I love painting animal portraits especially when the models have gorgeous eyes, Toby was no exception – beautiful peepers! 🐶❤️
Those Eyes….
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New Year, Fresh Start
Happy New Year! The start of the year means looking ahead with hope, anticipation and enthusiasm. 2016 was a bit of a tough one for me, so it’s time to move forward and hope 2017 will be better. I’m sure I’m not the only person feeling this way.
With that in mind, I plan to be more productive with my artwork and also try to get it “out there” in the big wide world.
As Jim Royle once said in Caroline Aherne’s brilliant TV comedy series ‘The Royle Family’, “Those dishes won’t do themselves, Barb” – of course, this will leave you puzzled if you are reading this outside the UK!! It just means, if you want to get a job done, get on with it.
So without further ado, here are a couple of progress stage & completed paintings I can now reveal, that were commissioned for Christmas gifts, as I sign off for the time being and get cracking on some new work.
👋🏻🤓🎨
Coco….
Just completed this commission of a Highland Cow and having used a mix of reds and blacks she resulted in a chocolatey look to her hair so I’ve temporarily christened her Coco. Bit of varnish, attach the loops and cord and off she goes to her new home 🐮🎨
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Mac
Recently completed commission of a little sweetheart, a Border Terrier called ‘Mac’ ❤️ Acrylic on linen canvas
The Best Way To Give A Dog At Christmas
Although it’s the time of year when impulses take over reasoned thinking, let’s just slow down and make sure that giving a cute little bundle of fun to someone as a Christmas gift is really the right thing to do.
If you still think a pooch is what they would like, why not give them a very well behaved one that doesn’t need walkies or scooping after?!
Here are a few gift ideas, OR you can commission me to paint a beloved four legged friend from your photos, for a truly original gift.
Happy Christmas Everyone 🎅🏻🎄
Studio Assistant Gearing Up For Christmas Sales
Another Mungo
This is the second ‘Mungo’ commission I have painted this year, the other being a feline variety. He is a Jolly, ie. a Jack Russell & Collie cross and is very sweet, as is Mungo the ginger Tom, although I’m not sure how sweet they would be facing each other!
