Greyhound Ghost

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A beautiful face, you have done very well.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Fri 16 Oct 19:14:44

The good reference material shows. The best I've seen of yours. Love it. It really shows how elegant this breed is. Be assertive about what reference material you use. It is much more satisfying!

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Fri 16 Oct 19:22:29

Beautiful

Posted by Glennis Weston on Fri 16 Oct 19:46:13

Thank you. :)

Posted by Paulette Farrell on Fri 16 Oct 20:46:28

This is lovely Paulette .

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Fri 16 Oct 21:34:12

I dont like these dogs, but it is very well painted.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Fri 16 Oct 22:09:30

Lovely sensitive work Paulette.

Posted by dennis roberts on Sat 17 Oct 07:29:40

Absolutely beautiful work Paulette!

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Sat 17 Oct 12:22:05

Just beautiful, Paulette! Such an elegant and expressive face!

Posted by Chandra Ward on Sat 17 Oct 12:25:38

Stunning work, you've captured the gentle but alert look of the breed.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Sat 17 Oct 13:18:15

Such encouraging comments. Thank you, I've been having a real low with my art this month after a mad September.

Posted by Paulette Farrell on Sat 17 Oct 14:19:21

This is a great portrait of a lovely dog. I have drawn and painted animals for their owners, and you're right, you're entirely dependent on the quality of the photo when the animal is no longer with us, and also when it's still bounding around, because they don't stay still. I've been fortunate that I've managed to get a good likeness even from an indifferent photograph, but it's really difficult and you're always conscious of just getting the whole thing wrong, drawing a generic dog of a particular breed (or of none) rather than the character the client remembers. <br /><br />Obviously, I never saw the subject of your portrait but it's a beautiful drawing of a "needle-nose".

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Sat 17 Oct 15:07:09

Yes it's the first time I truly appreciate how good the reference photo needs to be

Posted by Paulette Farrell on Sat 17 Oct 21:39:13

Beautiful, sensitive and a credit to your talent Paulette.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 17 Oct 22:19:41

It was this one I was thinking of!

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sun 31 Jan 09:09:13

Hang on Studio Wall

16/10/2015

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I have not drawn a greyhound before. What made this so much easier to draw was that the reference photo was so clear. When I get asked to draw pet commissions I always ask the client to go and take some photos of their pet in their most natural position, even if that is sleeping. However, they always send me old photos that to be honest are not the best to draw from. Either the colour is not correct because the light is unnatural or half the pet is missing from the image. After seeing how much easier this one was with a good photo I think I am going to be a lot more specific in future

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Paulette Farrell

Professional Artist. For 2020 I have decided to focus my work on cricket (which I love) and figure / portrait paintings and drawings. Although I am able to draw and paint birds, still lifes and animals and have been successful selling them I noted that whilst painting them I was forever thinking…

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