A birder's blog

My name is Sandra Palme, I am a professional pet portrait artist based in the UK (http://www.finepetportraits.co.uk). I'm also a birder and love taking photos of British birds.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Latest pastel commission - a car!

I am currently working on a rather unusual commission: a pastel portrait of a sports car or, to be precise, a Chevrolet Corvette. I certainly wouldn't mind that kind of car in my drive! ;o)

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Thursday, September 11, 2008

Meerkat pastel portrait finished

I finished the portrait of the little meerkat today and my Mum is happy with it. :o) I really enjoyed drawing this portrait!

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Progress on meerkat portrait

Made some progress on the meerkat portrait...just blocking in colours and adding contrast...
I'm rather happy with the meerkat's face - this is the look I love most about those little clowns! :o)


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Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Meerkat portrait in pastels

I am currently working on a very special 'commission'. I love meerkats and so does my Mum, so this one's for her. :o) I met this little meerkat at Marwell Zoo near Winchester earlier this year and took the reference photo myself (along with about 300 other pix of various animals I might want to draw at a later stage).
Anyhow, this cute meerkat is being drawn in pastels on velour paper and this is how far I've got:

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Monday, September 08, 2008

Weimaraner puppy in pastels finished

It's finished! Here's a scan of the little guy...


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