This is the latest addition to my stock of artwork for sale at the Garrion Bridges Art & Antiques Centre. “Olive”, the deerhound has featured on this blog before and her pastel painting is now waiting for a new owner. I decided to pop this pastel onto a pre-cut mount, rather than having it framed, to give the buyer the opportunity to select their own frame, so we’ll see if this proves a good idea or not. If so, I’ll try a few more – back to the drawing board….literally! 🤓
Following a recent Twitter invitation from Artist & Illustrators magazine for people to send them images of portraits, I was amazed to hear that they would be including my pastel of my nephew Fraser, in their August issue letters page. It’s quite a small reproduction of the image in the magazine, but I’m SO chuffed that it was chosen! This is the painting on a slightly larger scale…
Here’s a noble looking breed of dog which I thought might work well in soft pastel, given its fluffy coat. I spotted this beauty with her owners in a car park in Ulverston and after a brief chat, they very kindly allowed me to take a few shots of her. She seemed very used to having her photo taken and posed fabulously! Hope I’ve done her justice.
‘Fraser’, pastel on paper.
Every so often it’s nice to have a break from doing the same thing. Although I really enjoy painting our furry and feathered friends, the two legged variety can be just as interesting and have as much character. Here are a couple of people portraits which were good fun to do. One is a face from a random photo who looks as though his day isn’t going particularly well! The other is someone a little closer to home ❤️
Phil, pastel
Sid, watercolour
Just found out that ‘Hamish’ has sold at Garrion Bridges….another pic that I was fond of! Glad he’s gone to a good home though. Now – back to a commission of a gorgeous German Shepherd which I’m having fun working on…..or maybe a cup of tea and biccy to celebrate my sale first! ☕️🍪
Met lovely Olive on Sunday as we were leaving Ulverston, Cumbria – having been at the Carnival the day before. Think her owners said she was a cross between an Irish Wolfhound and a Deerhound? Not sure, but she has the most beautiful eyes. I’ll probably use pastels in soft ochre, greys and blues. As usual, I forgot to hand out a business card to the owners as I was concentrating more on getting some good shots of the model! Ah well.
Pastel portrait tbd
Rosie Mark Artwork 