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.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Border Colle pastel portrait finished

I have finally managed to take a photo of Benji's pastel portrait so here it is:


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posted by Sandra Palme @ Saturday, July 12, 2008   0 comments links to this post

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Boris the cat

What's the weather like where you are? A few days ago it was still winter, now we seem to be in the middle of summer. Phew! Despite the heat (well I mean we're in England so this IS 'hot'), I have been busy. Just finished the full body pastel of Boris the cat. I've also started two more horse portraits... but I'll tell you about those tomorrow.

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posted by Sandra Palme @ Thursday, May 08, 2008   1 comments links to this post

Friday, April 25, 2008

Thoroughbred foal full body portrait

A full body study for a change! This foal is a very young Thoroughbred X stallion and he is being drawn in pastels. Quite a small portrait on A4 but thanks to my new set of Faber Castell Pitt pastel pencils, even very fine detail can be achieved. Unlike other pastel pencils, these are not a problem to sharpen.

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posted by Sandra Palme @ Friday, April 25, 2008   0 comments links to this post

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Chartreux tomcat in pastels

I have already started Al Capone's pastel portrait, a full body study. Unfortunately, the reference photo is rather small and Al Capone has his eyes half closed. Anyhow, here is a scan of the work in progress:



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posted by Sandra Palme @ Sunday, March 30, 2008   0 comments links to this post