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Surprise pres-art watercolour English bull terrier

Over the last two months I have surprised people I know, by unknowingly painting their dog, and pres-arting them with the finished piece. Today I finished another dog, this time a white bull terrier called Tuptan. I am about to … Continue reading

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‘Just Julia watercolour dog shih tzu

This is a painting I did for a patient, they have quite a number of shiatsu’s all are impeccably turned out, groomed to perfection. I was sent some wonderful photos of them all ( he is a photographer). For some … Continue reading

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Something’s fishy!

Something strange happened this weekend, when I got the paints out( actually they are always out). I didn’t paint a hare, or a furry creature, it wasn’t a shade of brown either. ‘Kisses and glittery fishes’ is inspired by a … Continue reading

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Miniature hare watercolour

After painting my very large watercolour hare on A2 mount board (Wookie). I decided to challenge myself by painting a small watercolour hare. I must admit that this was harder than I thought it would be.I have called it ‘Littler … Continue reading

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Watercolour hare- make what you will of this hare stare ‘Noble fury and fair spirit’

‘Noble fury and fair spirit’ Watercolour hare.

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Aches and pains! Wind and rain! ‘It wasn’t me!’ Watercolour dog finished

So this sums up my weekend, the weather was horrid. I managed to ride on Saturday, which was great. Visited a charity fundraising Christmas boutique, full of amazing gifts, all put together by a talented lady, where all sales are … Continue reading

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‘skedaddle’watercolour hare

Finished painting, paint brushes down. The third of my unfinished four! This is ‘skedaddle’ watercolour hare.

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‘Wookie’my giant watercolour hare

This is ‘Wookie’my largest watercolour I have done to date. He is painted on A2 mountboard, which I then painted with clear gesso. This started as an experiment, testing which items I could use watercolour on, after priming with clear … Continue reading

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Pastel/charcoal Lusitano, ‘liberdade’ meaning freedom

Today I finished my pastel picture, a Lusitano free schooling, called ‘liberdade’ which means freedom. I attended a kiln glass workshop yesterday, which was great fun, and very informative. In the hope I may do some glass work with the … Continue reading

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Back to work, week of painting and riding ends

So my week holiday has come to an end, not the best week for riding, -rain and cold, I did at least ride in the school on the odd day. Lots of painting though, the benefits of bad weather, and … Continue reading

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