Laura Hardie

Where has November gone? December looks like it is going the same way - far too quickly - I can't believe it is only 2 weeks and a bit t...

You know the saying about buses how none appear and then 3 come all at once - or something to that effect? - well it feels a bit like this a...

I am often asked how long it takes me to complete a portrait and my answer is always an approximation as I never physically take a note of t...

It's been a while since my last post but there are good reasons for this and not because I've been glued to the Internet. I have bee...

The Huntress 2.5 x 3.5 colour pencil on drafting film It has been my intention to try my hand at ACEO's for quite a while now but for ...

Leaving 1 still to do. Yes, I am talking about the guinea pigs. So without further ado here are Raffles (2nd time around - different pose) A...

Something else I have started working on after being pencil sharpnerless and thought I would share with you. And a close-up This is taken fr...

With one thing or another it has been a busy last few days but not so much on the art front. To start with my trusted electric sharpner sudd...

Well here she is in all her glory and what a joy she was to do too. As I have already mentioned in another post I have really enjoyed workin...

3 months and 12 days my website has been floating out there in cyber space fighting to get noticed and it has finally happened. To say I am ...

Spent this week working on two colour pencil portraits with nothing inbetween - no oils, graphites, scratchboard - just colour pencils. Oh, ...

Thought I would give you an update of new work I currently have on the easel starting with the next commissioned portrait I will be working ...

Had a productive last two days as it turned out and managed to finish three portraits I was working on. All took longer than I anticipated b...

Schools are on holiday - AGAIN - I seriously can't remember getting as many days off school in my day as they do now. What, I hear you a...

It's official - I am a slave to detail! This is not a bad thing if I can control it. It really hit me today when working on Bruno the bo...

Didn't do any drawing or painting at all today unless you include 30 minutes or so when I added a few extra strokes onto Bruno the Boxer...

Well here she is - my scratchboard cat is now finished. I decided to use acrylic washes when adding colour. Apparently you can use watercolo...

Dogs have to be the most frequently requested of all the pets that I am asked to portray. Although there are still many breeds of dog I look...

The latest update o n my scratchboard cat. Finding it quite addictive and could happily scratch away for hours if I had the time. Not 100% h...

My garden is now finished and looking great so things can go back to normal. My 2 chocolate labs have had an undercoat of Burnt Sienna acryl...