This is actually the second attempt, the first is in the reject file. I changed my way of working to lay down some fur strokes then cover wi...

I was working away for a couple of days last week so didn't get any time for art. Yesterday we were showing Roxie and Juno at Midland Co...

The wolf is finished apart from a few tweaks. I've started a Snow Leopard which I am going to donate to the Snow Leopard Trust when it...

I'm almost there with the wolf. His bottom jaw needs to be altered at the left side (his right) and I need to finish his fur. The squirr...

Yesterday I attended the Private View of The Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculpters and Gravers 2008 annual exhibition at the Mall G...

I've continued to work on my wolf this week, adding more acrylic layers and more coloured pencil. I'm still reasonably happy with hi...

It has rained and rained and rained today. The ponds are overflowing and the fish are probably swimming round the flowerbeds, unfortunately ...

I have a couple of things that I need to do this month, one is finish my snow leopard the other is paint a wolf. I will finish my ground squ...

I've added several more layers to the top stripe and am happy that it now looks to have quite a lot of depth. I've left the bottom ...

I put the pastels away again, I don't seem to enjoy them at the moment even though I used to use them almost 100% of the time. I went ba...

When it is a coat colour in a cat. In order to accurately portray the coat colours in the various breeds of cats I want to paint I have been...

I haven't done very much over the last couple of days, but hopefully enough for you to see the difference between the area where I'...

I'm including a photo of my drafting table so you can see how I work. I usually have the image showing on my laptop which I place at the...

I've chosen a Ground Squirrel to demonstrate how I use mixed media. I took the photograph half way up Pikes Peak in Colorado, there were...

Due to several requests I'm preparing a small demo to show how I combine acrylic and coloured pencil. I'll post it sometime over the...

I've decided that acrylic is not giving me the results I'm looking for when painting Miniatures. I am struggling with the speed at w...

Like countless other people I have taken a huge financial hit over the last few months with a nosedive over the last two days. I have not fo...

I've started another miniature painting which I'm hoping to complete in time for an exhibition later in the year. It's a Bald Ea...

I've worked a little bit more on the cat but household tasks kept calling me today so not much progress has been made. With the continua...

Not much progress because I've been working today, butI'm quite pleased with the likeness.