Tag Archives: Dog

Small original paintings finished for tiger yard pop up shop

Today was my dead line for finishing some small watercolour paintings for tiger yard pop up shop. All are now framed and will be joining some prints I had done of previous paintings. The mini paintings are all 12cmx14cm, double … Continue reading

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‘Babble’hound watercolour in stages

I finished ‘babble’ today, and for the first time I remembered to take photos at a few stages during the painting process. The drag hunting season has started here in the UK, the sight and sound of the hunt across … Continue reading

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Catching up with a few people, in an arty way

I have been a little lost with painting lately, I keep starting, but then set pieces aside unfinished. Unsure of where I want them to go, or getting bored and wishing to move onto the next? Or is it because … Continue reading

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‘That’s my girl’ watercolour and a little pastel

Today I painted something I have avoided for a long time, for many reasons, firstly although my star model is furry ( big plus for me) she is black, now I do find black animals quite a problem, mainly because … Continue reading

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‘Dog daze’ watercolour

Todays post features a dog with a bit of a stare….fixed on a treat, or his favourite toy, or maybe staring at the door waiting for his human to arrive home? This is a watercolour on 200 lb coldpress 30×40 … Continue reading

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‘Anticipation’ watercolour and ink

Todays post is a rough and ready watercolour and ink, inspired from a visit to our local county show, and a display put on by the local hounds. All the dogs were tremendously friendly, and enjoyed having the children in … Continue reading

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14#worldwatercolormonth- homemade claybord watercolour Sicilian greyhound and miniature poodle

Today I was still busy with the oils, so I grabbed one of my home made claybords to paint on, the watercolour does not behave brilliantly on this surface, but the look is loose, and can create some nice effects, … Continue reading

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#4 wordwatercolormonth

Day 4 of world watercolour month, and I am feeling pleased with myself for keeping with the event…..will see if I can continue during the week with the addition of work to divert my attention away from painting. This is … Continue reading

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‘Party pup’ charcoal and pastel

This was a really fun picture of a very happy party pup, I got the reference photograph from the sktchy app. It’s a great place to visit if you get stuck for inspiration.

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‘Hare-raising enounter’ ink and watercolour, hare and hound

For my #nature doodlewash today I found nature was in trouble, with this hare hot tailing it away from this persistent hound. By the way as I painted it, I can tell you that the hare escapes, and nature wins. … Continue reading

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