Orangutan video!

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My recent Orangutan painting time lapse video is uploaded to my YouTube channel! There were so many hours of footage so this took a little longer to edit together. There is a section mid way through where I took a photo of the painting on my phone but didn't turn off the camera! Pro haha. This took hours to upload! So I didn't want to go back and try and remove it all for a split second :). ...
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Ivy on the easel <3

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I have been looking forward to starting this portrait for months. I had the pleasure of meeting her to take the photographs needed for this portrait. I hope I am capturing her sweet expression in the drawing. Its only because I have met her that I really know just how adorable she is. All she wanted to do was be cuddled and be with you. And she has such soft fur <3. I love working w...
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Spring has sprung!

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I'm sure we have all enjoyed the change in weather and loving this sunshine. Due to the lock down me and my husband have spent so much time in the garden. It's a working progress but over the last 2-3 years we have been gradually getting it to where we want it. With Spring well and truly here and lots of our beautiful wildlife now starting to emerge, starting to rear their young and as with Hedge...
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Backgrounds in pastels..

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I am still new to pastels. This was the first scenic type background I have attempted with pastels. The reference which I posted here in a blog post a few days ago shows that the background was more out of focus but still had enough detail in the sea and rocks which I really enjoyed capturing. I wanted to make a blog post covering a few points for approaching something like this for the artists t...
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Lexie Landscape Finished!

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For the last few days I have been working on this last minute portrait of my Sprocker Lexie. I've wanted to attempt a landscape and this photo I took of Lexie was the compromise :). For something with this background I wouldn't want to do this any smaller than A3 (11.7" x 16.5") so this is the size I decided to go for. Having a full body portrait wouldn't have been suitable on A4 as she wo...
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Landscape.. Well sort of?

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I have wanted to attempt a landscape painting or drawing for some time. Since my first trip to Scotland really. The scenery there really inspired me to want to capture surroundings like that. Just stunning. I took this photo of my own Sprocker, Lexie, during one of these holidays to Scotland and thought it may be a good in between piece to have a go at. More of a scenic background but still w...
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Orangutans are finished :)

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This has been a real joy to paint. I have enjoyed every minute spent and there have been many hours work gone into this piece. The level of detail I wanted to add meant that no part of this piece could be rushed. I wanted it to be one of the most realistic pieces I have created to date. I am always trying to improve my artwork any way I can and I am always trying to create photo realistic ar...
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Maisey’s Video :)

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Here is the time lapse video of Maisey. I am super busy working on a last minute pastel portrait I decided to start yesterday! https://youtu.be/EPvIHhdwcP0 Music by Bensound.com I am very excited about this last minute pastel piece I decided to do. Can't wait to share it with you! It will be uploaded to my social media pages first so keep up to date there to see it :D.
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Something new.. People!

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Occasionally I get asked to draw something different. Something that challenges me and gives me an opportunity to learn new skills, techniques and in this case textures! There were a few elements of this piece which were new to me and I had to experiment on a scrap piece of paper to find the best way of tackling them. The first was the blanket the newborn baby was wrapped in. It was similar to...
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Maisey update :D

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I am putting together the first section of this painting in a time lapse video. It's such a large piece that I decided it may be best to share videos in sections. That video will go live on my YouTube channel tonight and I'll pop it across here on a blog post as well in the next couple of days :). 29" x 21" Acrylic on canvas This is where I got to yesterday. I have had terrible back and ne...
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