Totoro lies in a forest glade surrounded by his friends with Satsuki and Mei snuggled into his comfortable fur all dappled in sunshine - acrylic on canvass

Back of the painting shows the canvass neatly stretched over a wooden frame and stapled securely

The 4 side pieces of the wooden frame prior to it being constructed

Bit of a departure from colour pencil pet portraits. A wonderfully relaxing Studio Ghibli paint by numbers #MyNeighborTotoro finished and mounted on a wooden frame 👍❤️

Looking forward to seeing your work here 👍

Mostly so I can order replacements when they get short!

Has anyone else done this? Finally organised my #fabercastelle #polychromos #colourpencils and inserted a colour swatch reference to keep me organised. Time to reorder some cold greys I think! #colourpencilart #pencilart

Gorgeous - full of character ❤️❤️

Magnificent ❤️

Pencil art / colour pencil art is missing from the accepted hashtags - any chance it could be added?

Horizon AKA Doris ❤️ memorial portrait of a retired racehorse. He’s hugely missed but never forgotten. #artshare #stallion #horse #racehorse #polychromos #pencilart

I know him! #TOTP #3ColoursRed 60 mile smile - banging tune 👍❤️

One of my faves from last year 🥰

Daren & Wren

Thank you - lovely to connect over here 👍 No longer active on Twitter albeit struggling to duplicate my following anywhere else which is very frustrating 😔

Oh the contrast to the previous slaughter!

Curly the pug his wide eyes express deep concern about something, most likely ‘why aren’t you petting me?’

Salty the border terrier in reflective mood as he stares calmly into the distance (I think he’s contemplating as to when the zoomies might kick in)

Meg in super working dog mode her poise is pensive yet completely focused as if awaiting the next command.

Lola, on her side waiting expectantly for many many many more belly rubs and wondering why the hell you stopped!

Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring—it was peace. Milan Kundera

Curly, Salty, Meg and Lola cherished companions ❤️#artshare #commissionsopen

Hello Bluesky!
I am an illustrator from Southampton.
Here is one of my latest drawings, a portrait of Sammy in coloured pencil on A4 Bristol board.
#illustrator #petportraits #artist #realism #colouredpencilart

a black and white drawing of a car and people walking Alt: A cloth man walks wavily along a cloth street past a cloth cat on a cloth fence; and a cloth parking meter and cloth car which are both oscillating to the same rhythm as his wavy walk (clip from the monochrome Trebor Softmint ‘Mr Soft’ 90’s advert)

Just makes me think of this now - spearmint, my favourite mint 👍

E Type sketch for #Caturday

Not your cat though is it? Not unless you’ve been trying to come up with a name for it since Feb 2023 when this image was first posted online!

Welcome to 2025. This year marks a decade since my first ever pet portrait commission. I’ve averaged about 6 a year since then and it’s kept me in art supplies and bought me a Mac book, printer and scanner so not too shabby. Then and now below and I’m still learning. Next up is a stallion ❤️

Colour pencil drawing of a liar bird by artist Caroline Hall in tribute to Sir Stephen’s first novel

Dear @stephenfry.bsky.social I know you don’t read these, but many congratulations on the knighthood Sir Stephen. Focus your energy on soaking up the achievement because it is very much deserved and somewhat overdue ❤️

Given the national shortage of #lavazza Prontissimo Intenso #coffee, has anyone found a good substitute?

It seems to have been a year of drawing dogs this year.
Here we have Reggie, Jake, Reggie, Rupert, Norma and Rupert (again)

Pencil portrait drawing of a ginger tabby cat.

Final commission of 2024 for this #artshare #petportrait #colourpencildrawing #gingertabby #cats

This is Cassie. Finished in time for last posting pre Christmas. She looks ready to settle down for a cuddle and a sleep, she’ll fit on a lap, honest ❤️🥰 #artshare

An advert for my end of year sale featuring a tiny dragon in the snow, and pictures of some of my books.

A promotional image of a Dragons of Wales book. An illustrated guide to tiny, colourful dragons.

A promotional image of a Dragons of Wales book. An illustrated guide to tiny, colourful dragons.

A promotional image of all eight Dragons of Wales books: Illustrated guides to (mostly) tiny, colourful dragons.

My end of year sale is now on. 25% OFF EVERYTHING until January 1st. I ship to most countries, and UK delivery is free. A perfect time to stock up on dragons and dinosaurs for the new year. Find everything here (and please share) thank you: dragonsofwales.etsy.com

Pencil portrait of a cocker spaniel

This commission is safe to share. Introducing the utterly adorable ’butter wouldn’t melt’ Ted who just needs cuddles and belly rubs please. Polychromos on A4 Bristol board #petportrait #art #animalart #originalart #dogs

Wonderful 😍❤️

Those wings look challenging to keep track of on the ref pic - great job 👍

I so wanted it to be Fortune Cookie, but thereafter I had a Cadbury’s Dairymilk 😞

It's Friday evening, let's see if there are enough of us here to do an #artshare. Show me something you've created that you're proud of.
This was Carrie the tiger, drawn with graphite pencils from a ref pic by Paul Fine

Ta 🥰