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Fri 30 Jul 2010

Horse Portraits Website updated!

Posted by Melanie Phillips under Our Studio News
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Finally out of the three individual sites, the Horse Portrait Website for Nick is complete – www.horse-portraitartist.com

This site is dedicated to Nicks equine portraits. He has written a new ‘about me’ page and I have tweaked the site to fall into place with the new design the same as the cat portrait site and the dog portrait site. I have also added a few of Nicks new pieces of artwork in the gallery and again condensed it to one gallery page so its easier to view. I have made a new testimonials page, a new framing page and a commissions page all similar to the other sites but with new text throughout.

I’m pretty pleased with the way the three sites are now, I still have things I need to add but there are always jobs to do on a website! Websites are never complete, they should always be evolving and if you have put a site online and think “great ok lets sit back and let the orders flow in…..” you need to think again!

Tags: horse portrait webdesign, horse website, pet portraits website, webdesign

Wed 28 Jul 2010

Another Stage to the Horse Portrait in Oils

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This is the next stage to the Portrait that’s currently on Nicks easel. He’s doing well with it. The weather is quite dull in the studio today so the colours haven’t come out quite as expected. I’ll get the photography lights out for the next photo I think.

We have had a lovely couple of days, we had relatives visit and we all went to see Toy Story 3d which was fantastic. It was quite sad, but it was extremely good. This is my first 3d film and its nothing like the cardboard glasses affair we had when we were kids. It was really quite real. We have a new snazzy cinema opened near us so the screen was so sharp too, everything was so clear. I love animated films and now with 3d they are even better. Well worth a visit and our visitors enjoyed it even though I did have to sit for the whole film with my little niece on my lap holding her glasses on! She loved it though! : )

Tags: 3d cinema, horse portraits

Sun 25 Jul 2010

Dog Portraits Website Updates…..

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I have now completed the updates for our dog portraits website - dog-portraitartist.com

There have been quite a few changes to this site, similar to the cat portraits site which I have just overhauled. It use to be entirely devoted to Nicks pastels but we have opened it up now to both of our works so our clients have a choice between pastels, pencil and oils for each individual subject.

If you take a look around you will see everything is very similar to the cat site in design so there is a flow between the sites and clients will know where they are at all times. I have created a single gallery depicting some of our best dog portraits in a variety of mediums, a testimonials page, framing page, commissions page etc I have rewritten most of the site too so that the text is different from the cat site and our main pet portraits site. This is important as its imperative that text isn’t duplicated anywhere else on the web.

I find it helpful to rewrite things every now and again as up and coming pet portrait artists do tend to use our text as the basis of their sites to get a leg up. I have again recently come across another site where I can recognise my style of writing on their pages and their graphics are pretty similar to ours too. Everything published on the Internet is up for grabs so it’s important to keep things fresh every now and again. I think it’s important to get inspiration from other sites, there’s no doubt about that, but a little personal creativity can go along way and can make or break whether someone commissions you.

Tags: dog portraits website, website design

Fri 23 Jul 2010

Horse Portrait Next Stage

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This is Nicks next stage on his horse portrait. As mentioned previously its an 18 x 24 oil on linen canvas and its for a special date in august, a wedding! We will add a further stage soon.

enquine horse painting

Tags: equine art, equine portraits, horse portraits

Thu 22 Jul 2010

Cat Website Updates…..

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I have been working on our cat website this week, Nick and I have done some lovely portraits of cats recently, particularly Nick with his pastel portraits, that aren’t on our main site and I felt it was about time the gallery was updated. I have taken some time to update the overall design to reflect our main site and I also updated the top banner which I hope to carry on through the rest of the sites eventually. The dog and horse sites need updating next to bring them inline with the new navigation and width of the site. Also the galleries need updating too! Its going to be a lot of work, web design is very time consuming but I’ll get there! One down as it were! Have a look and if you see any mistakes or you have any ideas for improvement I’d love to hear from you.

http://www.cat-portraitartist.com

Tags: cat portrait desings, cat portraits website, webdesign pet portraits

Wed 21 Jul 2010

Equine Oil Portrait First Stages

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Here are the first two stages of Nicks latest oil portrait. This is for a wedding gift in August. I hope to have the second stages online tomorrow.

