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GillianUssherArt
Feb 9, 20191 min read
Freckles
Freckles’ portrait was drawn with Faber Castell Pitt pastel pencil and Unison soft pastel on Dalek Rowney Ingres paper. It measures 12″...
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GillianUssherArt
Feb 5, 20191 min read
11 Portraits of German Shorthaired Pointers by Gillian Ussher Art
Pastel, 8″ x 6″/ 20 x 15cm Pastel 16″ x 12″/ 40 x 30cm Pastel, 12″ x 10″ / 30 x 25cm Pastel 10″ x 8″ / 25 x 20cm Pastel 16″ x 12″ / 40 x...
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GillianUssherArt
Sep 9, 20182 min read
People
A collection of my art featuring people, all have been drawn with Faber Castell pastel pencil and Unison soft pastel on Daler Rowney...
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GillianUssherArt
Aug 15, 20181 min read
Pastel portraits of senior dogs
‘Dogs, like good cheese and wine, get even better with age.’ All portraits are drawn with Faber Castell pastel on Ingres paper, created...
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GillianUssherArt
Apr 14, 20171 min read
Rory Gallagher
People seem to either know nothing about Rory Gallagher or have an obsession with him. For those of you who fall into the first category,...
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GillianUssherArt
Jan 22, 20171 min read
Furioso-North Star Stallion
The Furioso-North Star is a Hungarian breed named after its two foundation sires, North-Star and Furioso. Many thanks to Janina Suuronen...
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GillianUssherArt
Jan 13, 20171 min read
Rory
In between commissions, I’ve spent the past two weeks working on this pastel of my son Rory. Rory is not one for posing for photos or...
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GillianUssherArt
Sep 24, 20162 min read
Hungarian Wire Haired Vizsla
I am taking part in the Country Living Christmas Fair in London this year, and it has motivated me to increase my range of products. I...
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GillianUssherArt
Jun 15, 20161 min read
Mia
I absolutely loved Mia’s reference photograph, in addition to being well lit and clear, it really captured her expression and...
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GillianUssherArt
Apr 30, 20161 min read
Framing
Framing pastel artwork Pastel is notoriously delicate, the slightest rub can destroy a pastel artwork, and the only assured way to...
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GillianUssherArt
Mar 28, 20161 min read
Backgrounds
It can be difficult to decide whether or not to include a background when commissioning a painting or drawing. Here are five different...
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GillianUssherArt
Mar 1, 20162 min read
Bix the Hungarian Vizsla
Bix’s portrait was commissioned by as a birthday gift, so I’ve had to be very secretive about sharing any updates in case I spoiled the...
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GillianUssherArt
Jan 9, 20162 min read
Choosing the right photograph
As portraits, especially pet portraits, can rarely be done from life a huge part of creating a portrait that a client will love is...
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