Because the colours are too epic and must be shared – a recent pet portrait.
Showing posts with label dog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dog. Show all posts
Saturday, 16 March 2013
Pet Portrait – Tolly and Jaffa
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Saturday, 16 February 2013
Lhasa Apso
A picture from a couple of weeks ago that I forgot to post - it was this pic that made the lightbulb come and I wondered if I should explore dog portraits with a little more depth and seriousness. Hopefully, the lightbulb won't blow!
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Pet Portrait – Bluebell the poodle
A pup belonging to a friend get the Albon treatment!
As you may have noticed, I have been doing more and more pets recently. It has all been leading me down a path I hadn’t thought about before, to actually offer pet portraits in the future. It is something I am researching into with a bit more seriousness – hard to do when I already have so much on my plate – but it is very exciting and interesting and I am in the process of setting up a site (not active yet!) and blog devoted to the animal side of my art so we shall see where it goes. There is a lot happening for me in the next few months and a lot of the outcomes will help guide my choices art-wise. All are good paths, so we shall see!
I have a couple more pets to finish off and then I really, really have to finish off the last two muppets and call the adventure finished – then onto another, even bigger project in the works!
As you may have noticed, I have been doing more and more pets recently. It has all been leading me down a path I hadn’t thought about before, to actually offer pet portraits in the future. It is something I am researching into with a bit more seriousness – hard to do when I already have so much on my plate – but it is very exciting and interesting and I am in the process of setting up a site (not active yet!) and blog devoted to the animal side of my art so we shall see where it goes. There is a lot happening for me in the next few months and a lot of the outcomes will help guide my choices art-wise. All are good paths, so we shall see!
I have a couple more pets to finish off and then I really, really have to finish off the last two muppets and call the adventure finished – then onto another, even bigger project in the works!
Sunday, 10 February 2013
Ladies and ladettes - only two weeks late, but I finally managed to put together the video of my painting the pointer portrait. I really don't think I can use this technique regularly as it just takes too long, however with some modification I think it could lead to something quite good.
Anyway, enjoy!
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Pet Portrait graphic style - labrador cross
I have been quiet recently because I have a lot of work that I can't show yet - if ever! I am still drawing and painting and scribbling away...
For this pet portrait I decided to go back to Illustrator - a program I love but don't have the opportunity to play with at the moment. I am still exploring ideas for the future - but I really, really love working in a graphical style with lots of textures and this was a brilliant way to do both! This was a lot more satisfying to me than just straight up pet portraits and I think I will do more with it.
However, I would love your opinion on the different ideas below. Do you have a favourite from these images? Is simple best or a splash of colour and texture your thing? Let me know! And you will be seeing a lot more like this in the future, methinks.
For this pet portrait I decided to go back to Illustrator - a program I love but don't have the opportunity to play with at the moment. I am still exploring ideas for the future - but I really, really love working in a graphical style with lots of textures and this was a brilliant way to do both! This was a lot more satisfying to me than just straight up pet portraits and I think I will do more with it.
However, I would love your opinion on the different ideas below. Do you have a favourite from these images? Is simple best or a splash of colour and texture your thing? Let me know! And you will be seeing a lot more like this in the future, methinks.
Saturday, 2 February 2013
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Pet portrait - Weimaraner
Whatever you do, do not ask me to spell weimaraner. It will end in tears.
Still playing with techniques for fur, trying to capture the style that is in my head. Not there yet, but this was great practice. Just don't ask how many hours this took! Need to cut down on the time spent drawing fur. It works for my Tarot series as it is more cartoony, but on this scale... carpal tunnel!
Still playing with techniques for fur, trying to capture the style that is in my head. Not there yet, but this was great practice. Just don't ask how many hours this took! Need to cut down on the time spent drawing fur. It works for my Tarot series as it is more cartoony, but on this scale... carpal tunnel!
Saturday, 26 January 2013
Pet Portrait - Horace the Pointer
This week's baby. Learnt a lot from this pupster - mostly, how not to do certain techniques! That's the exciting thing about art, the exploring and the learning, and the paths to follow and the ones to avoid. Drawing fur is fantastic fun and I want to do a lot more of this type of work. Great practice for my Tarot series as well.
I have recorded the process for Horace, and I will have it up on the site in the next couple of days for your delectation.
I have recorded the process for Horace, and I will have it up on the site in the next couple of days for your delectation.
Monday, 19 November 2012
Canine Tarot – 1 of Swords – Pharaoh Hound
Another of the Canine Tarot – this is 1 of Swords ; seeing through illusions. I am not sure if the dragon is the illusion or the hound is.
All I know is that I will never ever,ever again stop and think “Hey! Let’s paint each dragon scale individually! That would be fun!”
All I know is that I will never ever,ever again stop and think “Hey! Let’s paint each dragon scale individually! That would be fun!”
Sunday, 21 October 2012
Canine Tarot – King of Coins – Old English Sheepdog
The King of Coins in my Canine Tarot. The King of Coins is known as the Salt of the Earth and so the Old English Sheepdog seemed perfect. I decided to give him a home reminiscent of my own childhood – minus the odd standing stones, although we do have the odd one of those.
I did complete a version without the crown, but felt that he needed something to confirm his regality.
Plus, sheep. Baah!
Saturday, 22 September 2012
Canine Tarot - Two of Swords – German Shepherd
Forgot I had not put this one up yet – Two of Swords for the canine tarot, symbolising partnership and balance, on a cautious but positive path.
German shepherds, meeting at their favourite tree.
Colours are a bit too saturated, but the general impression of being cautious and uncomfortable in a slightly creepy place came through, I think.
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Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
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