Roxy & Bella Video

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Thank you for everyones response to my first pastel pet portrait! I can't wait to start the next pastel piece today. Here is the full time lapse video of Roxy and Bella's portrait. You'll see from the first section that I initially started the drawing on a different paper and wasn't happy with the results. I then restarted the drawing on Pastelmat and the difference was remarkable. The colour ...
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Roxy & Bella are finished!

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Here is the finished portrait of Roxy and Bella :). My first pastel pet portrait is of Roxy & Bella. What I LOVE about pastels is the lovely range of colours the papers come in and then the ability to add lovely soft backgrounds. For this piece I didn't add any background and just faded their chests into the paper. This was a surprise thank you gift for my nana. She helped out so much w...
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First pastel pet portrait!

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My nan helped out so much with the wedding; hand making all the table decorations, making the invitations and walking me down the aisle that I wanted to give her something special. I recently added pastels to my material list and I love them! I really wasn't sure when I first attempted the medium. This is my 4th ever attempt and I am so pleased with how they are coming out. A4 (8.3" x 11.7") P...
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First Christmas commission revealed!

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Hi everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Did your furbabies get spoilt? I can now start sharing with you my secret Christmas commissions I had the pleasure of drawing. It's so lovely to hear peoples thank you messages and knowing they are framed, on their wall being enjoyed and cherished. It makes all the hours spent on them so worth while. This is a portrait of a beauti...
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Spoilt for Christmas!

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My husband really did surprise me this Christmas. A new camera lens and a new airbrush! I'm one lucky lady. New art materials to play with! There is me researching upgraded airbrush models weeks and weeks before Christmas that has a finer needle to allow for more detailed airbrush work and all the time he was paying attention to what I was looking for.. Then surprises me Christmas day with...
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Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful day whatever your plans are for the festive period. Its a bit of a tradition for me that Christmas Day is spent with my animals. Me and husband are taking the horses for a nice hack through the village - in their Christmas outfits of course :). Jack rocks the reindeer antler well and this is our first Christmas with Chico so he has a...
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Original Wolf For Sale

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https://youtu.be/ZFXbQU29SV0 Here is the full time lapse video of my latest pastel wildlife drawing. I really enjoyed this portrait. Here is my more in depth blog post 'Wolf is Finished' and for work in progress updates follow this blog post :) Original Wolf pastel drawing for sale'Artwork for Sale' for full details and other artwork ready for its new home :D Time Lapse VideosI really ...
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Penguin Family Finished & SOLD!

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Thank you to everyone!I'm so pleased to share this with you and say that before posting the finished painting online it sold! Thank you everyone for your support. Commissioning me to draw your much loved pets, buying my original wildlife pieces and any limited edition prints is so greatly appreciated. To everyone who follows me on social media, comments and shares my posts and recommends me to f...
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Barn Owl Time Lapse

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https://youtu.be/amyWdoC8Wuk This is the full time lapse video of my recent black paper drawing. I used a few grey colour pencils and white pencil to create this piece. I love working in this medium and technique. Creating the 'out of the shadows' effect. The original of this drawing is for sale. It will be professionally mounted in the New Year by my local framer and will then be ready ...
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