Corgis are lovely little dogs. I know three personally. Two of them are Welsh Pembrokes and the other a Welsh Cardigan. Although the two breeds differ in appearance the personality and temperament seem to be the same. And they love to play!
Tag: dogs
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Best Friends
I often use reference photos from free stock sites like Pexels and Pixabay. This picture of the boy and his dog captured my interest as the subject for my next drawing. I’ve used coloured pencil on smooth bristol. A drawing takes longer to complete than watercolour but I love working in both mediums.
Photo credit: Sam Lion on Pexels
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Mattie and Herbert
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. -
Merry Christmas!
Have a safe and happy holiday everyone!
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Sam
This is a portrait of Sam, a dog I haven’t met (yet). This often happens in animal portraiture. Sometimes it’s due to the location of the subject, other times because the animal is sadly no longer with us. In those situations I have no choice but to work from photographs. It’s actually easier on the animal working from a photo because they hate to pose, but it’s nice to meet them to get a sense of their personality. By doing this the portrait becomes more than just “my” interpretation gathered from a photo.
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Willy and Cricket
My latest commission is complete and the client is very happy with it! Yay! It always feels like I’m holding my breath until that moment.
This portrait was a joy to do. I get to meet these fellows in the next couple of weeks when we deliver the painting. They’re both rescue dogs and in good company. The woman who rescued them also has cats (also rescued) and a horse. In addition to her own animals she helps out on a local farm which includes horses (one of them is 34 yrs old!), goats, sheep, pot-bellied pigs, llamas, cats, dogs a donkey and a cow. For the sake of animals I’m glad there are people in the world like her…
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The finished portrait…
The portrait is finished! I’d put it aside for a while allowing me to come back and view it with “fresh eyes”.
