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I'm Clara, and I love creating art pieces in celebration of your pets. 🇿🇦 🐶🐱🐾
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28/100 Jamie The first Jamie of the month! Workin

28/100 Jamie

The first Jamie of the month! Working in grays is my favourite, there's so much subtle softness to be captured. 🤍 I've recently learnt that warm and cold grays complement each other beautifully. @bonnysnowdonacademy taught me this. 🤗

On a personal note, it's been a long week! Roland caught flu, and we've had to cancel going to Cape Town for a friend's wedding, missed his friend's 2nd birthday, and stayed at home over the long weekend. Roland has had great health so far and it's difficult to see him so sick. Hopefully he will be better soon and our routine can go back to normal. 🤗

I nearly threw away a competed portrait yesterday! 😲😬it just didn't look good enough and I felt I had to redo it. Luckily I waited, had another look, and then tweaked it a bit. Now it looks better! Sharing that one soon. ☺️

Sets! 🐈🐈‍⬛🐕🐩Multiple portraits for

Sets! 🐈🐈‍⬛🐕🐩Multiple portraits for one order are special opportunities to create a beautiful set of artworks.

A challenge that comes with drawing sets is that each drawing needs to be beautiful in its own right, while still completing each other and presenting a coherent look.

Here are some of the considerations I take into account while working on sets:

1. Size: The figures need to be more or less the same size and at the same height on the paper. I usually look at the bottom of the page as an achor, so for example, both figures should be 5cm from the bottom of the page.
2. Colour: There should be some consistent colour between the portraits, even if the animals are different colours. Raw umber and Bister are my go-to colours for some similar hues.
3. Lightning: the light should be more or less the same kind of light. For example, one artwork with hard, artifical light and the other portrait with soft, natural light will not work well together , even if it would be fine on a single portrait.

I hope this gives you an idea of the thinking that goes into sets! I'm happy to answer any questions, if you have any. 💛

27/100 Jada I naughtily squeezed this gift into m

27/100 Jada

I naughtily squeezed this gift into my drawing list. 😉 This one was sent all the way to the US, for my friend @picture.ilke. The warm, orangey hues were so lovely to work with. Ilke and her busband are talented photographers and naturally their beautiful photo gave a beautiful result. 💛

I love it when you place a framed order! It just f

I love it when you place a framed order! It just feels extra special to send a well-rounded artwork off to its new home. 🥰 These Kiaat frames complements the warm, earthy tones of fluffy coats. 🐈🐕

As a side note, you can tell more or less the timing of these works by looking at my nails. 😂💅

I would love to know your favorioute portrait out of these!

Ps. Scroll to the end for an Easter egg, a rare artwork of something other than a pet.

26/100 Emma Well... Mrs Emma Woodhouse, to be exa

26/100 Emma

Well... Mrs Emma Woodhouse, to be exact. 😉 Emma isn't much larger than her portrait, but she has a big heart and loves her mummy very much. Her outfit was particularly fun to draw. I played around with pink hues to my heart's content, a rare occurrence to use some purples too!

I've been a little lazy with my Instagram account. 😬 You can expect to see me about 3 times a week, and if you don't hear from me please prod me gently so I can keep at it. 😂 I have been following a course by @dinabrodsky - Insights for Artists. It has great tips for creating an engaging Instagram for Artists, can really recommend it. (Dina if you read this, I haven't gotten to the Hashtag section yet, so forgive my possibly bad use of hashtags 😂).

Anyhoo, see you soon! 👋

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25/100 Lisa & Andy A fitting token to remember th

25/100 Lisa & Andy

A fitting token to remember these two animals that loved each other and their owner so very much.

I can hardly believe I am a quarter into my 100 planned drawings. It feels like I've done more. 🤣 🙈 It often happens that I am faced with another (somewhat pleading) drawing request. If I know I'll have less time for my current drawings, I turn the request down because I want to savour each portrait and give you the best possible work that my skill allows at that time. 💛 Thank you for bearing with my pace!

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So much detail in this little drawing, of little E

So much detail in this little drawing, of little Emma. 💗 Each part of this portrait deserves special care and attention. I started off with her outfit, just because it's such pretty colours that I almost never get to use!

I have gotten a few queries about when orders will open again. I've fallen behind in February with the combination of a new job and some illness, but I am back on track now. I'll be opening again in a week or too, so make sure you check your emails now and then. 🤗

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24/100 Lisa Andy's best friend, these two were in

24/100 Lisa

Andy's best friend, these two were inseparable.

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Letters to clients. 🤍 When I complete a drawing

Letters to clients. 🤍 When I complete a drawing I tend to feel a little melancholic, like I'm saying goodbye to a piece of me that is going to a new home. Thank you for letting me share in the love for your pets, I know it's a privilege!

#love #art

23/100 Andy A precious companion, that is still v

23/100 Andy

A precious companion, that is still very missed. Rest in peace, dear Andy. 🤍

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"Drawing and pencil sharpener, a still life" 😉

"Drawing and pencil sharpener, a still life" 😉

My sharpener game needs work. I use a Prismacolor manual sharpener that leaks because I've dropped it on the floor too many time, err whoops. 😂I still find rolling the graphite on its side against paper gives me the sharpest point.

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These watercolor kitties are available at @the_gol

These watercolor kitties are available at @the_golden_goose_artistry if you are in the area. 💛

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I always start with the eyes and nose, those are t

I always start with the eyes and nose, those are the most important features to get right. I usually end with the feet, which isn't clever at all because it's my least favourite part to draw and I'm usually tempted to rush through it instead of giving it the time it deserves. 😬😂

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22/100 Kleintjie Kleintjie lived with her parent

22/100 Kleintjie

Kleintjie lived with her parents for about 11 years. She was fairly wild and she was likely abuse before she found her forever home, but with love and care she blossomed. ♥️ Her nickname was "Toutjies" as she loved playing with pieces of string. A wonderful companion, remembered.

Artist note: What you are seeing here is actually the 5th version of the drawing. I've had several mishaps with this one, accidentally dropping a black pencil on the paper, spots appearing on the paper, making irreversible mistakes. 😂🙈In the end, I think it came out beautifully but phew, it tested my perseverance as an artist.

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My original tools! I fell in love with colour penc

My original tools! I fell in love with colour pencil by using the ultra soft, vibrant Prismacolors. I have now almost packed them away, using Polychromos oil based color pencils. They took some getting used to, but now I love the harder tips, less sharpening required! I still use the Prismacolor black for the dark dark bits, and the light blue for eye highlights.

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21/100 Jessie A special portrait to remember a v

21/100 Jessie

A special portrait to remember a very special pet. 🤍 Rest in peace little one.

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I'm working on the last of a 4 piece order. When I

I'm working on the last of a 4 piece order. When I have a big order like that I can't show you any new work because the client need to see their portraits first. Good motivation for me to skedaddle and get things done! 😂

This order in the photo kept me busy for about a month. Since these I've overhauled my technique quite a bit, and started using different pencils. Can't wait to show you!

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Phew, it's been a really busy week! I haven't gott

Phew, it's been a really busy week! I haven't gotten to much drawing the weeks, but looking forward to some quiet drawing time over the weekend. This is a watercolor painting I did over the holidays, while watching Dexter, in bed. 😂 Definitely not deep work, but a lot of fun.

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