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Portrait – ‘That’s My Boy!’ – Watercolour Portrait

11 Friday Jan 2013

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Sax -  All the way to the top too!

That’s My Boy!

Around the age of 13 Years, My Son decided to learn another instrument. Whilst deciding which one to choose, one of my Daughter’s friends offered to teach him to play the Saxophone. After considering, that would be okay, maybe?! He had about six lessons with my Daughter’s friend, decided he liked it – And there was no looking back. Within five years he had risen through the ranks of different bands to become the Lead Sax player in Our Home Town’s Youth Concert Band and Youth Jazz orchestra.  Within four and a half years from start he had reached, With Merit, Grade 8 Jazz on his Saxophone. (He was also Lead Violinist in our Town’s Youth Orchestra, a Member of The Halle Youth Orchestra for four years and attained Grade 8 Distinction on his Violin. See another Watercolour portrait of ‘My Little Boy‘)

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Portrait – Ink Black and White Dot by Dot!

07 Monday Jan 2013

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Dot by Dot!

Dot by Dot! Out of My Head!!

Another day of ‘Doodling’ ended up with this ‘Dotty’ Ink Creation. The whole image was done one dot at a time. The portrayed illustration is actually from  my imagination- COMPLETELY MADE UP. Though I did take some still life inspiration from a chrysanthemum I had in a vase on the window ledge. I was very pleased with the Hands!

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Watercolour portrait of my son

02 Wednesday Jan 2013

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Artist, Artist's Son, Halle Youth Orchestra, HYO, Lookiing back, Memories, Old photographs, Orchestra, Orchestra member, Original, Original art, Original portrait, Personalised, Photographs, Portrait, Son, Violin, Violinist, Watercolour

My little boy!

My little boy!

My son was one of the first watercolour portraits I had ever painted. it was done to commemorate him gaining a place in the Halle Youth Orchestra, playing in first violins, at the age of fourteen. A VERY PROUD PARENT MOMENT!!! I was also quite pleased with the portrait too.

(Also see Watercolour Portrait of ‘That’s My Boy’ with some of His Achievements)

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Oxford University – Pastel picture of ducks

02 Wednesday Jan 2013

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Art, Artistic, Arty, Ducks, Lake, Landscape, Landscape original art, Original, Original art, Original pastel landscape, Outdoors, Oxford, Oxford University, Pastel, Portrait, Reflections, Style, Stylish art, Trees, Weeping willow, Worcester College

 Worcester College Oxford - Ducks.

Worcester College Oxford – Ducks.

One of my favourite pastel pictures ever. It was done after taking a photograph of the ducks at Worcester College on a visit to see my daughter where she was studying for her Master’s Degree.

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Cat – Pastel portrait

02 Wednesday Jan 2013

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Animal, Art, Artistic, Arty, Black and white, Blanket, Cat, Cat art, Cat in a blanket, Cat portraiture, Cat's Eyes, Claws, Eyes, Fur, Gaze, Kitty cat, Original, Original art, Original Cat art, Pampered Kitty, Pampered pet, Pastel, Pet Portraiture, Portrait, Soft, Whiskers

Emily's Cat

Emily’s Cat

This is a portrait I did for a friend of my daughter. It was done in pastel and only took a day to complete the end result. I was very happy with it!

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Chow Chow -Pastel Pet Portrait

02 Wednesday Jan 2013

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Meg the mutt

Meg the mutt – which I called her affectionately – Sadly she died unexpectedly a few months after I did this portrait of her! I was told by the commissioner that it was the best thing he had ever had done for his Mother because of this fact. She was a lovely to draw.

A pastel drawing done for a friend of my daughter. I was very pleased with the techniques I achieved by hammering the pastel as it gave just the desired effect of fluffiness and a very true likeness of Meg. See below!

Meg for real!

Meg for real!

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