Here is another collage to share with you :). This one I thought I would share a few of the mount options we considered. Mounts can be personal choice and my framer has many to choose from.
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An Eagle it is!
🖌 Sooo.. A Golden Eagle it is! 🖌
A few days ago I shared the first update showing the background in progress :). This is the first close up bird painting I have done and so far I am loving the challenge of feathers! I may not be thinking the same when it comes to all those body feathers 😂.
8" x 10" Acrylic on canvas board with airbrushed background.Reference photo...
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Storm in progress..
I recently finished Storm's portrait and he is now in his home but I thought I'd share the work in progress photograph before sharing his finished portrait :).
A Border Collie with a huge smile. A lovely full body portrait which I always enjoy working on and back using graphite which was my first ever medium I used.
A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Graphite Portrait
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New Wildlife Piece :D
Well... While my Tiger is off drying (cannot wait to share the finished painting with you) I thought while I had my airbrush out working on a pet portrait commission I'd do the background to my next wildlife piece. I tend to do this to make the best use of having my airbrush set up. I now need to plan my next piece after this one....
8" x 10" Acrylic on Canvas Board with Airbrush Background
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Those stripes :D
You may have seen on previous blog posts and over on my social media just how much I love working in black and white. Two colours and a 2 paint brushes is all that's been used for the Tiger. I used my airbrush for the background and for the bokeh background effect.
8″ x 10″ Acrylic on canvas board with airbrushed backgroundReference photo: Jan Willemsen @ Wildlife Reference
Why black and...
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New Tiger!
When I did a poll over on my Facebook page asking what you wanted me to paint next the Tiger got a fair few votes! So.. I set to work designing the layout and yesterday I found the time to get started :).
8" x 10" Acrylic on canvas board Reference photo: Jan Willemsen @ Wildlife Reference
I loved doing the bokeh background on my recent Giraffe painting and because of the expression this T...
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She’s getting there..
More done on Betty :)
More done on this sweet face <3
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Betty Work in Progress
I feel so lucky to be asked to capture peoples much loved pets. It's something that I feel very grateful for. When I was asked to capture Betty in her portrait I couldn't wait to start it. The designing process took more time in that I have changed the reference photo considerably.
A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Pastel Portrait
In the reference Betty is perched over the grooming bath. Her groomer took ...
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Suzie’s Collage :)
I have recently decided to start creating some collage type posts showing the different stages of the portrait and how they progress.
These are the exact photographs I send my clients so they can see their portraits develop. I always thought that if I was commissioning an artist to paint or draw my pets I'd want to see the progression. Watching the portrait come to life.
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