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Frozen Hare
Pastel on Velour paper
8" x 12"
November 2009
This image shows a mature hare, "frozen" but alert. Hares stay very still and rely on their great speed to escape from threats. While this may work with foxes, a lurcher is as fast a hare. Saluki lurchers in particular can match the hare's skill in twisting and turning.
Pastel on Velour paper
8" x 12"
November 2009
This image shows a mature hare, "frozen" but alert. Hares stay very still and rely on their great speed to escape from threats. While this may work with foxes, a lurcher is as fast a hare. Saluki lurchers in particular can match the hare's skill in twisting and turning.
Hunter and Prey PortraitsPastel on Velour
10" x 12"
December 2010
These images show a saluki in winter and a fox, which they are frequently used to catch..
Salukis are pretty, joyful looking dogs who look as though all they want to do is toss a fluffy toy in the air . However they are extremely prey-driven hunters; with a smile on their face and playful body language, they will kill hares, foxes, cats and other dogs. They are also known as Gazelle hounds as in the Middle East, where their usual purpose is to hunt deer. They are also used in packs to hunt wolves.
Lurcher
Pastel on black Hahnemühle velour
10" x 12"
November 2010
This is the lurcher's time and place. The people who use them usually take them out after dusk as this is when much wildlife is active. The dogs have excellent night vision and can see a long way. They are very focused.
The dog painted here is a greyhound lurcher.
These dogs usually work for two or three years, then the females are used for breeding and the males are often disposed of.
Pastel on black Hahnemühle velour
10" x 12"
November 2010
This is the lurcher's time and place. The people who use them usually take them out after dusk as this is when much wildlife is active. The dogs have excellent night vision and can see a long way. They are very focused.
The dog painted here is a greyhound lurcher.
These dogs usually work for two or three years, then the females are used for breeding and the males are often disposed of.
Weapon of choicePastel on Hahnemühle velour
18" x 24"
February 2011
This image shows two sinister young men in an urban landscape with their "designer" Pit Bull terrier. This breed is illegal in Britain but cross breeds, with or without American Pit Bull ancestry, are commonly found all over. These dogs are frequently used as a weapon of choice in drug turf wars, so they are a frequent fashion accessory for young men wanting to promote a hard image. Pit Bulls are victims of much casual cruelty and make up more than fifty per cent of dogs arriving at animal shelters. Most of them then have to be destroyed, because of the aggression they have been taught to show.
This painting is influenced by Peter Howson who frequently paints disturbing urban scenes. He always includes threatening and disturbing-looking men.
Tea-Cup Yorkshire TerrierPaster on Daler Rowney "Murano"
20" x 24"
February 2011
My daughter found the tiniestdog I have ever seen and we now know it is called a "Tea-Cup" Yorkshire Terrier. Apparently, the runts of Yorkie ltters were specifically kept for breeding so that the animals became smaller and smaller.This has resulted in an overly fragile dog. Their bones can break when they jump,and their very sparse fur is often inadequate to protect them from the sun or keep their tiny bodies warm.Most Yorkshire Terrier breeders disapprove of this, so most Tea-Cups are bred in puppy farms.
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