Shetland pony stallion - pastel portrait

So I have tried the new paper I bought (Sennelier pastelcard) and I do like it! The colours come out great and you are able to smudge the pastel (which is impossible on velour paper). I really enjoyed painting this horse portrait - it shows a Shetland pony stallion. I'll soon use this paper again but first it's back to velour. I'm doing a little project for our local wildlife centre. I'll tell you more about it next time!

Back from holiday!

Hello everyone,

We got back from a lovely holiday in Germany yesterday (yes! We DID have sunshine! Even got a TAN!!). :o)
So I'm now going to update my blog regularly again and will also keep working on my new website design - many more pages still to go. I went to a great German artshop called 'boesner' (do google them - they have an online shop as well) and have brought back different types of pastels and paper. I was particularly happy to get hold of one type called 'Sennelier pastelcard' - it's sanded pastel paper probably similiar to the new Fisher 400 that a lot of pastel artists seem to like. Can't wait to try it! I will probably do a Shetland pony stallion - I took his photo at the Sussex Shetland pony show earlier this month. I also want to do lots of wildlife drawings and paintings from my own photos (foxes, otters etc.) and also experiment with acrylics on canvas. The latter won't be realistic animal portraits for a change - I'd like to have some 'fun' with colours and express emotions....I'll keep you posted. Hope you've all had great holidays!