New WIP

Due to my last commission order, I have only been able to grab a couple of hours here and there to work on this new piece,no title as yet, but this is where I'm at after approx 10 hours, can you guess what it is yet?

Update of French Bulldog

After speaking with the client, I have re-worked the neck area, making it narrower and emphasised the shortness of the neck hair and tried to show the dogs left shoulder more, just waiting to hear back from them....

Workshop Day result

I had a great day attending the Linda Waine painting workshop, not much to show, but thats always the case when your using a new medium, well it is for me. the paint used here was Linda Waine's pro colour, dont think this study will ever be completed but it gave me some idea on how to use this medium..

WIP update

I have reworked the French Bulldog portrait after seeing more photos, most of the work has been on the eyes and muzzle, I also had to work on the tone and shading around the eyes and teak the ears a little, can you see the difference?

Workshop Day

I've been looking forward to today for a number of reasons, after giving a driving lesson at 7.15 this morning I'm off to Linda Wains painting workshop ( http://www.lindawain.net ) which is a birthday present from my wife, I hope to return home with a better understanding of how to use colour in my drawings, as at this moment, my mind just goes blank.... but then again that could just be my age.......

New WIP

This is a new piece I'm working on, I cant say to much about it at the moment, which I will explain why later,so I'll let the WIP shots do all the talking, let me know what you think, finished size will be A4 approx 11 x 8 inches, paper is mellotex as always, time so far around 12 hours...

On The Edge

This piece is now almost finished, just a little bit of tweaking when I go back to it in a couple of days, I've called it on the edge as these fantastic creatures are close to the edge of extinction, and I intend to have it framed and mounted as you see it, right in the corner and on the edge of the frame etc...

update...

Just a little update to show where I am, hope to finish this by the weekend.

Tiger Portrait Cont'

As you can see work is progressing, but very slowly I'll admit, this is due to more important commitments, but I will keep coming back to this piece as and when its possible

Tiger Portrait

I've been working away when time has permitted on this new piece of work, as the title say's it's a head study of a Tiger, if it works out OK I hope to enter it into this years S.O.F.A exhibition.

New Work Completed

Finished this piece last night and just tweaked it a little this morning, the butterfly has caused me more problems that the kitten, and that was what needed adjusting this morning, size is approx 11 x 3 inches, I'm thinking of entering this into the Society of Feline Artist annual exhibition, but need a title first, any ideas?

New work 2

As you can see I completed the kitten tonight, the finished drawing measures 8 x 3inches, and as always has been drawn on Mellotex paper, for this drawing I only used a 2h and hb pencil, tomorrow I hope to add the butterfly giving something for the kitten to focus on.

New Work

I started this piece a couple of days ago, when the head study of the tabby cat went all wrong and ended up in the waste bin! when finished this little kitten should be staring at a butterfly.

WIP Update

Im getting there as they say, just very slowly due to other commitments, I am hoping to have this completed by the weekend. As requested i've posted a close up pic.

Sophie

Another update on Sophie the Poodle, still more work on the eyes ears and body until this one is completed, and then onto her sister who will sit next to her on the drawing.

New Commission wip

This is my new work, its a double poodle portrait, commissioned by the same person who asked me to draw her daughters dogs as a Christmas present (also Poodles). these are her own dogs, and I hope to have them finished by the end of next week, the right eye looks pale, but this is down to light reflection on the photograph.As you can see I have included the photograph which I am working from,

Tabby WIP

I'm Having to set this aside for a while whilst I work on a commission piece, as you can see I have started on the second ear area and added more detail to the eyes, I will pick this up again as soon as the commission work has been completed.

Tabby WIP

Just an update on where I am with the new drawing, slow progress due to other work commitments, hope to have this finished by the weekend and then onto a commission order...

Tabby

Some of you that follow this blog may have noticed that the lion drawing as vanished! I wasn't happy with the way the female looked or the grass so in the end I sent it to the local waste paper dump, and decided to move on, for the moment I'm leaving wildlife alone and concentrating on domesticated animals. here is the start of a Tabby cat portrait (first one for me) this will measure approx 8 x 7 inches when completed, I'll post more as I progress...

NSA Affiliates Exhibition 2010

The Nottingham Society of Artists are holding there Affiliates Exhibition from the 4th until 11th of February, I have three pieces showing, Winter Harvest, Harvest Mouse and Springer Spaniel, all work at the exhibition will be for sale, so if your in the Maid Marion area (next to the Nottingham Castle entrance) pop in and have a look around.