A watercolour portrait painting of a tabby cat
Watercolour always shows off the colouring at its best in cats, especially when the fur is so varied. Cats eyes are great to paint too, and is often what makes a portrait some alive at the end. http://www.portraits-online.com/art-blog/tabby-cat-watercolour-portrait-painting 
A watercolour portrait painting of a German Shepherd dog
A watercolour portrait of a German Shepherd called Azeka. Azeka was rescue dog and sadly passed away in 2009. Here you can read a more about Azeka and the good work of German Shepherd Rescue Scotland.
http://www.portraits-online.com/art-blog/german-shepherd-portrait-watercolour-painting 
Watercolour portrait painting of a black Labrador dog
Watercolour paint works well even when the fur is mostly black. I always start with the eyes when painting a dog portrait because this is where their character is most expressive in their face. The sun reflection off the black helps to add lighter contrast to the black fur. Including a dog collar often helps too to add balance to a head portrait for dogs, but in this example he didn't have one.
http://www.portraits-online.com/art-blog/black-lab-portrait-in-watercolour A watercolour painting of an old Almshouse I painted in Sheffield, England. I always enjoy painting older buildings made from weathered sandstone blocks and slate roofs as with this one here because all of the elements can be individually painted; very time consuming but I like the results. This painting has the perspective at a slight angle rather than face-on which helps to add interest and depth.  Watercolour Painting of an old Sheffield Almshouse 
A watercolour portrait painting of a Labrador Retriever dog
A watercolour portrait of a Labrador Retriever. His name was Dillon and we decided to include this on his name tag. When ordering a custom portrait please let me know if you want items like the dog collar or name tag including or not.
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