I just finished the pencil outline of yet another English Thoroughbred horse portrait. ‘Otxoa’ – also an ex-race horse – ist owned by the lady who also owns Simply Sharp, Sharpolino and Carlitos.
Archive for May, 2008
Progress on Arabian horse portrait
May 29, 2008
The pastel of Spirit the Arab is coming along nicely as you can see here: The client has chosen a soft light blue background which I think is a great choice and will set Spirit’s head off nicely.
Portrait of Holsteiner Claudius finished
May 28, 2008
It’s finished! I really enjoyed drawing this beautiful young chap. Please note that the background is really cream/beige, not yellow. Thank you, scanner. ^^
And another update!
May 27, 2008
Busy day! I’ve spent about 6 hours today working on Claude’s portrait and I think it is looking quite promising! ;o) This should be the last WIP scan – hopefully I’ll be able to finish the portrait tomorrow afternoon.
Arab head study WIP
May 27, 2008
I got some work done on the pastel of the chestnut Arabian gelding. This is how far I got: ‘Spirit’ is six years old and was bred in Poland. Seems I’ve drawn quite a few chestnuts lately!
Progress on Holsteiner horse portrait
May 26, 2008
As you can see, I have been working really hard today! I’ve made some progress on the portrait of Holsteiner gelding ‘Claudius’:
Friesian horse finished
May 26, 2008
I have finished the charcoal portrait of the two year-old Friesian mare. Turned out quite well I think! ;o)
Two new horse portraits started
May 25, 2008
As promised earlier, here are a couple of scans of new pencil drafts. One is of a chestnut Arabian horse called ‘Spirit’, the other one is of a bay Holsteiner gelding called ‘Claudius’. I am looking forward to drawing these beautiful horses! )
Friesian mare in charcoal started
May 25, 2008
Some of you may remember the Friesian filly I drew last year. I am drawing her again now – this time her owner wants to give the portrait away as a present. Again the horse will be drawn in charcoal as it is such a wonderful medium for black animals in particular! I am also [...]
Welsh Cob portrait finished
May 23, 2008
The pastel portrait of Geoffrey the Welsh Cob is now finished – and luckily, Blogger has finally let me upload the scan! ^^
About Me
My name is Sandra Palme, I am a professional pet portrait artist based in the UK. I draw your dog, cat horse or any other pet in pastels, charcoal, coloured pencils or graphite. It is my goal to capture the pet's personality and essence as well as their looks. I know how much your pet means to you as I feel the same about mine!