Rio and the Pheasants

Rio has decided to take up a new hobby, birdwatching.
He was sitting on the grooming table having just been brushed and tidied up when the white pheasant appeared with a normal brown one following along behind.

Rio was fascinated and the pheasants didn't seem to mind, they wandered about picking up seed from under the feeders.
Cody spoilt things though. She spotted them and decided they were far to big to be wandering about her garden unchallenged so she bounced along the fence barking. The pheasants retreated for about two minutes and then came back and I removed Cody to watch from behind glass.

Raccoon in Graphite

I started this one a long, long time ago and have picked it up again.
I like to work on graphite in the evenings when there is no natural light so I don't have to worry about the colour changing with the artificial light.
I photographed this raccoon probably three years ago in Stanley Park, Vancouver, it was one of a family group who emerged one by one from the brambles.

Graphite Jaguar - Part 2

I'm busy with commissions and real life issues so I haven't much to show at the moment. I've done a little bit more on the jaguar but it's very slow progress.

The birds are returning to the feeders, I have a small flock of greenfinch that visit throughout the day and two or three goldfinches together with great, blue and coal tits. The coal tits are much more numerous than the others, sometimes I can see five or six moving from feeder to feeder.

Amur Tiger Print Available

'Bad Fur Day'

Limited Edition giclee print. (limited to 350 prints worldwide)

Image size approximately 9.75 x 12 inches

Mounted/matted in white to 16 x 20 inches

£25 plus £4.00 post and packing

Available from my website, or contact me direct:-
gayle.mason@gmail.com

I will be back to posting my work in progress and other topics later this week, I've just been occupied with 'real life' for the last week or two.

Wolf Print Now Available

'Winter Wolf'

Limited Edition giclee print. (limited to 350 prints worldwide)

Image size approximately 8.5 x 13 inches

Mounted/matted in white to 16 x 20 inches

£25 plus £4.00 post and packing

Available from my website, or contact me direct:-

gayle.mason@gmail.com

Siamese Cat - Part 3

I've added some blue pan pastel to the background but it still needs more work.

As for the cat I'm getting to the end, one more leg and foot then some little touches and hopefully it will be finished.

RIP Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011

The Apple co-founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56.

A great innovator, risk taker and leader, described as an industry oracle who revolutionised computing.

The world has lost a creative genius.

Poppy the Tabby Cat

'Poppy'
5 x 7 inches, to bid click here

This is the original drawing of Poppy that I used when creating my guide to drawing a tabby cat in coloured pencil. The drawing is coloured pencil on watercolour paper and is mounted/matted in white and backed.