I never got to meet Molly but I know her mum quite well. She was a rescue and was lucky my friend gave her a good home. Molly is sadly no longer with us but still in my friend’s heart.
Tag: watercolor
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Cat Nap
I don’t often get the chance to draw cats. A photo of a sleeping cat in Pixabay looked like a good subject to paint. I settled on doing the portrait in watercolour instead of coloured pencil. Photo credit: Kavowo
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Burro
This little guy looks after several big horses at the equestrian centre near me. He’s the boss! We were actually able to take some good photos of him (mainly because he’d push the horses away when we tried to photograph them). I was going to do a full body painting of him but thought a head portrait would be better and allow for more detail.
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Jennifer’s Pony
I used to have a close friend and one of the things we had in common was our love of horses. Over time we lost touch. Life has a habit of doing that.
However I still have photos taken back in our day. This portrait is from one I intended on using as a reference for a painting. I changed it a little, making the halter red instead of the original blue in the photo.
I hope she still has some connection to horses as I do with my art. But then most of us never really outgrow horses do we?
Watercolour painting on Arches 140 lb cold pressed paper.
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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.
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Julie and Leo
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.
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Merry Christmas!
Have a safe and happy holiday everyone!
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Tommy
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.
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Kingsley
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.
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Renfrew Fair
This is another horse I saw at the Renfrew Fair several years ago. He was one of the entries in the heavy horse division and I liked the way he stood, quietly waiting for the judge to make his decision. This artwork wasn’t a commission just a fellow I wanted to paint.
