Animal Art House Pet Portraits Diary

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Monday, October 29, 2012

Best In Show Up Coming Exhibition

Best In Show - Up Coming Exhibition

Opening night 9th November if your around Id love to see your there ☺

Catherin McMillan

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Thats Mr Rooster 2 U

Thats Mr Rooster 2 U

Thats Mr Rooster 2 U well really what else could I title this boy he looks like one fiesty rooster.

Thats Mr Rooster 2 U.. is finally completed and is a mate to Henny Penny not only on canvas but in the hen house as well.. Both are Japanese Bantams..

All that left is to seal the canvas and add the hanging appartus ready for delivery to the exhibition next month

Thats Mr Rooster 2 U

16" x 20"

acrylic on canvas

Catherin McMillan

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Henny Penny

Henny Penny

I wasn't 100% happy with this little lady decided that she really did need a few more white or grey toned feathers down her front.

So with paint brush in hand and a new palette of greys mixed up that's exactly what I set about doing.. Much much happier with her now and can say Henny Penny is definitely finished all bar the sealing of the canvas and attaching the hanging apparatus on the back of the canvas.

Henny Penny is a Japanese Bantam hen.

Henny Penny

16" x 20"

acrylic on canvas

Catherin McMillan

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Rooster - Untitled

Rooster Untitled

This dude is Henny Pennys mate both on canvas and in real life.. Made a good start to him this morning.. blocking in the colours on his comb and starting on the detail on his wattles.

Who knew that there was so much texture in a Roosters comb. Im sure finding that out with this particular breed of Rooster

Rooster - Untitled

Henny Penny

16" x 20"

acrylic on canvas

Catherin McMillan

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Henny Penny

Henny Penny

Well I think this little lady is finished will decide it I need to do one more tweak to her tomorrow. Started going a bit cross eyed from all those feathers by the time I washed my brushes.

Still Ive had a lot of fun painting Henny Penny who knew that chooks could be so captivating to paint

Henny Penny

16" x 20"

acrylic on canvas

Catherin McMillan

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Henny Penny

Henny Penny

Henny Penny is my latest acrylic work in progress. She will be part of a pair of chickens with her mate being a rooster from the same breed.

I decided with Henny Penny that Id like to try a different coloured background, really happy with the resulting colour mix.

Upon completing Henny Penny will be heading to a joint exhibition in Sydney titled "Wild Things" at the Art House Hotel in Pitt Street.. but more on that as time draws near

Henny Penny

16" x 20"

acrylic on canvas

available upon competition if you would like to register your interest in purchasing prior to completion please drop me an email: catherin@animalarthouse.com

Catherin McMillan

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Piaffe

Piaffe

Well i finally finished this piece this morning after months of working on exhibition pieces.. it is the newest in my dressage series.

Funny how after you photograph a piece you think is finished you can see things that may need a bit of a tweak..

Will think it over over the weekend and then decide what I'll do. Piaffe is destined for a display at a dressage event I have been invited to just before Christmas..

However expressions of interest are being taken to purchase before hand

Piaffe

8" x 10"

watercolour

Expressions of interest being taken

Catherin McMillan

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Fantasy

Fantasy

From time to time I like to work with a different palette of colours especially with black or dark coloured horses.

Fantasy was one of those such pieces.

Fantasy

8" x 10"

pastel

FOR SALE

$250.00 + postage unframed

Catherin McMillan

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Monday, October 8, 2012

Christmas Commissions

Christmas Commissions - Book early to avoid disappointment

Well that time of year is fast approaching us again when we start looking for that special gift to give for Christmas.

A portrait is a wonderful way to create that special and lasting memory that can be passed on for generations to come.

Be it a portrait of yourself with a furry four legged companion,

a portrait of a present or past animal pal.

Bookings for commissions will be closing soon to allow plenty of time for completion and delivery for Christmas.

Remember that good clear images (the larger the better) are best to work with as they allow a lot more detail for me to work with.

If your uncertain of what type of portrait your recipient may like??? Then Id suggest a gift voucher/certificate which allows them to have input into their gift by selecting which image they would like immortalised.

Original works for art are available for purchase ... until Christmas any original work purchased over $500.00 will be shipped free of charge.

Catherin McMillan

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Sunday, October 7, 2012

wolf hound head study

Wolfhounds

Another of the new pieces for my upcoming solo canine exhibition.. Still undecided on a title for this piece but that will come I'm sure

Thank you to Soile Grendel for the use of her photograph to create this work.

Wolfhounds

10" x 14"

pastel

Catherin McMillan

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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Collie

Collie

Not the final title on this piece so far haven't come up with a better titled.. I'm sure that will happen whilst I'm framing up.

