Freckles’ portrait was drawn with Faber Castell Pitt pastel pencil and Unison soft pastel on Dalek Rowney Ingres paper. It … More
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11 Portraits of German Shorthaired Pointers by Gillian Ussher Art
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Pencil Sketches
Due to requests, I have recently been taking commissions for pencil sketches. These are a lot smaller, simpler and less … More
Pastel portraits of senior dogs
‘Dogs, like good cheese and wine, get even better with age.’
Protected: Free Drawing Tutorial – Galloping Horse
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Protected: Free Drawing Tutorial – Puppy
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Jaguar
I had planned to paint this jaguar in oils, but in the end I decided pastels would be best to … More
Rory Gallagher
People seem to either know nothing about Rory Gallagher or have an obsession with him. For those of you who fall into the first category, he was an Irish blues and rock musician and you should definitely look him up. I can be found in the latter category, my son is named Rory and only for my huband’s protests our daughter would have been called ‘Gallagher’.
Horses
It’s always a treat to paint or draw a horse or pony. I grew up completely obsessed with them, and their grace, strength and beauty was what first inspired me to spend way too much time drawing animals throughout my life! Here are some of my past horse and pony paintings and drawings.
Furioso-North Star Stallion
The Furioso-North Star is a Hungarian breed named after its two foundation sires, North-Star and Furioso. Many thanks to Janina Suuronen for the use fo her fantastic reference photograph.
