Welcome to my “On The Easel” blog! You can follow the commissioned pet portraits I’m currently working on, all from first line to a completed work of art. I photograph various stages and post them as I’m working in my Studio.
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You can also follow the life I share with my own two dogs Chatt & Ace, my two lovely Border collies. We train and compete in Obedience and Agility :).
So, I’ve continued working on the cocker spaniel pastel portrait today and nearly completed the entire background. Now I have to invent both all reflection colors in the…
I’ve continued with the cocker spaniel detailed pastel portrait! Yesterday I blocked in the entire dog and also added some detail, just to try the paper out. I…
Wangelisa’s Oil Painting Stage This is the Arab horse oil portrait currently on my easel. I’ve prepared the entire painting for the final detail stage and this is…
Progress Photos of Horse Oil Portrait This is the blocking in stage of arabic horse oil portrait of Wangelisa. I will let the painting dry over the weekend…
Initial Stage of Wangelisa Yesterday I started up a new painting, this time of an Arabian horse portrait in oil. The mare’s name is Wangelisa and she will be painted…
Ferguson’s Progress I have done two more stages of Yorkshire terrier Ferguson. Unfortunately I forgot to photograph one stage in between, I just picked up my brushes and…
Blocking Stage Today I continued on Yorkshire Terrier Ferguson’s oil portrait and blocked in the entire canvas. Tomorrow I will continue and start to paint the entire base with…
Ferguson Today I started up a new oil portrait! This is a little cute dog named Ferguson, a Yorkshire terrier who sadly passed recently. He will be painted…
Izzy’s Portrait I have been working on the latest portrait commission which will serve as a Christmas Gift. I photographed while drawing and downloaded all the pictures from…
Just started up a new portrait which will be completed sometime this week. This is the Initial sketch of lovely German shepherd Izzy. She will be drawn with…