Sunday, February 27, 2011

Three Kittens in Graphite

'Three Little Kittens'
To bid click here.
I had a short break from the tiger to create another cat ACEO. This is graphite on watercolour paper, 2.5 x 3.5 inches.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Pastel Tiger Part 4

Almost there, just a little bit more fur and then I'll look at the whole to see if anything needs lightening or darkening.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Pastel Tiger Part 3

Continuing to work on my tiger with a mix of hard and soft pastels.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Print of the Week (2) - Long Haired Tabby Cat

'Fluffy'

Image size 7.5 x 6 inches

Limited Edition Giclee print (350 worldwide)


Thank you to the people who bought 'Pretty Kitty' the first print of the week. Pretty Kitty has now reverted to the usual retail price of £18.00.


This is the second in my print of the week series, although the first ran for rather longer than a week.

This print is printed on Epson Archival Matte paper using genuine Epson Archival inks.

It is mounted/matted in white and the mounted/matted size is 10 x 12 inches.

In line with all my other feline limited edition prints of a similar size the normal selling price is £18.00.

For the next few days it will be available for £10.00, I have included a paypal button in the sidebar or you can contact me if prefer.

The print will be sent direct by me and each print will be signed and numbered in pencil.

I painted the original in oil pastel on ampersand claybord and really enjoyed tackling the long fur in a different medium.

The cat herself is one of our friends beautiful Norwegian Forest cats. To see more of the cats them visit Tiganlea Norwegian Forest cats website.


Note; As I had no sales of this print I decided to make it an open edition and the price will remain £10.00 rather than reverting to £18.00

Monday, February 14, 2011

Pastel Tiger Continued

A little more work done on my tiger. I will add more whiskers later because I will need to do more work on the background once I finish the head.


Thursday, February 10, 2011

Pastel Tiger on Fisher Pastel Paper

I decided to work a little bit larger with this tiger so returned to pastels as I work faster with them than any of the other mediums that I use.
This is 20 x 16 inches on Fisher pastel paper. I'm using a mix of soft pastels and pastel pencils. I put down a layer of soft pastel as a base and then work over it with the pencils to add the detail.
If this goes smoothly I'm planning another tiger with a full background that will be around 26 x 20 inches.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Pen and Ink, Pointillism and Patience

Pen and Ink 2.5 x 3.5 inches, to bid click here.

When I've finished a fairly long project like 'Stolen Moment' it takes me a couple of days to decide what do do next. The eagle is one of the pieces I work on while I sort out my next painting.

Several months ago I started the bald eagle using pen and ink and a pointillism technique and I do a bit more every time I have a break between large pieces.
Pointillism is defined as a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure colour are applied in patterns to form an image.
I find this technique relaxing, just aim the pen and place the dot.
I decided to try something with colour using the technique so I bought some Pitt Artist pens in various shades of grey and green (only the lightfast colours) and did the small cat above. I added a little acrylic ink with a small brush to create the pink nose.

Friday, February 04, 2011

Print of the Week - Long Haired White Cat

" Pretty Kitty"
Limited Edition Print (350 worldwide), image size 6 x 8 inches, mounted size 10 x 12 inches

Each week I am going to offer a 'Print of the Week' For around seven days the featured print will be available at a discounted price, reverting to the normal retail price once it is no longer featured.

This print is printed on Epson Archival Matte paper using genuine Epson Archival inks. It is mounted/matted in white and the mounted/matted size is 10 x 12 inches.
In line with all my other feline limited edition prints of a similar size the normal selling price is £18.00.
For the next week it will be available for £10.00, I have included a paypal button in the sidebar or you can contact me if prefer.
The print will be sent direct by me and each print will be signed and numbered in pencil.

I picked this image as I loved drawing the huge blue eyes and the challenge of creating the colourful 'white' fur.