My latest portrait...

My latest portrait is of Isis and Skye. These two Beautiful Blue Merle Border Collies will be painted in oils on canvas...

Here's the 20"x 22" portrait in it's first stage, the dogs have been drawn onto the canvas, ready to paint in the background tomorrow...

Photos of the next stage of Skye and Isis's portrait in oils.
Just had to wait a little bit longer for the paint to dry a bit and the sheen to go off in order to take some pics.

Decided to go for predominantly shades of blue/ grey with tones to echo the colouration within the dogs fur.
This should enhance the dogs which will be painted in a realistic style and will bring out the beautiful blue colours in their eyes.

This is the second version as the first was too smooth and not as dynamic as I would have liked, had a look at the work of a famous American portrait artist called John Howard Sanden who uses lively brush strokes for his backgrounds to set of his portrait work.

Looking forward to the next stage which is to start blocking in the main colours of the dogs and then I can assess that the background is working and add or subtract colours to this too... I just need to wait a few days for the background to dry off first!

I also have a double portrait of two stunning German Shepherds called Prince and Princess (brother and sister) to paint in artist's watercolours. This is a repeat commission from customer Lorraine and I'm looking forward to receiving some more photos in due course...

The Latest Pet Portraits and Website Updates...

Here we have an update on Miranda's double portrait painted in artist's watercolours as a birthday present for husband Steve.
I really like the choice of contemporary frame and the crisp white window mount, they go superbly with the painting.

Some feedback from Miranda...


"Steve was absolutely thrilled with the picture of Barley and Tyeler. 
He said that Steve had captured the pair of them brilliantly.


Steve was really helpful during the whole process from advising me on
how to get a reasonable picture of the dogs to letting me know whatcolour mount 
would look good. We would definitely recommend Pet Portraits and More to anyone who is looking to have a pet portrait done.

Once again thanks for all your help."


Regards,
Miranda

I've also recently painted a portrait of Charlie in artist's watercolours as a commission from new customer Lorraine. The painting is for partner Andy's birthday.
A really enjoyable subject to paint as Charlie has lots of soft wavy fur and beautiful big eyes. I also have some fantastic photos of the portrait of Charlie now framed and I will upload these later on.

Next on the agenda is an update on my website...
I am in the process of re-working the current website, adding all of
the new 2011 to 2012 pet portraits and a better way of navigating through the
gallery, updated home pages etc:. Plus a "New and Exciting" smartphone
friendly microsite so that customers can view my work  more easily on mobile phone 
and ipad type platforms.