oil equine portraits

Tags: equine oil portrtraits, horse oil portrait, oil portrait

Tue 20 Jul 2010

Final Images of the Chocolate Labrador Portrait

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Here are the final photos of the family of lovely Chocolate Labrador. The portrait is around 24 x 14 and we will have the portrait professionally framed and mounted. We are hoping to visit the framer on Friday and we will be taking both the long cat portrait and this one to be framed. Nick has already started the Horse Portrait in oils, which is to be a wedding gift for the start of August. I will be posting stages when they are available.

labrador pastel portrait

Tags: chocolate labrador portrait, labrador portraits, pastel dog portrait, pet portraits

Mon 19 Jul 2010

Framed Corgi portraits!

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The portrait below was an oil portrait I did a few weeks ago that went to a returning client in America. The have very kindly emailed me a photo of both portraits on the wall together, both framed identically, they make a perfect pair. I cant thank clients enough when they take photos, as it allows me to see the portraits ‘complete’ especially when they are in place in the clients home on the wall. Its also great to see the frames clients choose too, as it gives me a good idea of what goes well with our portraits, for when we are choosing mouldings with our own framer. These will go on our testimonial pages in my next round of updates on the website in a few weeks time.

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Sun 18 Jul 2010

Next Stage of Chocolate Lab Pastel Portrait

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Nicks doing well with his pastel portrait of the chocolate Labrador and I have added two further stages below. The background isn’t completed yet, this will be one of the final details to add.

Tags: dog portraits, pastel dog portrait, pastel pet portraits

Sat 17 Jul 2010

Next Stages to Chocolate Labrador Family in Pastel

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These are the next stages of the chocolate Labrador portrait, Nicks getting on really well and enjoying this portrait a lot. He has nearly completed the oldest lab in the family, who unfortunately doesn’t have any eyes now but apparently gets on ok and he is half way through their youngest lab who has the most adorable look to her. More stages to follow!

chocolate labrador in pastel

Tags: chocolate labrador pastel portrait, chocolate labrador portrait, nicks pastels

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- Nick specialises in oil portraits of dogs, cats and horses and this is Nicks current client list.
  
