Rolo’s video :)

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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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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Meet Rolo :D

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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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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Ruby, Roxy, Tia and Teddy mounted!

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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New art supplies!!!

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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