When it comes to Pastels my favourite choice of paper is Hahnemuhle Velour Pastel Paper. I have been painting my pet portraits on Hahnemuhle Velour Pastel Paper for over 20 years and I love it. Hahnemuhle Velour Pastel Paper – Reasons I Use It Before I found Hahnemuhle Velour pastel paper I tried so many…
This beautiful Spaniel is called Rolo. Rolo’s portrait is painted in oils and is the size 16″ x 12″. My Client contacted me earlier in the year to enquire about having a dog portrait done in pastels as a retiring present for a colleague at their Pony Club. I was sent several photos of Rolo…
Border Collie portraits are always a pleasure to paint. This beautiful Border Collie is called Meg. My client contacted me to ask if I would do a portrait of Meg to give as a birthday gift. With the guidance of my photo advice blog my client took some beautiful photos for me to work from….
This beautiful Springador is called Nala. She is a cross between a Springer Spaniel and a Chocolate Labrador. My client contacted me to paint a portrait of Nala as a 30th Birthday gift for her daughter. She sent me some lovely photos so I could see her Character plus a told me a little about…
Oil painting of a chocolate cocker spaniel Ozzy I was contacted by my client to do an oil painting of his beautiful Chocolate Cocker Spaniel called Ozzy. Ozzy was very photogenic and I was sent several photos to choose from. After narrowing the choice of photos down, a full body portrait was chosen. I just…
This German Shepherd portrait is of beautiful Macy. Her portrait was commissioned last year to be a Christmas present. Now Christmas is long gone, it’s safe to post her painting and other Christmas commissions on my website! I wouldn’t want to give away any surprises by posting them too soon! Macy is a beautiful dog…
