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NEW MOUNT OPTIONS!

I am very fortunate to have a fantastic framer up the road from me. He has mounted and framed all of my work from the day I started it as a hobby. Recently, he invested in a super duper mounting machine which really is impressive. This enables a range of lovely shape options and styles. Below are just a few of the shapes which caught my eye. At the bottom of each mount is a code. If commission...
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My mouse is mounted :D

I have picked up my original mouse drawing from my framers after he mounted it for me :). This little guy I am thinking will be one of a mouse series as I have access to some really cute reference photos :D. This original drawing is up for sale at a bargain price :D Scroll down for more info! £45 FREE UK P&P!!5″ X 7″Original Colour Pencil & Pastel Drawing (mixed media)Pastel w...
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LIONS HAVE SOLD :D

My original acrylic on canvas board has sold! It's heading off to its new home in the USA. A lovely client who had already purchased a colour pencil on black paper portrait I did a couple of years ago is adding this to her collection. I also did portraits of her 5 dogs so she has many pieces now on her wall of mine :D Ref photo Terence Porter I do take wildlife commissions in a variety of ...
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BADGER SALE!

I need to make space for some upcoming wildlife pieces. My original pastel drawing of this Badger is up for a bargain sale price of £145 + FREE UK P&P. For international shipping please contact me for a price :). Original pastel drawing A4 (8.3" x 11.7")Mounted to 12" x 16" to fit a standard size frame Reference photo taken by Craig Maisfield. Professionally mounted to a 12" x 16...
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New original! A Cute Mouse :)

** New original colour pencil portrait for sale ** Bargain price of £45 FREE UK P&PDetails belowI haven't had time to work on any wildlife pieces lately. I have been super busy with pet portrait commissions and any spare time I did have I was working on that large painting of my Staffie and Sprocker. But yesterday I felt I needed to get started on a new original piece. Just to add some var...
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FREE P&P!

The sun is out and that makes everyone happy! So for the whole of June I am offering FREE UK P&P on all of my limited edition prints! Information on each print can be found on my 'Artwork for Sale' page :). 'Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow' Ref photo: Warren Etherington 'The Hole Hog' 'On the pr-owl'Ref photo: Barn Owl - Craig Maisfield 'Purrfection' Stephanie Swayne @ Wildlife Referen...
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Levi’s work in progress

Such a sweet little face and those eyes were so much fun to draw. The colour and the shines it makes them look so 3D so I was keen to capture that in the drawing. Later today at 6pm, over at my Facebook page, I will be sharing a longer real time video of me working on the fur around his eyes. Showing exactly how I layer, use the pencils and what shades of pencil I am using the get the midt...
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New technique… New subject :D

New materials..I have always loved working against a black background. It first sparked my interest when I was experimenting with colour pencils on black paper. Only using 1 white and 1 mid tone grey pencils to create the portrait was a good challenge. Just having to focus on values rather than colour. Experimenting can be worth while!Sometimes trialling new things doesn't always work out. Y...
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Photograph tips

I had the absolute pleasure of capturing Stan & Dan. A kind photographer, Jamie at Forever Photogenic, went and took some stunning photographs of them for me to use for the portrait. Having high quality photographs does make such a difference. They do not have to be taken by professionals, most cameras now have excellent cameras and capture the level of detail needed for the portrait...
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