Fine Pet Portraits - an artist's blog

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! Check out my website http://www.finepetportraits.co.uk.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Parson Russell Terrier - dog pastel portrait finished

I have finished the Parson Russell terrier dog portrait in pastels. Here it is:

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Saturday, May 09, 2009

Parson Russell Terrier puppy - portrait finished

Right, I have completed the dog portrait of a little Parson Russell terrier puppy held by a human hand. The hand was a bit of a challenge so I am very pleased how it turned out. It actually LOOKs like a hand! The dog's owner is over the moon with the portrait and is going to commission another 2 portraits. I have to say that I prefer velour paper to other types of pastel paper now, especially if it is white pets I'm drawing.

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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Dog and horse portrait - pastel and water colour


Spring has sprung! What a lovely day today...was it sunny where you are? We went for a long walk in the local nature reserve and it was great.
I have finished a couple of pencil drafts for two new commissions but I'll show you those in my next blog post. Here's two new portraits for you to look at first...
One I mentioned before of a dachshund X from a rather old and thus poor photo...I am pleased how it turned out. The second one is a watercolour portrait of a Friesian mare - I really enjoyed painting this beautiful horse.


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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Finally an update!

Long time no blog!
The winners of my pet portrait competition have been announced and can be checked out here:
http://www.finepetportraits.co.uk/competitionwinners2009.html Thanks to everyone for taking part...unfortunately, there can only be four winners. So if you did not win: better luck next time!
I have not been lazy - just finished a couple of birthday portraits that I can't show just yet. I am now working on two pastel portraits of a budgie and a dog. I'll post some scans soon!

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Friday, February 06, 2009

New dog and horse portraits

I've been busy - no snow in here to stop me from working I guess!
I have finished a pastel portrait of a dog called 'Lissi' (a Border Collie X) and started a horse portrait - also a pastel, of an Arab X gelding. Here's a couple of scans for you to look at!









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Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Dog montage ctd.

Still working on the dog montage portrait, here's an update:

If you'd like to see the finished version of Widget's portrait (pastel paining of a pony mare - see one of my previous posts), check it out here:

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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Rhodesian Ridgeback dog portrait

The dog portrait of the handsome Rhodesian Ridgeback is finished. Here is a scan of the pastel painting:

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Monday, September 08, 2008

Weimaraner puppy in pastels finished

It's finished! Here's a scan of the little guy...


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Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Basset Hound on velour paper finished!

I've come to a conclusion regarding velour paper.... YES! I LIKE IT! :o) The bright/rich pastel colours come out so well and the texture of the paper adds to the realistic/3-d effect. I will definitely use velour paper again...in fact, I can hardly wait to have another go! :o)


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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Update on poodle portrait

I have made some progress on Rosie's portrait. Here's an update:

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Friday, July 04, 2008

Dog portrait update

Here's an update on the dog portrait:
I am also about to start a full body study of a Portuguese poodle - I'll tell you more about that in my next blog post.

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Monday, June 30, 2008

Dog portrait continued

After a lovely sunny weekend I have now made some progress on the dog portrait; I am currently working on Benji's head and I think it's coming along nicely.


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