VIDEO WITH VOICE OVER!

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So... I always said I wouldn't do voice overs because well its scary! But I get so many requests for this type of content I thought well.. Give it a go. To celebrate 1000 YouTube subscribers tonight at 6pm my first voice over video will be live! I thought Oliver would be a great one to start with. All explained in the video :). It will be live tonight at 6pm but I will also post it here t...
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Graphite Wildlife Collage :D

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Picking up the graphite materials has made me motivated to plan another wildlife graphite piece :D. There's a variety of species here but I certainly need to add more! The Rhino and Gorilla are two of my favourites. I had incredible photos to use and being A3 (11.7" x 16.5") I had plenty of space to add lots of detail :D. Both of these portraits were commissioned by a collector so are hung on the...
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Meet Willow

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I can now share with you this surprise commission :). When I was asked to capture Willow in this pastel portrait I couldn't wait to start it. Before being a full time artist I worked with Willow's mum at a kennels. Willow came to work and made us all laugh every day! Her huge personality and bouncy energy, her desire to eat whatever she could get her paws on and then look at you like 'It wasn't m...
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Betty’s WIP Collage

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I have just finished a pastel portrait of a beautiful Springer Spaniel. It's a full body portrait with s few elements added to make it even more unique rather than copying the reference photo exactly. This was exactly the same for Betty's portrait. Adding the wall and the blurred background creating a portrait that's truly one of a kind. The texture on the wall and sweet expression with those Spa...
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How do I package my canvas paintings?

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Today, Tiger's acrylic painting is making its way to the USA. I thought it would be a good idea to share how I package up my paintings. As I do not roll any of my artwork regardless if its paper based portraits or paint on canvas I always send them flat. My canvas paintings therefore do require that little extra packaging because I send all paintings on a pre-stretched canvas so that my clien...
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Today at 6pm – Lioness video :D

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I realised when looking through my YouTube channel that I never shared the final part of my Lioness drawing. Today at 6pm it goes live and Monday I will post it here on my blog :). Limited Edition Prints Available! Cropped and full version. Full details on the link below :). Original is also for sale.'Limited Edition Prints' Purrfection Cropped 8" x 10" prints mounted to 11" x ...
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People Collage :D

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This time of year is always busy. I'm working on lots of surprise Christmas commissions which I can't wait to share with you in the New Year. I also have some exciting wildlife pieces planned. Some nice projects I can get stuck into. I am going to try my hardest to get my own painting of Maisey and Lexie finished. It's 80% there so I really do just need to finish it...
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