Artwork & Pet Portraits

Over the last few months, I've receded a little from crafting and gone back more to my Art roots. I began to find making cards than no-one really wanted a bit pointless and began making more drawings and paintings.
I still make the odd card for family or friends but, to be honest, don't get the buzz from them I used to get.

So, I thought I'd update my blog with some of the art I've been making - mainly Pet Portraits.

So I made a new page and put all this stuff on but the page isn't showing in the tabs! :(   So I've just copied and pasted to here instead.


I apologize in advance for the watermarks - I've had a few of my drawings stolen and don't know any other way of making it difficult for thieves.

My Roo

'...MINE...!'

ChickenYard Family

ChickenYard

Owl in Flight

CharliePom

Clive

Kerry (coloured)

Jess

Mac

Cookie

William

Sven

Sonny

Oddfish

Lazy Dawg!

Joe Bloggs

Horse & Groom

Fit Family

Buster Yorkie

Buster Staffie

Malamute

Adi with Dummy

Adi Taking Obstacles

Running Lab

Same Gender Wedding

Monster Truck

Albie Lying on Mum

Bella

Polo

Brave Sir Hal

SuperGran!

Draca

Draco

LiverBird #2

LiverBird #3

Mermaid With Shell Mirror

Narog

Bonneville

Bix Wheaten

My CharliePoo

Dawn's Cats

Di's Dogs

Princess Issabella

LadyDog

Maria's Ben

My Merlin

Pam's Sammy

Alan & Marg

Simba-Roo

Scottish Groom

CarryBride

Muslim Wedding

Sailor Wedding

This list isn't exhaustive but it is a substantial representation of what I've been doing. Some are meant to be just digis as the recipients wished to shade and colour them themselves and some are more detailed. I've not done much in the way of colour portraits - that's something I'd like to try when I have time.

I'll add to this as I get time and find odds and ends on my pc!

I'd just like to add that these are genuine hand-drawings from photographs - not software-manipulated photographs, like I have seen being passed off as drawings on a couple of sites!  I draw from the photograph in pencil, then I draw again over in pen and erase the pencil (or not, depending on the project). 

At this point I do scan the drawing into my pc and 'pixel-clean' it to remove smudges (yes - I'm a messy worker! ;) ) and artifacts left from  the eraser.

At this stage, if required, I can sometimes digitally paint some of the shading in. I'm only just learning to do this as I'm not very technical (as you can tell from my method! lol!) and I just don't have the tablet-drawing skills to draw straight to tablet - wish i could! I do admire (and somewhat envy!) the likes of Mo Manning and other digi artists who can! I'm never sure if it's my skill lacking or just my very basic tablet!

Hope you all like them! 
Hugs 
Ei
x

April already....!

I cannot believe how fast this year is disappearing! Far too quickly for my liking - I can tell you!

Not crafted much at all this year due to new job but I have done a few Pet Portraits for friends.


The first one is Buster who belonged to a friend of a friend and is much missed, so my friend asked me to draw him for her friend.

This is my dog Kerry from about 40 years ago. She was, as you can see, and Afghan and very beautiful but she was also the sweetest natured dog I ever knew. I still miss her

I did a coloured version of her too.

Then there is Joe, one of the sweetest Staffies on the planet. I drew him for his Mummy - my friend Gail, when he passed away.

 This is a mad little Yorkie I know, also called Buster. He's a mad as a box of frogs and soooo cute!

This is my 'Cocky Lochie'...! Since rescuing my hens, my house is slowly looking like a branch of the Chicken Shop!  There are pictures and ornaments all over the place with chickens on them! This one is now in a frame on my kitchen wall.

'Rooster Cockburn' is next!  Also in a frame....

and last but not least, my brother Brian's dog Olly who is 14 years old at least - Bri rescued him when he lived in Spain.

I have more but can't find them just now and I have to go get ready for work (yet again!)

See y'all soon!

Hugs Ei x