A Herd of Pets

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Excellent! What a collection, made me smile.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Tue 25 Oct 10:47:10

Found Sticky! What a wonderful collection of beloved pets.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Tue 25 Oct 12:21:09

What a fun painting Martin and super reminder of fond memories of loved ones gone by

Posted by Frank Bingley on Tue 25 Oct 13:01:52

A wonderful herd. A great piece of work!

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Tue 25 Oct 13:29:50

It's glorious and what a loving collection of wonderful creatures

Posted by Heather Love on Tue 25 Oct 15:57:22

Wow what a collection, lovely work .

Posted by Christine Towell on Tue 25 Oct 17:01:42

Thanks everyone. It is quite a collection and brought back many great memories as well as being fun to do. I’m glad it raised a smile Tessa and well done Val

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Tue 25 Oct 17:17:23

Really delightful and made me smile - all such characters!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Tue 25 Oct 20:04:36

Thanks Anne. Glad you smiled. They have all been characters in their own way and all but three were rescues

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Wed 26 Oct 17:44:58

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25/10/2022

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During Lockdown my daughter wrote a book about grieving for pets after struggling with the loss of her beloved dog Noah. She thought it would be cathartic and it was. She asked me to create a frontispiece containing all the animals she’s loved. I opted for the cartoon version you see. It is a light note in a generally serious book but I thought it’s the fun things I’d rather remember with the animals I’ve lost. Anyway she liked it and put it in the printed version. Look out for Sticky the stick insect!

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Martin S Taylor

I have been for creating things for over 45 years and love variety so I paint, sculpt, make stained glass and ceramics. I use watercolour, acrylic, pastel and ink in my paintings and work from models, plein air and from photos - which I take lots of especially now phone cameras are so good! My…

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