Finished Portraits

Poppy is finished and she was sent along with Louis. Their owner was thrilled with the portraits and it was lovely to hear how much they meant. Sadly, Poppy recently passed away and her family miss her so much. The portrait I hope will bring some comfort and something they can cherish forever. 8" x 10" Pastel Portrait In the reference photograph in the bottom right corner there was lots of ...
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💕🐾 Louis 🐾💕That face 😍. Louis is a special boy who was born blind. Our pets are so resilient and really are remarkable. They teach us so much and give us even more in return. I had the pleasure of not only drawing this little guy but also another of the family pets, Poppy. A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Pastel Portrait
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As you may have seen I have all my portraits professionally mounted by my framer. These can be any sizes as mentioned in a previous blog post. Rolo here was mounted to 12" x 16". A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Pastel Drawing mounted to 12" x 16"
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SUPER CUTE ALERT!! I had the pleasure of meeting Rolo yesterday and I can confirm he is just as cute in person as he is in the reference photo I had for this portrait. His owner Frank is a keen photographer who takes some truly fantastic photos. He captured this moment of Rolo sat in the Bluebells perfectly. I was very excited to start it as soon as I was asked <3 The full time lapse v...
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Why do I mount all my pieces?It's only since I started offering pastel portraits that I decided to get my framer to mount all of my portraits. Pastels require a special mount so I knew this was something I wanted to include as part of the portrait just for my piece of mind that all pastel artwork will all be protected as they ideally should. I then got much more satisfaction seeing them going off...
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I can now share with you the portrait I finished last week of Cash. A very smiley, super cute Jack Russel. That tongue! Being local, I was able to have the pleasure of hand delivering this portrait to his mum :).
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I have been desperate to share his portrait with you for weeks. It was finally given to his dad for a surprise Father's Day gift and he loved it! It was so lovely to hear just how much the portrait is being cherished. Ranger is a sweet, gentle and kind soul who in a couple of weeks time will be kept very busy with a 8 week sister! Another blue Staffie <3. This is an A4 (8.3" x 11.7...
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