Digital Oil Painting of a gorgeous chocolate Labrador at the beach.
Chocolate Labrador Beach Painting Pet Portrait
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This is one of the first digital oil paintings that I did, sketching and painting the dog using using Photoshop CS4 oil brushes and blending with the smudge tool. Initially I was happy with it, then after I did a few more digital paintings I relegated this one to the back burner as it lost its appeal. I recently dragged it out from my work in progress folders and finished it off – all it needed was a closer crop and a touch more contrast:)
Chelsea - Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Pet portrait Painting
Cards, laminated, matted and framed prints of Chelsea can be purchased from my Redbubble shop:
Pet Portrait Commissions welcome.
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There is nothing quite like the unmistakable face of a British Bulldog!
Bulldogs are a dog breed developed originally from Mastiffs that were also used in the cruel sports of bull and badger “baiting” which were popular in England for hundreds of years until they were finally made illegal in 1850. Today’s Bulldogs are more heavily built and far less athletic than their ancestors, and they are generally placid, gentle and very affectionate companions who love children.
Bulldogs like Cromwell make devoted family pets, and although they can’t be exercised excessively, they can be quite lively and rambunctious and many of them have a good sense of humor!
If you are a Bulldog lover, this is your opportunity to own an original oil painting featuring this gorgeous breed!
“Cromwell” British Bulldog
5″ x 7″ Oil painting on
canvas board
$150.00AU incl shipping
(aprox $105.00 US – view Currency Converter)
10% of your investment in this artwork will be donated to K9 Rescue
Don’t forget to visit the “Helping Paws” exhibition and vote for your favorite dog painting – the People’s Choice winner will have a cash donation sent to the rescue or shelter that the artist is supporting, so its for a good cause!
Thanks for reading and looking at my new dog painting! I’d love to know what you think of ‘Cromwell’ (he’s one of my favourite daily paintings so far:)
Michelle
http://michellewrighton.com
My second entry for the Canine Art Guild’s ‘Helping Paws’ online Exhibition is my charcoal painting of “Noble” the German Shepherd Dog. “Noble” seemed like a very appropriate choice to exhibit in an exhibition titled “Helping Paws” considering the number of GSD’s around the world that lend their paws to help people in need in many different situations including the Police force, military, search and rescue and service and therapy dogs that aid people with disabilities and illness.
“Noble”
German Shepherd Dog
Charcoal Painting on drafting film
11″ x 14″
$350.00AU inc shipping
10% of your investment in this artwork will be donated to
the Animal Protection Society of WA.
German Shepherd Dog original Charcoal Painting by Michelle Wrighton
“Noble” will be available for sale in late October/November as I have entered him in a couple of local art competitions.
All of the artwork in the CAG Helping Paws Exhibition is for sale with part proceeds going to rescue groups and shelters selected by the artists around the world.
To view the work of many talented canine artists, please visit the ‘Helping Paws’ Exhibition after October 1 (US time), and while you are there, vote for your favourite painting – the rescue group chosen by the artist who wins the People’s Choice award will receive a cash donation from the Canine Art Guild (as well as the artists’s donation pledge when the art sells).
If you have a German Shepherd Dog that you would like to see painted (obligation free) to help dog rescue please send me a photo or two and a brief description of your noble friend.
I will post the third and final entry to the Helping Paws exhibition on opening day, so look out for that one!
Thanks for looking:)
Michelle
“Angel” is my first exhibit in the Canine Art Guild’s “Helping Paws” online Exhibition which will take place between October 1 2008 and January 31 2009.
“Angel in Blue”
American Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Traditional oil painting by
Michelle Wrighton
16″ x 16″ Gallery wrapped canvas
2008
$750.00 plus shipping
(This painting is entered in a competition and will be available for shipping in early November).
10% of your investment in this artwork will be donated to
"Angel in Blue" American Staffordshire Terrier dog oil painting by Michelle Wrighton
All of the artwork in the CAG Helping Paws Exhibition is for sale with part proceeds going to rescue groups and shelters selected by the artists around the world.
To view the work of many talented canine artists, please visit the ‘Helping Paws’ Exhibition and while you are there, vote for your favourite painting – the rescue group chosen by the artist who wins the People’s Choice award will receive a cash donation from the Canine Art Guild (as well as the artists’s donation pledge when the art sells).
“Royalty”
Greyhound
Original acrylic painting
by
Michelle Wrighton
8″x10″ on 1.8cm deep gallery wrapped canvas
$135.00 (includes shipping)
10% of your investment in this artwork will be donated to K9 Rescue
"Royalty" original Greyhound dog painting by Michelle Wrighton
This is a small acrylic painting of Gilley, a rescue Greyhound dog from the UK. Greyhounds have the most beautiful, big, liquid, expressive eyes that are an absolute joy to paint. As a breed, Greyhounds have such a regal bearing that the deep purple background seemed appropriate for Gilley’s painting
These smaller paintings are very enjoyable to do, although this one is still quite detailed, I am really trying to loosen up and capture the essence of the animal without being totally pre-occupied with capturing every last detail!
The painting is continued on all four edges and is ready to hang. “Royalty” is available on merchandise and prints, but this is the first time this original painting from my personal collection has been offered for sale.
*The copyright watermark is a digital addition to the image below and is not on the original painting.
“Grey Ghost”
11″ x 14″
Artists Colour Pencil on Drafting film
by
Michelle Wrighton
"Grey Ghost" Weimaraner portrait by Michelle Wrighton
This colour pencil painting received an Honourable Mention at the 2007 Kelmscott Show, which was quite an honour considering that it was the only non-human artwork in its category!
LOL, I tend to walk to the beat of my own drum and don’t always follow tradition (self taught artist and all that;) I consider much of the art that I produce as ‘portraits’, the fact that they are non-human is not really relevant in my humble opinion, so I went ahead and entered this one in the ‘Portraits’ category (the rules didn’t stipulate which species the portraits had to be of, so I thought it was a reasonable option). LOL the judge either agreed with me, or was also a dog lover as well. I did win a couple of first prizes in other categories with other animal art I had entered, but the ‘Highly Commended – Portraits’ award for this one was pretty sweet;)
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“Poppy”
Black Labrador in Acrylics
16″ x 20″
Gallery Wrapped Canvas
2007
Artist’s Collection
"Poppy" Black Labrador art painting by Michelle Wrighton, 2007
Merchandise including gift cards and art prints featruing “Poppy” can be purchased at Redbubble, Cafepress and Imagekind.
“Waiting”
Bullmastiff portrait
11″ x 14″ colour pencil, 2005
Artist’s Collection
"Waiting" award winning Bullmastiff dog art by Michelle Wrighton, 2005.
Who can resist this look? This painting of a Bullmastiff dog waiting patiently for his master to return was created in artist colour pencils and took well over 55 hours to complete.
This dog painting was awarded First Prize in the Painting & Drawings: Animals class at the 2005 Kelmscott Show.
Prints and merchandise featuring this artwork are available for sale throug Redbubble, Cafepress and Imagekind.
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