I didn’t think a month after making a box for Kai’s ashes I would be making one for our Hugo’s ashes, I’m calling this his temporary ashes box as I struggled making this one – dodgy arm meant I had to do a lot of it left handed and it was awkward 😉 Anyway, the top insert is made from Maple with a footprint inset into out of resin, the sides are made from Oak. The inside of the lid has a laser engraved detail 😉
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It’s an armour theme this month over on John Howe’s website, and I had intended doing a fairly sensible pen & ink piece, so how I came to paint this ‘war dog’ I have no idea. Hugo wasn’t too keen to model for it but luckily it didn’t take too long to paint 😉
Read MoreI’ve not had a guest blogger on here for a long time, so I’ve turned the keyboard over to Hugo….. Woof, wooff wooof woff, woooff wooffy woof, woffy woff woof woof; bark yap woof woof woofff. Woof, wooff wooof woff, wouooff wooffy woof, woffy wouff woof woof; bark yap woof woof woofff. Woof, wooff wooof woff, woooff wooffy woof, woffy woff woof woof woof woof woofff. Woof, wooff wooof woff, woooff wooffy woof, woffy woff woof woof; bark yap woof woof woofff. Woof, wooff wooof woff, woooff wooffy woof, woffy…
Read MoreI was going to paint a fantasy themed piece yesterday, but for some reason decided to paint Hugo playing with his ball….
Read MoreThis morning there was mist in the valley and it felt fresh outside, which was perfect for a wander with the dog (and of course the camera ;-)). Though I think Hugo may have started to wonder if I’d put the camera away and carry on with the morning wander at some point 😉
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