Toby

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Superb! No wonder you get quite a few commissions for your pet portraits!

Posted by Jan Rossington on Mon 07 Dec 18:43:27

Aw lovely appealing dog and beautiful painting of it. The fur is so well done too.

Posted by Syd Edward on Mon 07 Dec 19:21:11

oh my this is lovely ... the owner of this dog will love the painting

Posted by anne cooper on Mon 07 Dec 19:54:19

Lovely portrait

Posted by Glennis Weston on Mon 07 Dec 20:11:32

This dog, and I mean him and you no disrespect at all in saying this, does remind me forcefully of the late Barbara Cartland (she had "the skin of a young girl": hung in the wardrobe, presumably). It's the hair, plus the slightly haughty expression. He certainly appears to be contemplating something very deep and meaningful - it's probably just a biscuit, but even so, it's the look that counts.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Mon 07 Dec 20:27:58

Whoever this is for they will be delighted with it I'm sure...how could you not be, it's beautiful!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 07 Dec 20:56:24

Simply stunning.

Posted by Peter Loft on Mon 07 Dec 22:20:04

I love the expression in his eyes

Posted by Malcolm Brooks on Tue 08 Dec 09:00:27

What a handsome fella! That wet nose and the beautiful brown eyes are very appealing.

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Tue 08 Dec 10:31:44

Beautiful dog!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Tue 08 Dec 13:39:03

Thanks for all the great encouraging comments. My own style of pet drawing is becoming more established now. What a brilliant comment Robert, I kind of know what you mean, he does have a haughty air and I think that quite alot of retrievers do

Posted by Paulette Farrell on Tue 08 Dec 17:31:58

Hang on Studio Wall

07/12/2015

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Another Christmas commission. This is Toby, a golden retriever, drawn in conte soft pastels & pastel pencils. Initially I chose this photo to work from because he was looking up and I thought the angle of the large head and increasingly smaller body would be a great challenge. It proved too much of a challenge as I could not fit him on the paper, so I had to revert to a head and shoulders shot instead. He has such a great dreamy laid back expression, so soft and gentle for such a large dog

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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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