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Trick Dog Titles

During Lockdown I started to teach my Labrador, Logie, tricks to see if we could earn a Trick Dog title. Having seen the lists of tricks for each title, I thought I could get Novice, and possibly Intermediate. I’m so happy that we have gained both of those titles, and yesterday clinched our Advanced! My […]

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Dog Fur For Nesting Birds

During this time of year when the garden birds are busy building and maintaining their nests, I always put out my Labrador’s fur for them after he’s had a good brush. I use an old fat ball feeder to put it in and hang up alongside the bird food.  Blue tits have claimed the nest […]

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White-tailed Eagle Painting Timelapse

I have recently finished a new painting of a White-tailed Eagle in flight. This particular bird is one I have watched for many hours, female ‘Turquoise 1’, as she is known from her identification wing tags. I didn’t paint in her tags in this portrait. Below is a timelapse I have put together from a […]

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American Quarter Horse portrait

This stunning American Quarter Horse portrait is my first in black and white. I was able to achieve many subtle effects, despite only using one colour for the entire piece. It was a different way of working compared to my usual graphite pencil on a white paper, leaving the paper untouched for the blackest of […]

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Eagle Antics Cartoons: Golden vs White-tailed Part 1

I enjoy drawing cartoons, most notably the antics of Scotland’s white-tailed eagles. In my blog I’m going to tell you some of the stories behind the cartoons I’ve drawn over the years, as I have based many of them on real-life observations during my many hours watching these birds. First up, differences between the two […]

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