Personalised 'Border Collie' Dog Cushion Cover Hooray, another Etsy sale!

19.00 GBP, by SimonHartArtist via Etsy http://ift.tt/1Tg9Xak

Personalised Border Collie Mug Hooray, another Etsy sale!

13.00 GBP, by SimonHartArtist via Etsy http://ift.tt/1OF1pS9

Cat Coaster Hooray, another Etsy sale!

4.00 GBP, by SimonHartArtist via Etsy http://ift.tt/1SAcSYP

WILF LIKES HIS PORTRAIT!!

WILF LIKES HIS PORTRAIT!!

'Wilf' the Cockapoo was very happy with his portrait delivered to him today!

Border Terrier personalised Placemat/Coaster Hooray, another Etsy sale!

4.00 GBP, by SimonHartArtist via Etsy http://ift.tt/1O1MxkS

LABRADOR BOTTLESTOP ENGRAVED

 

 BOTTLESTOP GETS ENGRAVING FOR THAT FINISHING TOUCH

This was the first customer who took advantage of the 50% off promotion on the first five bottlestops purchased on my website www.simonhart.co.uk. She requested the Labrador on the front of the bottlestop and chose to add that finishing touch with a special message engraved on the back.. Really pleased with the end result on this newly launched item. 

Not too late to still get this 50% offer on bottlestops.. 

3 SOLD SO FAR!

Dog Coaster Hooray, another Etsy sale!

4.00 GBP, by SimonHartArtist via Etsy http://ift.tt/1dAKCFG

English Bull Dog personalised Placemat/Coaster Hooray, another Etsy sale!

4.00 GBP, by SimonHartArtist via Etsy http://ift.tt/1PYeMkw

Schnauzer Greetings Card Hooray, another Etsy sale!

2.20 GBP, by SimonHartArtist via Etsy http://ift.tt/1MMHiVf

COCKAPOO PAWTRAIT

COCKAPOO FOR YOU!!

I've just completed a commission to create a Pawtrait of a Cockapoo for a local person in Dartmouth. Here's the final collage mounted and ready to frame.. and below are some snapshots of the actual dog that I based the artwork on.. 

 

MORE NEW BREEDS OF DOG NEARLY COMPLETE

ENGLISH MASTIFF

PAPILLION

MINI SCHNAUZER

 THE NEW COLLECTION OF DOG BREEDS ARE REALLY COMING TOGETHER ...

 HERE'S 3 NEW ONES IN PROGRESS .. JUST GOT TO ADD THE FINISHING TOUCHES AND  COLLAGE DETAIL ... THEY SEEM TO BE GETTING MORE LIFE LIKE  THIS TIME....

NEW BOTTLESTOPS LAUNCH

NEW BOTTLESTOPS 

50% OFF THE FIRST 5 PURCHASED ON MY WEBSITE!

To celebrate the launch of our new Bottlestops and to  also celebrate my Birthday on the 20th February we're offering the first five customers to buy a bottlestop from my website   50% OFF their purchase!!  

The bottlestops can have an image of any of the breeds of dog currently available inserted onto the circular plate as illustrated in the photos above... 
 
Simply type in the  code BOTTLE50 at the Checkout section of my website and the 50% discount will be applied if you are one of the first five to purchase

ENJOY A DRINK WITH OUR FAVOURITE COMPANION!!

DOBERMAN COLLAGE

DOBERMAN 

So here is the Doberman collage complete.. i'm really happy with this one. The next process is to scan the image into the computer so I can then work on sharpening the image, creating contrast between areas, enhancing tones and correcting the colours so enabling me to have a version of the original that can be printed onto products .......

 HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

MY METHODS OF WORKING

ROTTWEILER - Work in progress

I'm currently working on a new collection of 14 extra breeds of dog to add to the 'Pawtraits' series of dog illustrations .. this will take it to 52 breeds!!!   

Thought i'd take a few snap shots to give everyone a little idea how I go about creating my dog collages. I start by collecting reference photos of the breed, then I do several  pencil sketches  getting the correct shapes, features and proportions. I initially work on a small scale, then trace and enlarge the final pencil drawings. The next stage is painting papers and collecting tweed patterns, newsprint and vintage papers. Once I have my ingredients  I can begin the challenge of cutting out the relevant areas and shapes to create the collages and finally when I am happy with the composition I glue everything down to complete the original design.

Shelterpups cute & in a good cuse!

These are so amazing! We want all of them!http://shelterpups.com/