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November 20, 2012

Pre-Holiday Pet Portrait MARATHON

We still have time to do this, so we’re going for it! Berger Picard “Daddy”Work in progressAcrylic[…]

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November 2, 2012

Soft Sculpture: Jack!

Jack © Xan Blackburn 2012 Greyhound soft sculpture Back in April, I participated in an auction, committing[…]

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July 25, 2012

Warning! Graphic Pictures! 😉

Belling Hamster© Xan Blackburn 2012 That’s pretty graphic, wouldn’t you say? Well, it’s a graphic, anyway. Projects[…]

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July 13, 2012

Return of Logos!

Heronswood Logo: Blue Just when I decided to take graphics and illustration off my website to concentrate[…]

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July 11, 2012

People in my Pet Portraits

In my last call for commissions, I made a point of offering to add humans to the[…]

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June 27, 2012

Hope for Hounds Collars

It’s that time of year again! Since 2007, Alisha and I have been doing a fundraiser for[…]

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June 19, 2012

Let’s talk Commissions

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June 14, 2012

Petey is done … What’s next?

Except for the final varnish, Petey’s portrait is done. Let’s look at the final steps. Petey –[…]

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June 13, 2012

Petey: time for a new color

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May 11, 2012

Petey: that watery phase

Petey: Greyhound portrait in progress Petey got some long-awaited (and well-deserved) attention today. Let’s see where he’s[…]