Carrick

Thankfully the holidays are over so back to work on Carrick, finished his eye and got the general tones down, now for the detail...

 

 

Fairy Door, (Mouse hole) in You Magazine!

 

Not one of my paintings unfortunately.....however one of my Fairy doors, (something I do on the side) was featured in The Mail on Sunday's "You" magazine last Sunday, they called it a mouse hole :)

 

 

Top Right, the little door in the stairs, shame it's not a bigger picture as it's a carved ledge and brace door with a little keyhole, door handle and working hinges....

Piglets!

Not very equestrian but I took a photo of some Piglets at the Heathfield Show last year and have wanted to paint them ever since...

Starting sketch....

Getting the base layer down.

Time to add detail.

All done...I've called it Siblings!

Dreyfus the German Shepherd





Just finished a portrait of a German Shepherd called Dreyfus.

 

The only remaining photo of him was pretty old and not very flattering so I used another couple of photos as reference to open his eyes and bring his ears forward.

 



 

Reference material...

 

 Rough sketch,

 

 

 Nearly finished...

 

The end result, his owner was very pleased with him.

 

Carrick

Beginnings of a commission, a veteran thoroughbred cross called Carrick....

Starting sketch:

 

All set up...

Halfway through the under painting:

 

Under painting finished... 

 

 

As you can see I am giving him his summer coat back!

Grey Shire Finished...

Finished the grey shire horse today....

 

Grey Shire

Nearly finished.....