Recent Posts Tagged With 'Dogs'

• Puppies

  Posted on Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at 02:09 in drawing, Dogs, puppies, coloured pencils, canines, dog drawing

  Hi all, Firstly I would like to thank everyone for their kind comments, it means alot to me and more so as an artist, as we do like to know what other artists/people think about our work.Okey dokey on to my next subject. I have in the past blogged ab...

• Returned

  Posted on Wednesday September 30th, 2009 at 06:35 in drawing, Dogs, animals, coloured pencils, border collies

  Hi all, I am back from my break and although feeling a little tired, am ready to pick up my pencils and start creating. For those of you who follow me, you will understand the reason why I needed to have this time out, and I will be writing ab...

• Black German Shepherd

  Posted on Sunday August 30th, 2009 at 02:18 in drawing, Dogs, german shepherd dog, canines, graphite pencil

  Hi all, This is my current WIP a black GSD ,size 12 x 10 inches. She is only a youngster and completely lovely, and we met at one of the local dog shows recently,where she was in awe a bit of all the going ons around her. This is in Graphite ag...

• Dogs,Pencils and Sun

  Posted on Tuesday August 18th, 2009 at 12:35 in art, drawing, Dogs, Newfoundland, graphite pencil

  Hi all, I hope all of you Uk dwellers are enjoying the constant sunshine we have been having? I know that we have, and this in turn just is still keeping me outside and away from my drawing board and computer! I am trying to be a more disciplined...

• Mad Weekend

  Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2009 at 01:20 in Dogs, dog show

  Hi all, I have no art to show today, as my time has been taken up with lots of other things. Firstly I was judging a dog show at the weekend which was great fun, again so many different breeds,shapes,sizes and colours. Three Newfies attended, one...

• Dogs,Wind,Rain and Sunshine.

  Posted on Sunday July 19th, 2009 at 12:26 in Dogs, dog show, canines, rotweiller, pet portraiture

  Hi all, Today as been a bit on the mad side as I visited a local dog show, where we had a mixture of rain, sunshine and loads of wind, but got to say a fantastic day. It is so strange because I bumped into people that I met at dog shows from ...

• Old English Sheepdog

  Posted on Monday July 6th, 2009 at 23:22 in drawing, Dogs, old english sheepdog, graphite pencil, pyrometra

  Hi all, It has been a manic week with one thing and another, and today is turning out to be no exception. The time is 5.47 am and I have been up for ages already, after being kept awake with Bluebell. She does seem to be acting strangely at the...

• Border Collies Finished.

  Posted on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 12:35 in Dogs, drawings, border collie, coloured pencils, canines, graphite pencil

  Hi all, This is my Border Collie pic, just about done. Really enjoyed doing this and working in Graphite again, sometimes as a CP artist we forget that most of us probably started out using the humble pencil, and so much can be achieved with it....

• Bassett and Rotties

  Posted on Monday May 11th, 2009 at 08:16 in drawing, Dogs, basset hound, coloured pencils, rotweiller, pet portraiture

  Hi all, Ok here is another update on the Rottie, although I am not totally happy with it at the moment. After leaving it for a couple of days and coming back with fresh eyes I can see things that need changing and you will see some of that on ...

• Coloured Pencil love

  Posted on Friday May 8th, 2009 at 01:16 in art, Dogs, drawings, coloured pencils, rotweiller, pet portraiture

  Hi all, Here is a little more on my Rottie, almost coming to the end now, and I am really liking it. The colours I used on the collar are Prismas Deco Pink, Pink and Lavender in varying amounts and Derwents Studio Blue Grey, which is a colour I real...

• Rocks and Rotties

  Posted on Sunday May 3rd, 2009 at 05:25 in Dogs, drawings, coloured pencils, rock painting, rotweiller

  Hi all, It has been such a busy week, so much happening on the art front and still getting my new home the way I want it, but it is all coming together slowly but surely ! After making my last two posts I had some lovely comments from my readers abo...

