21 May Italian Spinone Portrait – Appie

Posted at 11:33h in Animal Art, Dog Portraits, Drawings, Pet Portraits

Pet Portrait of the week is handsome Italian Spinone 'Appie'. Originally bred as a versatile Italian gun dog, the Italian Spinone is also known as the Italian Griffon, Italian Wire-haired Pointer or Italian Coarsehaired Pointer. This is the first Spinone portrait commission I have undertaken and I've...

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02 May Welsh Springer Spaniel – Dido

Posted at 09:42h in Animal Art, Dog Portraits, Drawings, Pet Portraits

Pretty Welsh Springer Spaniel Dido Hand drawn on brown Pastelmat using Faber Castell and Caran D'Ache artists pencils. Welsh Springers have been a recurring theme on my drawing board this year. A mellow, warm, grey-brown background was chosen to compliment the rich copper tones and contrast with the...

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