure of photographing these two. I used to treat Muppet, the Beagle, many years ago when I was a canine hydrotherapist. Tigger was 14 weeks old here and trying to get him to sit for the photograph was a challenge! But we got there. And looking the same way! Bonus! Such a lovely photograph of them both. I have been busy today making a s...
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Muppet | Work in Progress

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While waiting for the next set of photographs for my set of 6 A3 colour pencil portraits I made a start on this portrait of Muppet & Tigger. I know Muppet & Tigger's mum very well. I used to treat her other Beagles when I was a canine hydrotherapist many years ago. I met up with her and took the reference photograph of the both of them .. Trying to get a 14 week old puppy to sit still ...
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Oscar – Work in Progress

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Oscar is the second out of 6 A3 (11.7" x 16.5") colour pencil portraits I have on my easel at the moment. Another beautiful Spaniel that I have the pleasure of drawing. In the reference photograph, Oscar is wearing a blue coat which hides 90% of his chest. I have used other photographs provided by his owner to add the chest into the drawing. These update photographs are exactly...
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Lilly – Work in Progress

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Lilly is the first of 6 A3 colour pencils drawings I currently have on my easel. An A3 size is such a nice size for a single subject. There is so much space to fit tons of detail in. I do have an excellent reference photo to work from which makes such a difference. Sadly, Lilly didn't have the best start in life. She had obviously sustained an injury to her eye which was left to become infe...
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Lioness on the easel..

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S-9NSuvT0k A4 (8.3" x 11.7) Colour Pencil DrawingReference photo: Stephanie Swayne @ Wildlife Reference Photos This is one of my current wildlife colour pencil portraits which I'm yet to finish. I am working on this in between pet portraits but hope to have it finished by Christmas. I chose this reference photograph because I love the cropped angle and ho...
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Work in Progress – Bonnie

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It's not often I can share these work in progress updates. Majority of my commissions are surprise gifts so there can be some months before I can share finished portraits with you.Bonnie's portrait is currently at the framers and I cant wait to see photos of it on the wall.I had the pleasure of taking Bonnie's photo for this portrait. She has such a sweet, gentle nature and loves being fussed. ...
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Black paper & Colour Pencils

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https://youtu.be/KPxVkbY29jE A short real time clip of me working on Ratchet's portrait. The full time lapse video can be found over at my YouTube channelhttps://youtu.be/YXAzEh8ACUw My most popular medium that I currently work in is colour pencil. The first time I did a portrait on black paper I only used 3 pencils; 2 greys and a white. I was so happy with the effect it created and instantly...
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