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Sue
Linton A photo freezes a moment while a painting touches hearts. |
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'We
received Scoobie's portrait yesterday! (so quick!) He
looks absolutely stunning - so much better than the photo!!! Thanks so much for creating such a wonderful keepsake for us!' Lindsay
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'Alex
is a jockey and sadly lost her favourite horse Country Tide. She contacted
me wanting a portrait to help ease the pain of losing him. She had a
lovely She had other clearer photos of Country but she really loved this photo which shows the connection the two of them had. I knew it would be difficult but I could see how much it meant to her and suggested that if she could find a similar horse I could come and take some extra photos .With those to help I was able to create their portrait although it certainly wasn't an easy task! Below are the original photo and the finished portrait. |
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The original reference photo - From looking at other photos of Country I could see that this photo didn't really do him justice. He looks really dark and drab here. You can't see his eye, or any of the structure of his head and Alex's face is all overexposed.
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Oil Alex
Portrait - I used 14 different photos to come up with the portrait.
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I painted this as a memory of Bonnie who had to be put down soon after I completed her commissioned portrait. I painted her younger in her prime so the painting would be a happy memory. |
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$750Anne Marie ‘Shelby
looks beautiful, I love it. I really like her eyes they are so life like.’ Tracy |
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(Bonnie is a secret Xmas gift.) I
asked Mel if she got her home without being discovered. I
showed my neigbour and she nearly cried and said it looks so life like and
that they should love it. I have even found a spot where I reckon they
should hang it. I can't wait for Christmas to give it to them. I wanted to
give it to them the other day."
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I have been patiently waiting 65 days since he arrived to be able to give to and see Jeff's reaction on his birthday. Karen The day- ' I was so excited about giving the portrait to Jeff. Finally the moment had arrived and the unveiling was taking place. He was actually speechless when he saw it. It seemed like he didn't say anything for an eternity. His expression was one of full emotion, it moved him that much. He didn't need to say anything his face said it all. He was , is , so delighted with it. Once again thankyou Sue. With our heartfelt thanks , Karen & Jeff |
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Lets go! 30 x 40cms Framed Oil "I love it !! " Ann
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Ally 35 x 40cms Framed Oil "It's terrific ! I told you you could get her personality without showing her eyes ." Pauline
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For Sale $650
Farmer's Friend 38 x 48cms Framed size Oil |
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Bonus! 17 x 24cms Unframed Pastel sketch "I love the portrait! " Kate
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For Sale $425 El Paso Oil 41 x 48cms framed size
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Boss 30 x 40cms Framed Oil "It's just wonderful! ..Just what we wanted. The colours are great and his brindle looks so good . It's so lifelike I want to pat him.... I can't stop looking at his eyes...The more I look at it the more I like it.... It's awesome!!" Kerrie
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Aymon + Aussie c 40 x 50cms image size Framed Oil 'I
was excited by the idea of having a painting done of my son Aymon and my
dog Aussie. With my husbands 50th pending I decided it would be the
perfect gift! From my initial enquiry to the finished... painting, Sue has
been fantastic! Expert advice, excellent communication and I have a
painting that far exceeded my expectations and I will treasure (even
though it’s Graeme’s pressie) forever. Thanks Sue.' 'Graeme loved the painting! Not what he was expecting, looks fantastic above Aymon’s piano.' Fiona
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Ziggy & Darby 20 x 50cms Oil on gallery wrap canvas 'I wanted to thank you for the lovely portrait you painted of my schnauzers. We cant believe how well you have captured both of the boys, especially Ziggy. I look at the painting sometimes and I think I know exactly what Ziggy might be thinking. We miss him terribly but having this painting to look at helps. Thank you. ' Deone,
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I've done many portraits for Carol who has
a security and dog training business
We were concentrating on her own dogs that had passed away. She intended to do a portrait of her sisters dogs as a present at some time. Her sister recently lost Ziggy unexpectedly so Carol moved this portrait forward. She had just taken some photos of both dogs the week before Ziggy died but was disappointed when she saw the photos as both dogs had their eyes in shadow .Always look for things like that when you take photos ( digital cameras are great as you can generally check what you have taken then and there).Retake them from a different angle to the sun. The photo was also very boring and B and W in colour - but it WAS sharp! I chose this photo of the two from a lot Carol supplied as I thought it had potential for a nice design in a portrait. Carol said I could enhance the colours .I changed the postions of the dogs for a better design and it also meant Ziggy ( who passed away) would be at the front. |
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Lucy 30 x 40cms Framed Oil
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Bridie 20 x 25cms Framed Oil
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Misty Lynx & Hot N Peppy c 50 x 60cms ( image size) Framed Oil "I
received the picture this morning in the mail and it is AMAZING! I
can't wait to give it to Simon, fortunately this year is flying past so a
month shouldn't take too long. I did have to give it to one of the
girls here to look after at her house though so I didn't give in to
temptation! The way you captured their personalities is incredible, I
almost want to pat Peppy's outstretched muzzle.Thanks again, the portrait is
fantastic. I'll let you know Simon's reaction next month! Kelva 'When Simon saw the portrait he was quite speechless, and anyone who knows Simon will know that this is no mean feat!. He couldn't believe the likeness and how you captured their characters perfectly. It is quite incredible considering the lack of quality photos that you had to work with! Thank you so much for doing such a wonderful job of bringing our mares back to "life", we feel like they're still with us in a way.' Kelva
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Both mares had died of separate accidents within 3 weeks of each other. We
only had mobile phone photos for reference and they weren't very good so I'm
glad the portrait turned out as well as it did!- Sue)
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Aarky 20 x 25cms Framed pastel 'Yes mum loved the portrait! She cried. He's now hanging in our living room. ' Jessica
The completed portrait with the head and body. |
Aarky! 22 x 25cms Framed Pastel posthumous portrait Aarky died unexpectedly and Jessica wanted a suprise portrait for her mother on Mother's day. She didn't have many good photos of him. The original reference photo ( below) wasn't good enough - too dark , blurry and drab.
