What's coming next...

As I have now finished my current commission, (pending comments from the customer of course!), I thought I might share what I've got on the drawing board.

I have a large coloured pencil commission with full background coming up. It's of a Golden Retriever which are one of my favourite breeds of dog ever. I need to get down the craft shop and buy a new drawing pad before I start that one though, as I have run out of paper!

As well as that, I have some Christmas piccies to work on, with a ratty theme! I have been asked, and of course accepted, to do some rat piccies that can be used for Christmas cards. They are for the Scottish Rat Club and the Yorkshire Rat Club, but both clubs will have different pictures provided, so both clubs will benefit from exclusive images (doesn't that sound posh!). I am also planning on doing some general pics that can be used for blank cards too, but Christmas comes first!

Gift Voucher cards

In between working, drawing pet portraits and sleeping I have managed to fit in a card making evening class. We've done four weeks now and i'm loving it. I've had a few ideas about producing cards with my artwork on but didn't really know where to start, hence the class. It's also lovely to get out and have a chat with some different people.

I had the perfect opportunity to put my new skills to the test when a customer ordered a Gift Voucher and another ordered a Pet Portrait for January and wanted a card from me to give at Christmas as a gift. Because I don't have any Christmassy cards I made some. Here they are:

This one is the card confirming the January pet portrait

And this one is the Gift Voucher card.

The Cavalier Spaniel on them is one of my drawings. I'm actually pretty pleased with them. Maybe I'll get organised and make some to sell next year.