• Happy Easter

  Posted on Thursday April 9th, 2009 at 13:55 in drawing, Dogs, coloured pencils, canines, rotweiller

  Hi all, Here is the latest Rottie update, she is beginning to take shape now and I am so enjoying doing this piece. I am aiming to get alot more done on her over this Bank Holiday weekend, in between putting my bedroom back together again, ca...

• Rottweiller

  Posted on Monday March 30th, 2009 at 12:30 in Dogs, drawings, coloured pencils, canines, rotweiller

  Hi all, Gosh this is a first two posts in one day lol! I started my Rottie drawing today and there is her ref photo on the right...isn't she a real beauty and I just love that bright pink collar. This is going to be quite large about 11 x 14 inch...

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  Posted on Monday March 30th, 2009 at 03:44 in Dogs, designs, pens, coloured pencils, graphite pencil, black and white.

  Hi all,The last few days has been fraught with computer problems, but I have now finally got my lappy talking to my main PC, so I can access one from the other if need be. I also went out and invested in a brand new three in one scanner, printer and...

• Fracture and Air Cast.

  Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 02:05 in Dogs, fracture, zazzle

  Hi all, I went to the fracture clinic Monday and saw the consultant, but came away none the wiser really. My fault as I should of asked more questions, but I always feel a bit intimidated by these top medical people and take everything they sa...

• Sleepless night.

  Posted on Tuesday March 17th, 2009 at 02:28 in Dogs

  Hi all, No art in this posting I am afraid, just good ole plain text. It has been a sleepless night, as PooPoo has gotten himself a bit of an upset tummy, so we have been up and down with him needing to go the loo for most of the night. As he i...

• LInux and Troy

  Posted on Thursday March 5th, 2009 at 06:03 in Dogs, german shepherd dog, coloured pencils, pet portraiture

  Hi all, What a week it has been, still busy with the paint brushes and organising my new home, but hey its coming and there is no great rush as such. I also had a bit of change with my OS from XP to Linux Mint, which meant that I ha...

• Another Award

  Posted on Friday February 27th, 2009 at 01:27 in drawing, Dogs, german shepherd dog, coloured pencils, canines

  Hi all, I have received another award from my blogger pal Christine, second one this week, so am really chuffed and thanks so much for giving it to me. It is so nice to get something like this, and over the past few months I have noticed more ...

• More GSD

  Posted on Monday February 23rd, 2009 at 03:15 in Dogs, german shepherd dog, coloured pencils, canines

  Hi all, Amongst the chaos of moving I have found the time to work a little more on Troy. It is not going the way I had hoped, and at the moment is still in what I call its ugly stage, so I am seeing all the faults with it. I like the photo bu...

• German Shepherd Update

  Posted on Monday February 2nd, 2009 at 05:16 in Dogs, drawings, german shepherd dog, coloured pencils, pet portraiture

  Hi all From a very cold and snowy UK ! As I sit here typing this I am looking out of my window with Bluebell perched up here beside me, watching the snow coming down, and I cannot remember the last time it fell like this. This was predicted by out w...

• Feeling better

  Posted on Monday January 26th, 2009 at 12:03 in Dogs, pens, canines

  Hi all, Firstly I would like to say thank you to all the well wishers and comments on my previous post, and although I am not 100% right, I am feeling a alot better than I was. The trouble with this sort of thing is that it does not go away complet...

• Troy.....German Shepherd WIP

  Posted on Monday January 19th, 2009 at 02:39 in Dogs, works in progress, german shepherd dog, canines

  Hi all, Thought it was about time that I got my finger out and started on a new dog drawing and have chosen Troy for this, a beautiful German Shepherd that I met at a dog show last year. Have to say that he really stood out in the crowd, because he ...

• Bear....A Pointer Cross

  Posted on Monday December 8th, 2008 at 13:27 in Dogs, coloured pencils, canines, pet portraiture

  Hi all, This is my latest portrait of a pointer cross called Bear whom I met with his owners back at a dog show in June. It has taken time to complete as it is Xmasy pressie, so I worked on and off with it through the Summer, finishing las...