This week I am working on a new dog portrait. It is of a Jack Russell called ‘Eddie’. The canvas is 20 x 30 cm in size and I am working with acrylics as usual. I have been taking photographs of the canvas as I am progressing, from the initial sketch to the completed first…
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Golden Labrador Portrait – step 2
This is the second step of Joey’s portrait. Joey is a beautiful golden labrador and his portrait is going to be a Christmas gift for his owners. I have worked on the detail in his face, especially eyes and nose. There is a bit more to do there to level out the shadows and light…
Boxer in landscape – step 3
I have finally made some more progress on George’s portrait today. I worked on fine tuning the background water and distant landscape. The photo is a little dark as I took it in the evening, but there will be more updates in the next coming days. In the next step I will work on George…
Boxer in Landscape – step 2
I have progressed with the boxer painting today, adding basic shading and colours into the background and George himself. It is shaping up quite nicely, but there is a lot more work to be done. In the next step, I will detail the distant landscape and start detailing George.
Labrador and Collie Portrait – step 3
I am nearly finished with Monty’s and Jessie’s portrait now. I have been working on it most of the week and it is looking very well I think. I just have some adjustments to do on Monday and finish off the foreground grass and a bit of the background. I hope you all like it….
Labrador and Collie Portrait – step 1
I started on this drawing yesterday and I have now completed the initial sketch. The pet portrait is of a black labrador Monty and a collie Jessie and it is drawn at 14 x 18 inches (35 x 45 cm) size. I am using Staedtler graphite pencils on Fabriano paper with 50% cotton. The background…
Dalmatian Portrait in Progress
I started working on Alfred’s portrait today. Alfred was a beautiful dalmatian that sadly passed away recently. His owners wanted a pet portrait of him in his favourite walking spot in county Wicklow, so there is going to be a lovely landscape background in this painting. The client also asked me to remove Alfred’s collar…