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Rolo’s video :)

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Zara Toms

https://youtu.be/s-FO0EJ93PA Music by bensound Artistic license..I really enjoyed working on this pastel drawing of Rolo. The beautiful reference photograph I had made such a difference. I did use some artistic license with this piece. There was a large amount of blurred bluebells all over his chest and in the artwork I wanted to show all his beautiful curls. So I still included the hint of t...
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Rolo is mounted :)

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Zara Toms

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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Cash video :D

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Zara Toms

Watch his smiley face come to life in the full time lapse video. I am super busy with commissions and I have some really beautiful pets to share with you when they have been given as the surprise gifts! https://youtu.be/1-9mVtEZSYY Music by bensound
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NEW MOUNT OPTIONS!

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Zara Toms

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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Meet Rolo :D

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Zara Toms

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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Harley’s Video!

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Zara Toms

Here is the full video of Harley's pastel portrait :). I absolutely LOVED working on his smiley face with all those stunning curls. Those chocolate colours were so much fun to capture. https://youtu.be/unFMJbobI4k Well over 100 other videos on my YouTube channel :D
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My mouse is mounted :D

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Zara Toms

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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Ruby, Roxy, Tia and Teddy mounted!

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Zara Toms

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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Meet Cash

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Zara Toms

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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New art supplies!!!

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Zara Toms

Well... only wanted to order a few more colours of soft pastel sticks and ended up buying way more! I purchased a new panel to try acrylics on and a heap of pastel paper that will see me through the rest of the year :D I have so many exciting new pieces coming up that I really cannot wait to share with you. Maisey's expression here is the same as mine when receiving new art supplies :D
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