PET PORTRAITS

I like to draw and paint. I’m self-taught and have been busy with my brushes for about 12 years. Of course I’d love to be a Monet, producing impressionistic landscapes of this beautiful island. Unfortunately, I don’t have an impressionistic bone in my body as I’m a stickler for detail. Rather than fighting that fact, resulting in many disappointments, this winter I decided try to develop the skills which I DO have. I like to work with pen and ink with watercolour mainly, although latterly I’ve enjoyed using colour pencils. I’ve also discovered that animals, not landscapes, appear to be my forte, fur and feathers satisfying my love of detail. So, at the end of the B and B season, there’s plenty of time to indulge my new-found passion. (There’s even the occasional wet afternoon during the season too when I can put a pen to paper!) After displaying some of my work on our website, I’m thrilled to say that I am currently working on my second commission! So, here are the same portraits should any of you Garybuie’s Blog followers wish to have a portrait of their pet pouch, pussy cat or poultry! (Portraits marked ‘C’ are from photographs by Cecilia, a lady in Illinois who is most generous with her photographs. Without her generosity, my practice subjects would have been very limited indeed. I am greatly indebted to her.)

‘Looking for Mischief’
Pen & Ink/ watercolour (C)

‘On the Prowl’
Coloured pencil on pastel paper (C)

‘Big fella’
Coloured pencil on pastel paper

‘Max’
Pastel pencils on Ingres pastel paper

‘Fingal and Idrigill’
Pen and Ink/ watercolour

‘Whispering Donkeys’
Pencil on cartridge paper
(Courtesy Morning Bray Farm)

 

‘Whisky’
Pen & Ink/watercolour
( Photo Courtesy Morning Bray Farm)

 

‘Big Dog’
Pen & Ink/ Derwent Inktense pencils (C)

 

‘Lalo’ (Commission)
Pen and Ink/watercolour

‘Pusscat’
Derwent Studio Colour Pencil on Ingress pastel paper

‘Companions Sharing the Sun’
Pen and Ink/Watercolour (C)

‘Hercules and Maximus’
Derwent Colour Pencils on Watercolour paper

‘After a Swim’
Derwent Inktense Pencils (C)

‘Shared Perch’
Derwent Inktense Pencils

‘Patches’
Derwent Colour Pencil on Ingres pastel paper

‘Old Pharaoh?’
Pen and Ink/Derwent Inktense Pencils (C)

‘Ton Ton’
Pen and Ink/watercolour (C)

‘Hamie’
Pen and Ink/watercolour

‘Patches Feels Festive’
Pen and Ink/Watercolour

If you would like to commission a portrait of your pet, then email me at garybuie@btopenworld.com  Prices start at £30 and depend upon the complexity of the subject/size. ( No payment is required unless completely satisfied with the portrait)