Pastel horse portrait WIP

Although I didn't get a huge amount of work done on Bea's portrait over the past couple of days, I thought I could still show a quick update:

Help Betsy Campaign - portrait finished

I've been working really hard so Betsy's portrait is now finished. I'll be posting it to 'Kitten to Cat' soon and it will be used as part of their 'Help Betsy Campaign'. :o) All the best to you, Betsy!

New horse commission

After several feline portraits - two of which I am still working on - it's back to horses. ;o) My latest horse commission is of a beautiful grey Thoroughbred x Irish Draught mare called 'Bea'. She will be drawn in pastels on A3 sized paper. I have just finished the pencil outline:

Help Betsy Campaign - pastel portrait work in progress

I have now started working on the portrait of cat 'Betsy'. If you are not familiar with Betsy and her story, please check out the following blog post:

http://www.finepetportraits.co.uk/2008/07/kitten-to-cat-help-betsy-campaign.html

So I am painting a pastel portrait of Betsy in order to support this campaign. I've already spent several hours on the painting and I think it's coming along nicely.

Here's a scan of the outline:

I chose coloured paper because I think it'll make Betsy's special colours and markings stand out. I started with Betsy's eyes, added the first layer of white and am now in the process of blocking in the darker areas. I'll post more scans soon so watch this space!