Collie is another of the piece which will be offered for sale at my up coming solo canine exhibition at Dransfields Mill. The gallery director gave me a list of canine breeds at the start that he wished to see in the exhibition fingers crossed Ive now covered all those bases.

Collie

10" x 14"

pastel

FOR SALE

Catherin McMillan

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Tyson & Pez

Tyson & Pez's portrait was commissioned as a 21st birthday present from Kelly.. Tyson's mother..

I really enjoyed the challenge of creating all those dapples on Pez's coat. Tyson & Pez his beautiful stallion are regular competitors on the Australian show jumping circuit.

I love immortalising these special moments in time that become treasured family heirlooms.

Tyson & Pez

10" x 14"

pastel

Catherin McMillan

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Monday, September 24, 2012

Phantom

Phantom

Phantom is finally finished for my up coming solo canine exhibition art Dransfield's Mill later this year.

I really did enjoy the challenge of working with this pastel board, it certainly stretched my artistic ability.

Phantom

32" x 26"

pastel on canson pastel board

Available

Catherin McMillan

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Untitled - work in progress

Dalmatian - Untitled work in progress

With my solo canine exhibition at Mill Pond Gallery fast approaching.. its time to knuckle down and finish off the final pieces for this exhibition.

My exhibition will feature canines in both pastels and acrylics .. this will be the largest of my pastel pieces. I'm finding this piece a lot of fun as I'm working on canson pastel board..

I rarely use board preferring to work on paper as I'm able to choose if I will work on the smooth or the rough side.. with the board I have no such choice and must work on the rough side..

Which is proving a challenge but a lot of fun making me work in a totally different way.

Stay tuned for more updates shortly on this piece

Dalmatian - Untitled

pastel on canson pastel board

size - big (haven't measured accurately yet)

Catherin McMillan

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

McDuff

McDuff

McDuff the beautiful springer spaniel.. he the second drawing in a commissioned pair of Springer's privately commissioned and delivered in person a couple of weeks ago.

McDuff

14" x 18"

pastel

private commission

Catherin McMillan

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Deed

Deed

Now blogger is cooking again .. please meet Deed the beautiful springer spaniel.. he was part of a pair of Springer's privately commissioned and delivered in person a couple of weeks ago.

Deed

14" x 18"

pastel

private commission

Catherin McMillan

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Sorry there have been no blogs

Ive been trying to post new blogs on and off for a couple of weeks now.. and each time I go do to so google has decided to send a whole heaps of hieroglyphics up on the page thus not allowing me to post at all..

Now it has decided to play ball fingers crossed it will continue to work

Catherin McMillan

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Wasnt Me .. take 2

Wasnt Me - take 2

Its funny you finish a work of art and think yeap Im happy with that.. then you photograph it and take a look at it again from the photograph....

Thats when you see glaring errors that you just cant live with.. Wasnt Me has been through that process.. I just wasnt happy with him and realised that the image I was working from had a twist in his little face.

We its all well and good to be true to the image your working from but at times you have to use your artistic nouce and change things.. So thats just what Ive done with this little fellow.

Ive adjusted his face and balanced it out so now he doesnt look like its twisted.

So meet Wasnt Me take 2.. as an artist you should never be scared to admit your not happy with a work but in saying this you must also be prepared to adjust what your not happy with.

Wasnt Me

6 1/2" x 9"

soft pastel

$175.00 unframed

Catherin McMillan

email: catherin@animalarthouse.com

Commissions welcome worldwide

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

Wasnt Me

Wasnt Me

This little fellow is my second entry in the up coming Canine Art Guilds - Puppy exhibition.. who could resist such a mischievous face...

Thank you to Arylie Watson for the use of your photo

Wasnt Me

6 1/2" x 9"

soft pastel

$175.00 unframed

Catherin McMillan

Commissions welcome worldwide

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Gift vouchers available

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Friday, June 8, 2012

Bunny Love

Bunny Love

I started this piece a couple of years ago and for what ever reason I didn t get back to complete it .. with an upcoming Puppy's exhibition fast approaching..

It gave me the push to dig this little fellow out and complete him.. Loved the way t he puppy has curled up to sleep with his little cement bunny pal.

Bunny Love

8" x 14'

$350.00 unframed

soft pastels

Catherin McMillan

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Roxy

Roxy

I love the expressions on pugs faces.. they always look as if they want to have a good old fashioned chin wag with you.

Roxy is a commissioned immortal portrait.. thank you Caron for allowing me to create this special memory of your beloved pooch for you...

