I have just finished the pastel portrait of yellow Labrador Retriever girl ‘Biene von Sonnenhof’. She’s a beautiful dog and I really enjoyed drawing her. I also had a lovely reference photo to work from. This pastel portrait was drawn on Sennelier Pastelcard (size 30 x 30 cm): Biene can also be found in my dog [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Cat pastel portrait
September 21, 2010
For some reason, it is mostly horse and dog owners who have their four-legged friends drawn, with very few cat owners enquiring about a portrait commission. Not sure why – maybe because cats are a bit more independent? So it’s always nice to be able to add new cat portraits to my cat portrait gallery! This is my [...]
Bay horse portrait
September 20, 2010
This is the portrait of ‘Murphy’, a bay gelding. He was drawn in pastels on A4 sized Sennelier Pastelcard. This horse portrait can also be found in my horse portrait gallery: Bay horse portrait The cat portrait is coming along nicely - I should be able to show you a scan within the next few days.
Welsh Mountain Pony – Portrait
September 14, 2010
I have now finished the pastel portrait of the grey Welsh Mountain Pony mare (section A). Isn’t she beautiful? She can also be found in my pastel horse portrait gallery: http://www.finepetportraits.co.uk/welsh-mountain-pony-portrait.html I am about to start working on a cat portrait, also in pastels and a double horse portrait in charcoal.
Horse Portrait – Pastels
September 10, 2010
Right now, I’m working on this portrait of a beautiful grey Welsh pony mare. She is being drawn in pastels on Sennelier Pastelcard (size about A3). This is the work in progress:
Horse Portrait – Coloured Pencils
September 10, 2010
I am SO busy at the moment! I’ve got about 10 portraits to do. Just finished a couple of horse drawings that I can’t show you yet (they’re birthday commissions) but I can show you this one: The dark bay gelding ‘Elanus’ was drawn in coloured pencils. The owner is very happy with the result [...]
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!