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.

Winter Harvest Completed

At last this piece is finished, it seems to have taken forever, size is approx 9 x 9 inches, drawn on mellotex super white paper, not sure about the title, think it may have to be changed, I'm open to suggestions.....

WIP part 2

Thought I had better post an update on this WIP, The snow is driving me crazy, I have on more than one occasion asked myself why am I doing this!!!! I draw maybe ten times the amount of snow that is needed and the randomly cover most of them over with layers of pencil as you can see on the left hand side, the background need many layers to get the right effect and then I use blue tac to lift small areas as with the distant tree effect, I also have to make sure that each flake doesn't finish with a halo effect around it as I alter the shapes etc. Have to have this finished by today, as I am away working next week and need to get it to the framers...

New WIP

This piece is causing me to have spots before my eyes!! The idea for this came from ''Ever so Gently'' by an artist I admire Ryan Jacque (google his name) to see what I mean. technically this has to be one of the most difficult works I've attempted, you have to be thinking ahead of the area your working on to allow for the snow flakes, the best way to deal with this is to negatively draw in to many and then cover the ones you don't want later.

Harvest Mouse Completed

Completed this little critter today, The thistles caused me more problems than the mouse, otherwise this would have been finished yesterday. Drawn on Mellotex super white paper, size is approx 12x7 inches. Once mounted and framed this piece will be shown along with two others (yet to be drawn) at the Nottingham Society of Artist, Affiliates Exhibiton, which runs from February 4th until February 11th, all Art work shown will be for sale, so if your in the Nottingham area between those dates call in and have a look around, you may see something you would like to own.

Harvest Mouse

This is where I'm at after a couple of days work on this new piece, due to a bad cold and cough that seems to shake my brain against my skull i'm not as far ahead with this drawing as I'd like to be, but I'll get there in the end.....

Springer Spaniel Finished

Calling this finished, size is approx 8x8 inches on mellotex paper, I have included a close up pic as Im often asked to show more detail of my drawings.