OK! Just uploaded my first set of work for assignment 1 of my college course, so now begins the wait for the critique feedback.  In the meantime I have a couple of new pieces to start.  The first is a Springer Spaniel called Cassie:

This is a commission by a friend of Cassies owner who wants it as a Christmas pressie ;0)

The second is of a little boy called Elliot which will be my first human portrait for some years, so I'm looking forward to starting that one.

Busy, busy, busy!

Blimey it's busy!
I've just come back from a weekend exhibition of my husband, John's work in Olympia and my nose is firmly back to the grindstone.
Just finished a commission of Pip, he's a Burmese Blue.  His Mum loves his quirky ears, so I had to make sure that they were captured just right.

Still Life assignments

I was taken back to my art college days with the first assignment for my Pet Portraiture diploma.  Three pieces are required, 2 of which are still life subjects.  Here are my pieces:

I loved doing this exercise, I think i was the challenge of rendering the different textures that made it interesting, particularly in Still Life#2.

The last piece is  one prescribed by the college, so for copywright reasons I can't show that here, but I'll post up the feedback from these pieces when I recieve it.