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 :).
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…