Busy, busy busy

I'm busy doing a painting degree with the Open College of the Arts but hope to post stuff here soon.

How time flies!

I really can't believe it's been so long since I last painted. Now that I'm feeling a lot better - boring stuff - I'm definitely going to start again. After all you couldn't resist painting this little face could you? Meet Riley, my border collie puppy. A natural agility dog in the making.

Inka

Inka - recent painting of a talented German Shepherd.

Pastels on Colorfix

Rough collie

I concentrated more on values than detail in this one and I'm quite pleased with the result.

Soft pastel on Canson

Two cute terrier crosses

My first oil pastel portrait - in fact my first oil pastel.

Terrier puppy in soft pastel on Canson.

Background experiment

Been experimenting a bit with backgrounds. Not sure if I'm happy with this.

Keeshond - pastel on Canson

Gazelle hound

The Saluki or gazelle hound is one of two beautiful animals produced by the Arabs, the other being the Arab horse. Salukis have been around for about 5,000 years and are gracefulness personified.

Pastel on Canson