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

www.animalarthouse.com

email: catherin@animalarthouse.com

Commissions welcome worldwide

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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

www.animalarthouse.com

email: catherin@animalarthouse.com

Commissions welcome worldwide

Original art work for sale

Gift certificates available

Payment plan offered

 

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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

www.animalarthouse.com

email: catherin@animalarthouse.com

Commissions welcome worldwide

Original art work for sale

Gift certificates available

Payment plan offered

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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

www.animalarthouse.com



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

http://www.animalarthouse.com/

email: catherin@animalarthouse.com     

Commissions welcome worldwide

Original artwork for sale.

Gift vouchers available

payment plan offered

pay pal accepted

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

http://www.animalarthouse.com/

email: catherin@animalarthouse.com

Commissions welcome worldwide

Original artwork for sale.

Gift vouchers available

payment plan offered

pay pal accepted

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

http://www.animalarthouse.com/

email: catherin@animalarthouse.com

Commissions welcome worldwide

Original art work for sale

Gift vouchers available

Payment plan offered

Pay Pal accepted