PortraitsPortraits · 2025
Pumpkin.
- Medium
- Soft pastel on pastel paper
- Size
- 31 × 37.5 cm (including frame)
- Year
- 2025
A tender soft-pastel portrait of Pumpkin curled into a soft white throw, one paw stretched forward to show pink toe-beans. Finished in a pale sage-green wooden frame.
Price
£65
Original framed work · ready to ship.
UK delivery · Flat £12 postage & packaging, sent Royal Mail Tracked, 3–7 business days. International orders — please contact the studio for a quote.
Framing · Sustainability matters. Many pieces are presented in carefully selected pre-loved frames — sympathetically restored where needed, always chosen to complement the work.
In the studio
The process.
Each piece moves through four slow stages — from first study to final signed surface.
01 — First marks
Every piece begins with thumbnail sketches and colour notes. I work out the rhythm of the composition long before any paint touches canvas.
02 — Building texture
Layers of palette-knife paint go down first — heavy, gestural and unapologetic. The under-layers carry the whole piece.
03 — Colour conversations
Teal against coral. Ochre against blush. I let colours argue with each other until they settle into something honest.
04 — The final breath
Final touches are made with a loaded brush — quick, considered, alive. The piece rests for two weeks before it leaves the studio.
