Papillon, continental toy spaniel

This breed comes from breed phalène (fr. – moth) and is its variation with erect ears, from which derives its name (papillon means butterfly in French). Continental spaniels were often painted on paintings old masters, mostly on portraits. Therefore, in the thirties as a model of the continental spaniel was Read more…

Dog portrait – cocker spaniel

Last week I’ve painted next cocker spaniel portrait. This is also pastel on velour paper, but much bigger, ca. 35x45cm I’ve also made this time-lapse animation showing the process of painting from almost the beginning to the end. I used Canon compact camera, PowerShot series, with a CHDK software installed. Read more…

Cocker spaniel puppy in pastels

This is just finished, first painting this year:) It’s a cocker spaniel puppy and has ca. 30x25cm, so it’s rather small. Next portrait will be much larger, which I prefer to paint. And I wish you all the best in the New Year 2012:)