LIONS HAVE SOLD :D

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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!

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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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Meet Ranger

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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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Meet Jodie

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Last week I had the pleasure of capturing this sweet Yorkie :). Sadly, Jodie is no longer with us and his owner misses him dearly. There are times when the reference photograph I am asked to use does not have the detail or quality I ideally need. The photo I had of Jodie was an old photo so the quality was lacking however the lighting was good. There was a nice light source that although did c...
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Ruby, Roxy, Tia & Teddy

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Here is the finished pastel portrait I have been working on :). I have adored capturing these four beautiful Collies. Seeing all four personalities come together on one portrait has been a real delight. Layout process for this piece: Getting the sizing and ratio of each of them was important being that they were set out in this format. Coming up with layouts such as this I always design first...
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Billie is finished :)

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Billie was posted off this morning and is making her way across the other side of the world to Australia! I had the pleasure of drawing her brother Buddy last year. Both A4 (8.3" x 11.7") size portrait. Buddy's was in colour pencil and a full body portrait but for Billie her mum opted for a pastel head and shoulder type portrait on the warm grey paper :).
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Meet Lula <3

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Another new portrait to share with you! This time it's Lula's. A sweet Cocker Spaniel :). Lula's mum wanted a colour pencil drawing on white paper. This would have also worked in pastels giving her fur colour. Lula's mum wanted the portrait to be a complete surprise. So where I usually send clients regular photo updates in this instance it really was a surprise when she opened it :D. I receiv...
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