Hare Update

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I have been working on my Hare painting any spare minutes I have. It's slowly coming together and I'm working past all the ugly stages that artists often hit! Before, I used to get so frustrated and in some cases throw my paintings away because I felt I had ruined it or wasn't going to achieve the finish I had in my mind. But I now know from experience and working through these 'ugly stages' that...
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Violet & Cara – Special Staffies

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I had the pleasure of drawing Violet and Cara a few months ago. Having 2 Staffies myself I just adore drawing the breed especially their smiley faces <3. Sadly, Cara is no longer with us. Her dad misses her dearly and wanted the portrait to cherish her by. I shall post below both of the time lapse videos of their portraits :) A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Colour pencil drawing https://youtu.be/a...
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Charlie – Work in Progress

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Sadly, a couple of days into starting Charlie's portrait he passed away. This is always the worst part about sharing our life with our furbabies. Charlie was spoilt rotten and had the best like any dog could wish for. His mum and dad sent me a lovely message saying the portrait has given them comfort during the really difficult time. The portrait will be something they can keep and cherish, somet...
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Meet Scout

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I can now share this drawing with you know that his owner has been given the portrait for her surprise birthday gift :). Scout is a Sheltie and has done very well in his agility career. You can imagine how fast he can go! I loved drawing his fur. The movement and shapes as he flew over the jump <3 Scout's agility colours are orange and black. So to make the portrait more personal it ...
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New British Wildlife Series – Hedgehog

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The next in my British wildlife series is this Hedgehog. This is a piece, like the sunset painting, that I have designed myself from various references. I used my photo editing software to create a layout and see what I liked best. When I had planned to draw a Hedgehog my first imagination was it peeping out of its home. Not only have I used various references and made this painting to be e...
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New British wildlife series – Sunset background

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This is going to be top favourite of mine. The colours, the depth and atmosphere I was able to create with the airbrush will be perfect for this piece. Surprise subject..I still haven't revealed the subject for this piece.. But it is the first time painting this animal and they really are beautiful creatures. The processI started with a white canvas for this. The colours were more lig...
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British Wildlife Series – Hare

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A beautiful reference makes all the differenceThe first of my British wildlife series is a beautiful Hare photographed by Warren Etherington. His work is beautiful and I couldn't wait to start this piece. I have always wanted to draw a series. I have had in my head for many many years ideas, themes such as African wildlife, marine and at the top British wildlife. So I am excited to finally ge...
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New British wildlife series!

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Exciting Times!I have wanted to paint/draw a series of wildlife for years. African, British, Birds of Prey etc all categories where I can add lots of amazing subjects to my portfolio. Well the first series I have chosen to work on is British wildlife. I had lots of amazing suggestions over at my Facebook page so I have lots of work to do :). This weekend it has rained ALL DAY! So I took the o...
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Muppet & Tigger

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A3 (11.7" x 16.5") Colour Pencil Drawing I had the pleasure of photographing these two. I used to treat Muppet, the Beagle, many years ago when I was a canine hydrotherapist. Tigger was 14 weeks old here and trying to get him to sit for the photograph was a challenge! But we got there. And looking the same way! Bonus! Such a lovely photograph of them both. I have been busy today making a s...
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YouTube Views

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Over the last few months I have been slowly building up my YouTube channel. I set up the channel initially for my clients to watch their full time lapse videos of their portraits. If I were to have a drawing done I would love to see how it is created and see it come together. So when I invested in my webcam and new laptop I knew I wanted to create more videos. I never imagined my videos would...
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