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Bird Paintings

14th June 2016 By pennyrichardson Leave a Comment

Commissioned Bird Paintings

Bird Paintings

The bird painting of Wobble above was commissioned in 2006.
I have just been commissioned to paint two ‘ruby macaws’ for a customer living in Trinidad, West Indies. The bird painting will be acrylic on canvas 20″ x 30″ coming next.

About Artist Penny Richardson

I have over 30 years’ experience as a professional artist painting commissions of pets, animals and birds.
I work in a variety of painting mediums that include gouache watercolour, soft pastel, acrylic and oil. These enable me to capture paintings in fine detail with a rich use of colour, giving a tremendous amount of realism.

If you would like to commission me, please telephone me on 07884198748 or email your favourite photos with any ideas you might have regarding the painting you would like.
I will then look at your specific requirements and either discuss by phone or send you an email with a written quotation which will be tailored to your request.

Norwich Terrier Painting

11th June 2016 By pennyrichardson Leave a Comment

Norwich Terrier customer testimony

We are thrilled with the picture of our Norwich Terrier Mabel. It looks lovely on the wall and really captures her personality.

Thanks, Sarah

About Dog Artist Penny Richardson

I have over 30 years’ experience as a professional dog artist painting Jack Russell Terriers.
I work in a variety of painting mediums that include gouache watercolour, soft pastel, acrylic and oil. These enable me to capture dog portrait paintings in fine detail with a rich use of colour, giving a tremendous amount of realism.

If you would like to commission me to paint a dog portrait for you, please telephone me on 07884198748 or email your favourite photos with any ideas you might have regarding the painting you would like.
I will then look at your specific requirements and either discuss by phone or send you an email with a written quotation which will be tailored to your request.

Black & White Child Portrait

17th May 2016 By pennyrichardson Leave a Comment

Black & White Child Portrait

Acrylic Child Portrait in Black & White

Capturing the character of a child is always a desire of mine. In this black & white child portrait I have used pencil to sketch in the child and then used acrylic paints onto board. The acrylics are watered down to place layers of differing shades of black, one upon the other. This gives a free effect behind the subject in order to bring out contrasts.

To achieve impact in child portraits, I create light and shade to the subject. Light is everything in child portraits, as it brings life, especially in the eyes.

A Child portrait can also be achieved in gouache watercolour, pastel or oil paints, each medium will have a different feel. Pastel radiates a velvet warmth, gouache can bring a more detailed outcome. Oils and acrylics will produce a more flowing loose portrait.

Acrylics and oils are very similar painting mediums and can be used the same way. The benefit of acrylic over oils is that the painting is completed within a much shorter timescale.

Today’s acrylics are much richer in pigment and it is hard to distinguish them when comparing them to traditional oil paints.
I tend to use the brand, Winsor and Newton for gouache water colour, acrylic paint and oil paint.

Limited Edition Prints are available of the original painting through our own specialised printing service. Prints can be digitally enhanced, to create different effects that are fun and unusual. This means that your original painting remains where you want it too be.
A professional Bespoke Picture Framing service is also available at our Gallery Workshop in Exton in Rutland.

Please contact me with your ideas to see what I can do for you.

Pet Portraits – Alaska – USA

4th April 2016 By pennyrichardson Leave a Comment

Yorkshire Terriers Pet Portraits from Photos- Alaska USA

Yorkshire Terriers Painting - Alaska

Yorkshire Terriers Testimonial

Thank you for your patience and efforts, we love the third proof of Angus and Duff.
Lets go with this.
Frame type of your choice… Kevin from Alaska.

About International Dog Artist Penny Richardson

I have over 30 years’ experience as a professional dog painting artist. I create beautiful dog paintings from photos, as can be seen from these two Yorkshire Terrier Portraits of Angus and Duff commissioned from Alaska USA.
I work in a variety of painting mediums that include gouache watercolour, soft pastel, acrylic and oil. These enable me to capture dog portrait paintings in fine detail with a rich use of colour, giving a tremendous amount of realism.

Angus and Duff are painted in gouache watercolour on board. We framed the painting of Angus and Duff in our bespoke framing workshop in Rutland in the United Kingdom. The dog painting was dispatched via Fed Ex on a two day recorded delivery.

If you would like to commission me to paint your dog for you, please telephone me on 07884198748 or email your favourite photos with any ideas you might have regarding the painting you would like.
I will then look at your specific requirements and either discuss by phone or send you an email with a written quotation which will be tailored to your request.

Pet Portraits can be commissioned in all 50 states of the USA below:
Alabama. Alaska. Arizona. Arkansas. California. Colorado. Connecticut. Delaware. Florida. Georgia. Hawaii. Idaho. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa. Kansas. Kentucky. Louisiana. Maine. Maryland. Massachusetts. Michigan. Minnesota. Mississippi. Missouri. Montana. Nebraska. Nevada. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New Mexico. New York. North Carolina. North Dakota. Ohio. Oklahoma. Oregon. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. South Carolina. South Dakota. Tennessee. Texas. Utah. Vermont. Virginia. Washington. West Virginia. Wisconsin. Wyoming.

Child Portraits

25th February 2016 By pennyrichardson Leave a Comment

Acrylic on Canvas 30″ x 40″ – Three different Styles

Acrylic Child Portraits — Natural Colour

Black & White Child Portraits — Kodak 400 Black & White

Timeless Child Portraits in colour or black & white

Capturing the character of a child is always a desire of mine. In the first portrait I have used pencil to sketch in the child and then used acrylic paints onto canvas. The acrylics are watered down to place layers of colour, one upon the other. This gives a free effect behind the subject in order to bring out contrasts.

This child’s skin tones are ranging through the pale peachy tones to shadowy tones of blue and purple, applied in thin layers to give roundness to cheeks and depth to the eyes.
To achieve impact in child portraits, I create light and shade to the subject. Light is everything in child portraits, as it brings life, especially in the eyes.

Child portraits can also be achieved in gouache watercolour, pastel or oil paints, each medium will have a different feel. Pastel radiates a velvet warmth, gouache can bring a more detailed outcome. Oils and acrylics will produce a more flowing loose portrait.

Acrylics and oils are very similar painting mediums and can be used the same way. The benefit of acrylic over oils is that the painting is completed within a much shorter timescale.

Please contact me with your ideas to see what I can do for you.

Commissioned Bird Paintings

About Artist Penny Richardson

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Norwich Terrier customer testimony

About Dog Artist Penny Richardson

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Acrylic Child Portrait in Black & White

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Yorkshire Terriers Pet Portraits from Photos- Alaska USA

Yorkshire Terriers Testimonial

About International Dog Artist Penny Richardson

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Acrylic on Canvas 30″ x 40″ – Three different Styles

Timeless Child Portraits in colour or black & white

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