This is a wedding gift for the bride and groom of their pets, Mattie and Herbert. I’ve met Mattie (who was on guard during the ceremony) and hope to meet Herbert soon.
Watercolour painting on Arches 140lb cold pressed paper.
It’s amazing the bond we have with our animals…
This is a watercolour painting on Arches 140lb cold pressed paper.
Once in a while I get to do a painting with a person as one of the subjects. Most of my commissions are of animals only and it’s a bit of a change when asked to bring a human into the picture.
This is a watercolour painting on Arches 140lb cold pressed paper.
This portrait is a wedding gift for a couple of their dog Tommy. He is another dog that I have never met and needed to rely on photos for reference. As it was a surprise the only photographs available were from a cell phone. I find cell phone pics are grainy and don’t print very well so I was a little concerned how the portrait would turn out. However I’m happy to say the couple are quite pleased with it! Tommy seems like a really nice easy-going fellow as evident in his photos. I especially liked the exasperated expressions he had when dressed for Halloween!
This is a watercolour painting on Arches 140lb cold pressed paper.
My latest commission is of Pixie, a Yorkshire Terrier.
She’s a little sweetheart and is great friends with my dog.
The painting is done in watercolour on Arches 140lb cold pressed paper.
My latest commission is of this lovely fellow Kingsley, a thoroughbred who is retired from the racetrack. He now has a good home and is doing well in dressage competitions.
The painting is done in watercolour on Arches 140lb cold pressed paper.
In keeping with the Olympics, I would like to post my (prismacolor) drawing of Big Ben.
He was an amazing horse and really put Canada on the equestrian map.
This is an example of how a portrait can be made using multiple photographs instead of having all the subjects in the same photo. I’m constantly taking photos of horses (and dogs, cats, birds…) which I use for a portrait or future reference.
and here is the finished portrait…
This is a drawing of three horses I saw in a parade.
The finished work is in a private collection.
