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
Original artwork for sale.

Gift vouchers available
payment plan offered

pay pal accepted

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
Original artwork for sale.

Gift vouchers available
payment plan offered

pay pal accepted

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

Commissions welcome worldwide
Original art work for sale

Gift vouchers available
Payment plan offered

Pay Pal accepted

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

Commissions welcome worldwide
Original artwork for sale

Gift vouchers and payment plan offered

pay pal accepted

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

Commissions welcome
original artwork for sale

Gift vouchers available
Payment plan offered

Pay pal accepted


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

COmmissions welcome worldwide
Original artwork for sale

Gift certificates available
Payment plan offered.

Pay Pal accepted