Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Horse Portrait Commission in progress

Being Halloween, I guess I could be painting the headless horseman and his horse but I must get caught up on my commissions so....

I am working on a larger horse portrait and finding it a bit challenging to work with not-so-good shots, but unfortunately, that's all I have.

I decided to use medium gray velour board for this piece because one can effortlessly achieve a soft look with pastels.

Horse Painting portrait commission in progress by Animal Artist Colette Theriault

Monday, October 29, 2012

Pastel Journal Award

Colette Theriault wins honorable mention award in the Pastel 100 competition


You can imagine my surprise when, a few weeks ago, I received an email from the editor of The Pastel Journal informing me that my pastel painting had won an Honorable Mention in the 14th Annual Pastel 100 Competition (animal/wildlife category). An image of my winning painting is slated to appear in the April 2013 issue!!

I cannot reveal just yet which painting made the cut so you will have to wait until the publication comes out next spring.


Saturday, October 13, 2012

Rainy afternoon...back in the art studio!

I can't say I am happy with the speed this portrait is progressing but at least I managed to work on it again today. I have been swamped with other things for the past few weeks and just can't seem to get into that "creative mode", let alone get to the sudio.
dog

Thursday, October 11, 2012

New Released Limited Edition Prints

I have two new prints available for purchase. Each edition is limited to 295 reproductions. Please contact me for details.

Limited Edition Wildlife Prints by Animal Artist Colette Theriault

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Dog portrait update

Here is a bit more on the Husky/Shepherd mix portrait I am currently working on. She is really starting to pop off the page now that I've begun working on the body.
dog portrait paintings in pastel by award winning Canadian animal artist Colette Theriault

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Dog Portrait Commission progress

I know it has been a while that I have not posted any works in progress. That is because I have not been committing the time to my work that I should.  Much has been going on in the family household and I find it difficult at times to remain focused and disciplined when it comes to being productive in the studio...

But, today was fairly productive and I was able to accomplish a good deal on this dog's face. Here is an update of the border collie/shepherd mix commission I am currently working on.

Pet Portraits by Colette Theriault