Pups Done

Hi all,

As you can see I have now finished the first two drawings for my puppy series. I am still not entirely happy with the basket ones, but feel it is time now to leave it alone, as for the other, I like this one alot. I was not aiming for too much realism in this, it was more about creating a Xmas feel with a bit of cute factor thrown in for good measure, and I think there will be one or two others in the same vein.

Xmas Pups update

Hi all,

This is where I am at with my Xmas pup image so far, and it is coming along really well. This will be added into my series of puppy pics that I am doing, and would of been the second one, but have moved it into Ist due to the basket pups not turning out quite so well. I am really enjoying the idea of adding backgrounds/things into my pictures, as this something I really wanted to do as mentioned in a previous post ......standalone portraits are great if that is want one wants, but it is nice to be able to add in extras, create backgrounds etc. I am still not very good with landscape and perspective but it is something that I am getting to grips with.....as the old adage says"practice makes perfect".

I am finding myself increasingly spread thin when it comes to Internet stuff, and have been thinking that I am going to have do some cutbacks soon. This blog has always been central to me, to be able to share art,tips,info etc, and one that I want to continue with, as is my website as this is a place for my work to be stored, but running three blogs,two websites,and numerous other web things is driving me nuts. I need to make creating my art no 1 priority and cull some of the other things. Sadly if I am honest the AIP has not taken off as expected, I am always behind with the updates on the blog and the shop is very static.....I do hold myself responsible for that, and as I am not sure what to do with it all, I will be putting it on hold for the moment. There are some other personal things that play a part in this too, and need to be taken in consideration and I will update as I go along.

Puppies

Hi all,

Firstly I would like to thank everyone for their kind comments, it means alot to me and more so as an artist, as we do like to know what other artists/people think about our work.

Okey dokey on to my next subject. I have in the past blogged about working on a series of pictures, and this has resurfaced again. I did start on a series of Big Cats last year, and got as far as completing two only, finding that I was not really happy as to where they were going....by that I mean I felt they needed more than just a head pic. I really like the idea alot of doing a series of pictures, all the same size, interrelated but different, and my subject matter that has got me obsessed at the moment is puppies....lots of them. As you can see in the current picture I have two in a basket (reference photo from a friend), but I have made some changes, by doing a different style of basket/bucket, and by adding in the ribbon. At the moment this is coming along quite well, my only gripe is the back/foreground...this is where I fall down every time, because it is my weakest point. So what do I do, add in something extra or just put in some background colour as in the Jack Russell pup...what do you think...all thoughts welcome ?