Roxy

10" x 14"

pastel - commission

Catherin McMillan

email: catherin@animlarthouse.com

Commissions welcome worldwide

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Roofus T

Roofus T

Originally I created this piece using pastels on canvas .. however the projectionist in me wasnt happy .. so it was back to the drawing board or should that be easel.

Roofus is a Buff Pekin rooster in fact he's my youngest daughters show rooster... he may be off to my exhibition at the Boyd Gallery in September unless sold before hand.

Roofus T

16" x 20"

acrylic on canvas

available..

Catherin McMillan

Commissions welcome

Original artwork for sale

Gift vouchers and payment plan offered

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Friday, April 6, 2012

By Two Lengths

By Two Lengths

By Two Lengths is the first of my two entries for this years juried Inglis Equine Art Prize.

Originally I was going to include a field of race horses but decided the power and majesty of this fellow was all that was needed.

By Two Lengths is drawn on black canson pastel paper.

By Two Lengths

20" x 27"

pastel

$2500.00 framed

Catherin McMillan

email; catherin@animalarthouse.com

Commissions welcome

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Gift vouchers available

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Perlino

There are certain rescue groups that are dear to my heart... Being an owner of 3 brumbys' (Australias wild horses) brumby rescue is one that is very dear to my heart.

Once a year I create an original work for each of the 3 rescue groups I am a member of..These pieces are raffled or sold directly to help raise funds to help there efforts to save these beautiful horses..

Perlino is one of the young brumbys rescued by the Outback Heritage Horse Associations of Western Australia. Drop by there website if you would like to read more about him is name is Digger.

Perlino will be offered for sale on the OHHAWA website shortly..

Perlino

SOLD

8" x 8"

Framed Pastel

Catherin McMillan

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Friday, February 24, 2012

Im a Chip

Im a Chip

Well Im a Chip is finished.. as the event was a night time race it was important to give the illusion that his ears and the top of his head which being a bay would be almost invisisable against.

I also add a little more dark green behind him to make his legs stand out.

Im a Chip

10" x 14"

Pastel

Commission

Catherin McMillan

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

I'm a Chip - work in progress

Made a lot of progress on I'm a Chip or Chippy as he is called... finished the gig and made good progress on Chippy's body... Now its just a matter of finishing off his body and the harness.

I'm a Chip

10" x 14"

pastel

Private Commission

Catherin McMillan

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Im a Chip - work in progress

Ive started work on the drivers silks adding the darks to his jacket along with his white pants... The gig has been an interesting challenge with all those bits of unfamilar harnes...

Lastly Ive started blocking colour on Im a Chip's body giving direction to his muscles out lining the darks and lights

Im a Chip

10" x 14"

Pastel - private commission

Catherin McMillan

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

work in progress

Im a Chip -Work in progress

Having been working on pop art pieces for the last few weeks its been lovely to start a new equine commission... Im enjoying the challenge of this piece with the harness and background.

For those who regularly follow my work will know that backgrounds are something I don't often include in my work.. This commission however needed the background to tell the story of Im a Chip's win..

Im a Chip

10" x 14"

pastel

Commission

Catherin McMillan

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Freckles

And now for a touch of the equine and a lovely break from all those pop art pups..

Freckles is a private commission for a birthday gift.. I enjoy the challenge of all those spots and making sure the hair is travelling in the correct direction.. Horse coats seem to have hair going all directions.

Thank you Nikki for commissioning me to immortalise Freckles for you

Freckles

14" x 21"

Pastel

Private Commission

Catherin McMillan

email:: catherin@animalarthouse.com

Original artwork for sale

Commissions welcome worldwide

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Fluffy

Yeap you read his name correctly Fluffy.. he kinda evolved on the canvas or should that be morphed on the canvas from a fluffy Tibetan spaniel into a pup type dog.. Fluffy is the latest in my pop art pup series.

The name stuck .. so Fluffy it is ..

Fluffy

14" x 18"

acrylic on canvas

Catherin McMillan

Commissions welcome worldwide

Original artwork for sale

Payment plan offered

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Buddy

Buddy

Meet Buddy a rather quizzical pop art pup... the next in my new body of pop art pups who are destined for an exhibition later this year.. if you would like to be kept up to date on when and where the exhibition will be.. you can sign up for my new letter on my

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Buddy

14" x 18"

acrylic on canvas

Catherin McMillan

Commissions welcome worldwide

Original art work for sale

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Butch

Butch

Its been awhile since I posted but things haven't been dull in the studio Ive been working on a series of pop art pups...

Butch is my latest a bit of an imposing fellow with a serious face. I enjoy the challenge of turning a photograph into a pop art pup.. though against popular belief not all images are suitable to do so..

Butch

24" x 24"

Acrylic on canvas

Available

Catherin McMillan