Parson Russell Terrier - dog pastel portrait finished

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

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.

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.

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!

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!

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:

http://www.finepetportraits.co.uk/Cob-Pony-Pastel-Portrait.html

Rhodesian Ridgeback dog portrait

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

Weimaraner puppy in pastels finished

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

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)

Update on poodle portrait

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

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.

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.