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.
Read my Art Articles about how to paint and draw in various mediums, how to scan artwork and much more!
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 :).
Today I went to collect the framed cat portrait in pastel of Mysan. As this portrait was created for a returning client, we choose the same framing as…
This is the completed pastel cat portrait of Mysan. The size of this portrait is 30x25cm, created on PastelMat paper. This paper is my new trusted friend! I…
Golden Retriever Portrait – Final Scan So, I just completed the pastel pet portrait of Golden retriever I’ve been working on lately. His name is Eddie and is…
Final Scan Yesterday I completed the pet portrait in pastel of the cocker spaniel I have been working on lately. I scanned the painting in 6 parts and…
Spoon Moulding This is the framed arab horse portrait in oils of Wangelisa. She is a beautiful mare portrayed on gallery-wrapped Italian linen canvas. The size of this…
Chelsea City Moulding This is the framed dog portrait of border collie Trixa. She is a really beautiful dog, portrayed in conte pastel on grey Canson Mi Tientes…
Drawing of Lizzie The first portrait off the easel this year is Lizzie, a Slovensky Kopov dog. She is drawn with graphite pencils on Fabriano Artistico paper in size…
Final Scan of Trixa This is my recently completed artwork, a border collie pastel portrait of “Trixa”. She is drawn on grey Canson Mi Tientes Touch paper in…
Completed Portrait This is the latest dog portrait in oils which I completed yesterday. Sadie is a cute little dog portrayed on her bed with a pattern and…
Final Scan of Ferguson Yesterday I completed the oil portrait Ferguson, the Yorkshire terrier. I edited the scan to look as close to the original as possible, I…
Izzy’s Portrait This is the final scan of German Shepherd Izzy, a pastel drawing created on creme-yellow Canson Mi Tientes Touch paper. The size is 20″x16″, one of…
Yesterday I finally completed the oil portrait of Flat Coated Retriever Laddie. I scanned the painting in two parts and puzzled the pieces together into one digital picture…
Today I went to collect the framed oil portrait of Oliver. I brought the painting to the framer yesterday and they actually framed it the same day! I’m…