  This is a gorgeous little dog called Bella which Nick will paint in February 16 x 12 in oils.
16 x 12
- This portrait will be of a dearly departed dog called Sable which Nick will paint in oils on linen at the end of February.
10 x 8
- This portrait will be an oil painting on cotton canvas. The clients ordered a gift voucher for a 50th birthday to remember their wonderful horse Tango and Nick will be painting Tango at the end of February.
18 x 14
- This portrait will be a n 18 x 14 oil painting on linen canvas of Max a beautiful Australian Labradoodle. The client is purchasing a portrait for her husband as a Christmas gift and Nick will be painting Max at the start of March.
16 x 12
- This is Chester and Minnie and they will be painted in separate portraits Mid March.
24 x 18
- This portrait is going to be a wonderful portrait of Madison in Central Park, New York in oils on linen canvas.
10 x 8
- This is Chance and he will be painted in oils In April.
12 x 10
- Here is Millie and she is going to be painted in oil on linen at 12 x 10 size. The client was given a gift voucher for Christmas last year and will be receiving their portrait in April.
36 x 28
- This is Lockhart which Nick will paint on a 36 x 28 inch canvas oil on linen in April. Nick is really looking forward to painting Lockhart and I'm looking forward to seeing it come to life here in the studio.
12 x 10
- This is going to be a portrait for a previous client in the UK of their lovely dog Digit. We will be painting him in oils on canvas and framing him too.
12 x 10
- This will be a portrait for a previous client in the US of their cat called Ginny who recently passed away. Her portrait will hang proudly next to their dog Missy Rose which we painted for them a few years ago. We will be painting Ginny in oils on linen canvas.
10 x 10
- This will be a portrait for an English client in the US and they would like Nick to paint their lovely chocolate Lab Flag. The photo isn't confirmed as yet, it could be the image above but it might change as the portrait is a Christmas gift so the recipient can have final say!
24 x 20
- This will be a wonderful portrait of Jake which Nick is really looking forward to painting. He has lots of lovely photos to work with and I'm looking forward to seeing the stages develop in 2012!
12 x 10
- Our clients purchased a gift voucher webpage in 2011 and Nick will now be painting Sabre in oils on linen canvas as shown in the photo above.
12 x 10
- This is Amy and she will be portrayed by Nick very soon! Doesn't she look happy!
12 x 12
- This is Pippin and I have just created a gift voucher webpage for the family as a surprise for the recipient to receive on their birthday on the 18th of January. Nick will be painting Pippin in oils and will replace the magazine with a cushion.
24 x 18
- Junior will be portrayed in oils on linen by Nick at 24 x 18 size and our client will be taking new photos for the background when the spring arrives so we can have a lovely photo of the Bradford Pear in leaf, or even in flower.
TBC
- This will be an oil portrait of Ella commissioned as a surprise for a 50th birthday, size and photo yet to be confirmed. Nick is really looking forward to painting Ella, such a beautiful working cocker spaniel.
22 x 16
- These two lovely Spaniels are called Beasley and Pippa and they have been commissioned for a birthday surprise. We have sent the gift voucher for the special birthday in March and we hope its a wonderful surprise!
14 x 10
- This will be a lovely memorial portrait of Siblings Ben and Jake. Nick ill be painting them in oils on linen canvas with a graded taupe background.
24 x 20
- Meet Gir, full name Gir von Hause Milsped who sadly passed away recently. Nick will be painting him for the whole family to treasure and remember him by. We will be framing the portrait along with a plaque too.
16 x 12
- This is a surprise Christmas Gift for December 2012 for an oil painting which the client wishes to remain secret - just in case the recipient finds out : )
16 x 12
- This is Buna and Nick will be painting him in August 2012 in oils on Canvas. Such a proud pose, this will be a wonderful painting.
Melanie’s List
- The following commissions will be completed by myself (Melanie). I create all of the pencils and colour tint portraits. I also carry out the main running of our business and design and maintain our websites and blog.
18 x 14
- This will be a pencil portrait of Four Jack Russells, Monty, Cocoa, Daisy and Nelson. I hope to be starting very soon!
TBC
- This portrait will be a montage of three cats - Percy, Fudge and Figgy - details of size and composition to follow.
15 x 9
- I am really looking forward to drawing Pickle who is an Irish wolfhound x collie for a birthday surprise on the 24th of April. The photo was taken in landscape format and so I have created the mockup so the portrait can be 15 x 9 framed with the charcoal skane frame and I think its going to look fabulous!
TBC
- This portrait will be a pencil drawing of Maverick & Goose. Photos to follow Goose has been very poorly. She is much better now though and we are just waiting for her fur to grow back before the clients take photos : )
18 x 14
- Here are two absolutely beautiful Flatcoated Retrievers, my favourite breed to portray, and they will be drawn in pencil very soon!
Gift Vouchers
- Vouchers for 2011 - 2012
  Clients who have ordered a gift voucher or a gift webpage between 2011 and 2012 will be held in our client list here and as soon as clients confirm their photos with us, their portraits will be moved to our main cleint lists above.
Arthur Voucher
- This is going to be a portrait of Arthur in pencil, and the voucher was given as a wedding gift. The clients will be visiting our studio hopefully in early March to arrange everything.
Cletus Voucher
- This portrait will be of Cletus, a black and white, parti-colored Cocker-Spaniel. Our client ordered a framed 14 x 10 oil portrait as a surprise 40th Birthday gift. We are just waiting for photos and as soon as we have them I will add them above!
Horse Voucher
- We sent a gift voucher to a client in the UK so that the recipient could have one..or maybe more of his horses painted in 2012. We are just waiting for photos and we will create a mockup!
Jack Voucher
- This is going to be a lovely portrait of Jack for a family in the US. I have created them a gift voucher webpage so the recipient can view it on Christmas day and we look forward to working with them in 2012!
Barkley Voucher
- We sent a gift voucher to a client in the USA so that the recipient could have a portrait of their dog called Barkley. We look forward to working with them in 2012!
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