Drawing titled "A Bond Like No Other" by Sophie Louise Parkhill, Original Artwork, Pastel Mounted on artwork_cat.

A Bond Like No Other (2022) Drawing by Sophie Louise Parkhill

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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Drawing, Pastel / Gouache on Paper

Artworks classification

One of a kind (OOAK / Original Artwork)

One-of-a-kind works of art are also known as “OOAK” artworks. This means that every work of art is unique and there will never be another identical one.
Dimensions 24x24 in
Dimensions of the work alone, without framing: Height 16in, Width 16in
Framing This artwork is framed (Frame + Under Glass)
Categories Drawings under $5,000 Hyperrealism Animal

"A Bond Like No Other" is a pastel painting of mother and cub snow leopards. The painting was created as a celebration of the artists own child, who at the time of creation, was at an inquisitive age, learning the meaning of family bonds and closeness. The artist Sophie, reflects her own relationship with her daughter through the image, whilst also showing that the worlds endangered wildlife, behaves no differently than humans. Especially when it comes to the love they have for their young. Based on a reference by photographer, Emmanuel Keller.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Pastel

Drawing made with a colored stick. It consists of pigments, a charge and a binder. A distinction is made between dry pastels (soft or hard) and fatty pastels (oil or wax).

Gouache

The substances are diluted with water and rendered pasty and opaque by the addition of gum and honey. The colors become opaque and can, therefore, be superimposed, which makes one paint with gouache as with oil. The gouache is recommended by its bright, fresh and delicate tones.

Hyperrealism

Painting which expresses, by means of representation, external reality in a very realistic way.

Technic Drawing

Drawing is a technique of visual representation on a flat support. The term "drawing" designates both the action of drawing, the resulting graphic work, and the shape of any object. It is also a representation on a surface of the shape (and possibly the light and shadow values) of an object or figure, rather than their color. There are a large number of drawing techniques: “Linear drawing” represents objects by their outlines, edges and some characteristic lines; beyond this limit, the drawing develops by representing the volume by shadows, often by means of hatching, incorporates colors, and joins, without clear transition, the painting.

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Sophie Louise Parkhill

United Kingdom

I focus my artworks on wildlife and realism (although I dabble in portraits and seascapes on occasions too!) I mostly work in soft pastel on pastelmat. Recently I have begun to delve into the fascinating world[...]