Tag: pet portrait
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Sketching A Cat Sleeping On A Pile Of Books
Every now and then I become so attached to a piece of art that it’s hard to sell it. But knowing that it’s going to a loving home makes it all worthwhile. When I’m sketching I think about how that piece will light up a room or the faces that view it. This sketch is…
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Painting a Mixed Media Pet Portrait
My newest painting was such a nostalgic process for me. When I went to university to study art back in 2005, mixed media portraits were one of the things that sparked my interest the most. For a while now I’ve wanted to create something with newspaper. The key, I believe, to a successful mixed media…
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Drawing a woman embracing her dog drenched in sunlight
I’ve recently fallen in love with pastels. Both chalk and oil. Today’s drawing is in oil pastel. Starting with a light initial sketch, mapping out proportions and placements, the general flow of the drawing. I then began to fill in more detail. I concentrate initially on the flow of the portrait around the page and…
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Painting a Cowboy and His Horse
I think this is one of my favourite pieces I’ve painted to date. Not only do I adore country music, but I love the whole aesthetic of the Wild West. So my work at the moment is based around that theme. I started with a rough pencil sketch on cotton water colour paper. I then…
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Sketch of a homeless man and his dog
As I walked through the city of Sydney this morning I saw more people sleeping on the streets than I have ever seen. One man, leant against a wall looked so frail. I crouched down and put some money into his hand. He was so gentle, grateful and humble. And that was the inspiration for…
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Drawing a pastel portrait with a gold leaf background
Tomorrow I’m going on a gold gilding course, I’ve been very excited about this because I’ve been playing around with gold leaf for quite some time. My plan from there is to create a series of 24 karat gold and 22 karat rose gold art works. This piece began with an inky sketch followed by…
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Drawing A Model and Her Cat
Yesterday I Sketched a model and her cat in chalk pastel. A medium that is close to my heart because my granny taught me how to draw with them. This drawing fills me with happiness every time I look at it. I adore its minimalist style. The rose tones elevate the entire drawing, creating a…
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Painting a Whimsical Ballerina and Her Dog
What’s the first impression you want to give people? At three years old I was diagnosed with a hip condition called Perthes Disease. It only affects a very small percentage of the worlds population. And as many children desire to be, I wanted to be a ballerina. A ballerina I could never be. As I…
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Painting Ella the French Bulldog
Ella the French Bulldog is a fictional dog I created. Isn’t she cute!? I had a lot of fun with this one. It’s an original watercolour painting on 100% cotton watercolour paper. What do I love about 100% cotton paper? The way the colour bleeds across the paper. Given that Ella the French bulldog has…
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