WATERCOLOUR

Here are some recent pet portraits that I have painted using watercolours

Watercolour is a familiar medium to most people and is often chosen for that reason  alone, however it is a technically challenging medium to work in and is not always best for depicting animal fur.

Although I  use the best artist quality paints, the pigments in  watercolour can tend to fade over time (decades) so it is always wise to hang a watercolour painting out of strong light to keep the colours vibrant, watercolour paintings must also be framed behind glass and require a mount (Matt) between the painting and the edge of the frame so whatever size the painting is it will be considerably  larger (approx 3-5cm) when framed.