Portrait of Ruby

A new portrait arrived in the head&shoulders charcoal gallery! It’s Portrait of Ruby - A4 drawing on grey toned paper.

Kate Oleska16 November 2018

Portrait of Riley

Here’s a portrait of Riley which was commissioned as a birthday gift. Maureen asked me to include Riley’s favorite chew toy.

charcoal drawings, full body charcoals, pet portraitsKate Oleska15 November 2018dog, full body, pet portrait

Portrait of Barnaby WIP

This portrait is practically finished but I thought I’d share a work in progress photo. It’s a 20x30cm portrait of Barnaby. He is a very handsome chap. This photo shows a mixture of underpainting and final rendering. I will post the final piece once it’s scanned!

oil paintings, pet portraits, work in progressKate Oleska8 November 2018dog, head&shoulders

Portrait of Masie

Portrait of Masie is finally ready and framed. It’s a 30x40cm head and shoulders oil painting on board. It was lovely to work at.
Masie has this unbelievable fur that was a pleasure to paint.

oil paintings, pet portraitsKate Oleska7 November 2018dog, head&shoulders, framed

Portrait of Boycee is ready

After I finish the drawing there’s usually a moment or two before I upload it to the website. Mainly because

pet portraits, charcoal drawings, full body charcoalsKate Oleska5 November 2018dog

Boycee - Work in Progress

I am working at this lovely A3 charcoal drawing of Boycee. This one was commissioned by a returning client.

work in progressKate Oleska3 November 2018dog, full body

Three Sisters - Daisy, Honey and Cookie

Here are the three new additions to the charcoal head and shoulders gallery! Daisy, Honey and Cookie! They were ordered by a lady who received a voucher from her Sister-in-Law as a wedding present. They’re all A4 size and I made sure that the compositions of all three go well together.

head&shoulders charcoals, pet portraits, charcoal drawingsKate Oleska30 October 2018dog, head&shoulders

Say hello to Binker!

Today I added a new portrait to the charcoal head&shoulders gallery. His name is Binker and he’s a lovely black Beagador.

charcoal drawings, pet portraitsKate Oleska26 October 2018dog, head&shoulders

Welcome to Purely Pet Portraits Blog

Hello and welcome,

This is going to be the first post on the new blog and on the new website. My clients who have only just arrived to my website have probably noticed that the website got a new design!

I finally realized that the previous website was

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