Bernese Mountain Dog, Jesse, was one of my favourite commissions of 2016, and being a Christmas surprise it was months before I could share a photo of his portrait. Jesse's portrait was drawn on anthracite Pastelmat using Faber Castell Albrecht Durer and Caran D'Ache Musuem Aquarelle artist pencils, applied...
Bernese Mountain Dog, Bernie. Bernie's portrait was drawn on natural Pastelmat using Faber Castell Albrecht Durer and Caran D'Ache Musuem Aquarelle artist pencils, applied dry then blended with water. Once the foundation was dry enough to work over the depth and definition was built up using Faber Castell...
A pet portrait with a difference. Favourite heifer Fawn was a surprise Christmas portrait commission and my first foray into cows and cattle, but such fun to draw and I suspect I'll be revisiting this theme in the coming months. Fawn is a red and white Simmental....
Cute Cairn Terrier, Dave, was an absolute delight to have on my drawing board. The dark grey Pastelmat provides a soft, warm background colour that works beautifully with the tones in his coat. Dave's portrait was hand drawn using Caran D'Ache and Faber Castell artists pencils. This...
In memory of beautiful Golden Retriever Shiloh, this dog portrait was commissioned by a very thoughtful son for his mum as a Christmas surprise. Shiloh's memorial portrait was drawn using Faber Castell and Caran D'Ache artists pencils on dark grey Pastelmat, the soft grey-brown colour worked well...