'Sarah & Bruno'

Owner and her Boxer
in Coloured Pencils
  Pets, Portraits & Wildlife Artist and Art Tutor | Karen M Berisford
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Photograph used for reference of an owner kissing the nose of her beloved brindle boxer dog
Reference photograph

Sarah & Bruno - Pencil portrait


​Sarah had commissioned me a couple of times to create 2 other portraits of her Boxer dogs, past & present and this portrait which shows herself & Bruno, who had passed away a few years ago, holds a very special place in her heart and wanted to commemorate her & Bruno's special bond.

MEDIUM: COLOURED PENCILS
SIZE: 10" X 12"

SUPPORT:  Mid Grey 300gsm Ursus
COMPLETED: OCTOBER 2014



THE COMPLETED PORTRAIT

human portrait and a Male Brindle Boxer dog Pet portrait in Coloured pencils
Close up of a human portrait and a Male Brindle Boxer dog Pet portrait in Coloured pencils

CREATING THE PORTRAIT:

There were a few areas in the skin tones that I evened out such as the cheeks & nose area, as this was over exposed in the photograph -  much of Bruno's white fur had been over exposed too so using other reference images was a great help to ensure I got the final portrait right.  Layering all the colours that go in to make the skin appear realistic takes some time as I had to ensure the tones were built up correctly, in the correct sequence to encourage an easy blending process through to the final layers.
progress 1 of a human portrait and a Male Brindle Boxer dog Pet portrait in Coloured pencils
progress 4 of a human portrait and a Male Brindle Boxer dog Pet portrait in Coloured pencils
progress 2 of a human portrait and a Male Brindle Boxer dog Pet portrait in Coloured pencils
progress 5 of a human portrait and a Male Brindle Boxer dog Pet portrait in Coloured pencils
progress 3 of a human portrait and a Male Brindle Boxer dog Pet portrait in Coloured pencils
progress 6 of a human portrait and a Male Brindle Boxer dog Pet portrait in Coloured pencils

ADDITIONS TO THE ORDER:

Due to the possibility of the glass in a portrait frame getting damaged in transit, and as glass is not insured, as a rule I do not offer framing for my pencil portraits if they are to be posted out to a destination, however from time to time if a customer is prepared to take the chance I am happy to do this.  Sarah wanted a matching frame with plaque to match her 2 previous portraits (see images at the bottom of this page) The framing was done by Brampton Picture Framing in my old birth town of Chesterfield when I visited in October, brought back home to Northumberland by myself and then posted out to Sarah after packing the portrait extremely well.  I think this is a superb finish to a very special portrait.

THE FRAMED PORTRAIT

human portrait and a Male Brindle Boxer dog Pet portrait in Coloured pencils
Double mounted and framed with a gold inner plaque

THE PLAQUE

Gold plaque placed on a coloured pencil portrait of an owner and a brindle boxer dog in coloured pencils

TESTIMONIAL FROM THE CUSTOMER:

Absolutely beautiful! X Made me cry, happy tears! Thank you Karen so very much, as always for making my boy perfect in every way and capturing the very special bond we shared. Cannot thank you enough! Very pleased with all. Plaque perfect too! Lots of love to you xxx Sarah

Additional Orders:

Here are other portraits that the Commissionee asked me to produce for her. All have been completed in Coloured pencils and Bruno (middle right) was the first portrait that I completed of him which gave me good practice for this second portrait.

Please click on any of the images if you wish to find out more about the progress of these pieces and see how they came together too.
Photo of a brindle boxer dog
View Lennox I portrait
Photo of a brindle boxer dog sat in a car
View Bruno portrait
Photo of a brindle boxer dog sat on a black setee
View Lennox II portrait

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