I managed to find a photo of his head that would fit on a good photo of his body and created the portrait you see on the left.
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Not a great reference photo- blurry and flashed out eyes but it was the only one that suited the pose. |
Nice photo for his lovely blue coat but we also wanted to show his lovely green eyes so that's where my creativity came in! Usually I'd say it wasn't possible to paint from these photos but I wanted to do my best to create a portrait for them to remember him and the good times. |
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'Glenda'30 x 40 cmsquick oil from a modelUnfinished sketch |
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'BeeJay Park Piaf '25 x 30 cmsPastel" Wow It's like looking at her in person! Fantastic!" Shelley ( when Shelly was sent the photo of the portrait)
"I've just seen the painting - WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spectacular! You have really captured her character. It's perfect! Meg is going to be so delighted! I'll let you know the reaction!" Shelley ( when Shelly saw the actual portrait) 'She loved the painting!!!!! I wish you could have seen her face - she is delighted! We really are delighted. Mum has just seen the painting and was blown away, she said you really brought BJ to life.' Shelley
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'Frank '25 x 30cms Pastel
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'Bill the Bull '30 x 40cms Oil
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Gruff 40 x 50cms Framed Oil "We LOVE it .You've done an awesome job!! Thank you. Thanks again - you've done an amazing job capturing him!" Kimberly
This is a posthumous portrait of Gruff a lovely Staffy who was lost as a result of the Queensland floods. He was sent to a property while his owners flew home and was bitten by a snake & died. He was only 3 1/2 years old and sounded like a one in a million little dog so his owners were devastated. I hope the portrait can give them years of lovely memories and help ease the pain of his death. Sue
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'Cicciolina'35 x 35cms Oil on deep edged canvas ( gallery wrap canvas)" Cicco looks wonderful I`m really pleased!" Anna
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'Liz ,Liz and Emma'35 x 74cms Oil on deep edged canvas'You have done it again. It is awesome. I'm sending it off for my friends to see. ' Carole
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'Orac'30 x 40cms Oil on deep edged canvas ( gallery wrap canvas)
'Thanks so much for painting our boat. What a fabulous surprise and the perfect present! – well done.' Steve We
had a photo of an Endurance 40 boat
sailing but I had
to customise it to look like Orac so I needed additional reference
photos taken .When I asked Steve
if he suspected anything with all the
extra photo's his wife was taking of the boat he said- Steve
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For Sale$275Grape 1
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'Oscar'30 x 40cms OilIt took us a while to get a flattering photo of Oscar as he HATED the camera! We got a lot of bum shots LOL"s 'Oh wow, isn't that great!' Chris
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'Ray'20 x 25cms Oil on deep edged canvas'It's terrific!'Ray Sadly Ray has lost his battle with cancer and passed away. I'm glad his portrait will give the family memories of him in better times. Ray Penney 1926 - 2010 RIP
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For Sale'Ha Ha ! That's a good one !...'35 x 46cms Oil on deep edged canvas$550
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Zeuss & Ic 48 x65cms OilThis is one I did for myself. I've been trying to get a decent photo of us for years without luck so I decided to make my 'ideal' painting! I picked a happy photo of us both from a few years back. Zeuss's pose wasn't very good nor mine but I fixed that in the portrait and also slimmed myself down..LOL's..Because I was pleasing myself I also zapped up the colour a lot as I love colour! see the reference photo I used below
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'Asha'20 x 25cms Oil on deep edged canvasAsha is an unusual Blue Staffy puppy "It looks beautiful, I love it. It looks exactly like her." Joanne
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'Mr Expensive , Cheryl Duff & All Zipped Up'75 x 85cms Oil'It's gorgeous!!" Cheryl Although it looks simple here this was a large complicated portrait. I used about 12 different reference photos to create it. As it is going to be in a large room it is designed to be viewed from about 10- 15' away.
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'Emma and Balco'30 x 40cms Oil on deep edged canvas'Lovely , so sweet! I love it it looks so like her." Anna
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Postumous portrait'Kaludah Renoir'25 x 30cmsOil on deep edged canvas
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'Bella'30 x 40cmsOil on deep edged canvas'The
painting brought a tear to Graeme's eyes. He loved it. Graeme
has taken the photo of the painting to put on his desk at work. She is hanging on the wall next to her other mates.' Michel |
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'Banjo'30 x 40cms Oil on deep edged canvas'I
received the painting yesterday.It is beautiful it looks exactly like
him, when I showed mum my she was so happy and could not believe how good
it had turned out its really just like a mirror image of Banjo. I just
want to thank you for the wonderful job you have done it has been the best
gift I have ever given any one'
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