Saturday 22 December 2012

Commission Harry and Poppy





Just finished this double pencil sketch of Harry (a Scottie) and Poppy (a Shih Tzu), as payment for some building work a builder did for me. We both benefitted, me with the work done in my art studio and him with this sketch of his two dogs, which is a Christmas present for his good wife. 


I decided at the outset to sketch each dog inside it's own oval background, wasn't really sure if it would look OK, but it seems to work. The builder absolutely loved it.

Here are some WIP steps before the finished pieces:












Sunday 9 December 2012

Commission - Murphy

Medium: Acrylic
Paper: Stretched Canvas
Size: 20″ × 16″ (400 × 500 mm)
Duration: 6 – 7 hours
This is a commission, of a beautiful old Retriever called Murphy and the client specifically wanted Murphy (the name of the dog) standing full pose and on a black background. Here’s hoping the are happy with my attempt. I enjoyed this as it has been a while since I used a black background, that funnily enough was another Golden Retriever