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 Touch paper. […]
Arab Horse Portrait in Oils
Final Scan of Wangelisa This is the latest portrait off my easel, the arab horse portrait in oils on linen canvas. Her name is Wangelisa and she is such a […]
Arab Horse Oil Portrait in Progress
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 also where […]
Arabic Horse Oil Portrait of Wangelisa – Blocking In Stage
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 and then […]
Arabian Horse Portrait in Oil – Initial Sketch
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 in size […]
Pencil Sketch of Slovensky Kopov
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 30x25cm. This […]
Border Collie Pastel Portrait – Trixa
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 size 35x30cm. […]
Dog Portrait in Oils of Sadie
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 parts of […]
New Website, Brand and Studio Photos
New Website As you’ve probably already seen, I recently uploaded a new website! I have been working on this for a whole year, in between commissions. Simply worked when I […]
How to Scan Artwork Tutorial
Scan Your Art Tutorial by Katja Turnsek © 2011, All Rights Reserved I get so many emails from fellow artists asking me how I photograph my portraits. “How do you […]
Sadie’s Oil Portrait – First Detail Stage
Started On Details I continued to work on Sadie’s oil portrait this week and this is the first detail stage. I will add as much detail as I can, however […]
Oil portrait of Dog Sadie – Blocking In Stage
For two more days I have been working on the oil portrait of dog Sadie. I’ve now blocked in the entire canvas with the first and second layer of paint, […]
Sadie’s Oil Painting Initial Stage
Sketching Stage I just started up a new oil painting! This is a cute little dog on her bed, her name is Sadie. Canvas size is 14″x10″ and the painting […]
Oil Portrait of Yorkshire Terrier Ferguson
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 could have […]
Yorkshire Terrier Portrait in Progress
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 started to […]