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	<title>Michelle Wrighton Fine Art and Photography &#187; animal artist</title>
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		<title>Dorper Sheep &#124; Farm animal Sketch</title>
		<link>http://michellewrighton.com/2010/07/dorper-sheep-farm-animal-sketch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 02:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another graphite sketch, this is Lucky Baa, our first Dorper lamb.  Baa was also the first &#8216;pet&#8217; lamb that we have had to bring inside and bottle feed for the first few days as the poor little tyke broke his right front leg.  Apparently its not uncommon for the mother to step on the lamb [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South West Calf &#124; Farm Animal Paintings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living in a rural area provides me with a never ending supply of subject matter to photograph and paint.  Over the last few months, I&#8217;ve been able to obtain some beautiful reference photos of the calves and lambs on nearby farms, as well as many of our own Dorper sheep and our first lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>William&#8217;s Portrait &#124; Cat Painting</title>
		<link>http://michellewrighton.com/2009/09/williams-portrait-cat-painting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cards, laminated, matted and framed prints of &#8220;William&#8221; can be purchased from my Redbubble shop:]]></description>
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		<title>Siamese Fighter &#8211; Betta &#124; Pet Portrait Painting</title>
		<link>http://michellewrighton.com/2009/09/siamese-fighter-betta-pet-portrait-painting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zippo was my daughter&#8217;s much loved first Betta fish&#8230;who is sadly no longer with us, so this is a memorial pet portrait for my daughter. And below is very poor reference photo that I used to paint Zippo from (I can say that because its an old photo that I took with a tiny point [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wildlife Art – Golden Lion Tamarin</title>
		<link>http://michellewrighton.com/2008/10/wildlife-art-golden-lion-tamarin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Flame of The Forest&#8221; Golden Lion Tamarin 8&#8243;x10&#8243; Oil Painting on mdf $180.00AU]]></description>
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		<title>Cromwell – British Bulldog painting</title>
		<link>http://michellewrighton.com/2008/10/cromwell-british-bulldog-painting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is nothing quite like the unmistakable face of a British Bulldog! Bulldogs are a dog breed developed originally from Mastiffs that were also used in the cruel sports of bull and badger &#8220;baiting&#8221; which were popular in England for hundreds of years until they were finally made illegal in 1850. Today&#8217;s Bulldogs are more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weimaraner – Grey Ghost CP Painting (Final)</title>
		<link>http://michellewrighton.com/2008/09/weimaraner-grey-ghost-cp-painting-final/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the final update for the Weimaraner portait. To purchase a variety of wall art, greeting cards and t-shirts featuring my art and photography, Please visit my RedBubble Gallery. Purchases can be made in different currencies (USD, Euro, GBP, AUD) and shipped shipped worldwide. A variety of wall art, gift ware and apparel featuring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weimaraner Pet Portrait – Grey Ghost WIP</title>
		<link>http://michellewrighton.com/2007/08/weimaraner-grey-ghost-wip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first pet portrait I have done of a Weimaraner. I am creating this one with a slightly looser, more &#8220;painterly&#8221; style rather than my normal &#8220;include every hair&#8221; level of detail. This is on drafting film (I doubt that I will ever go back to any other support! using colour pencils, mostly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WIP &amp; Final – Blink Cat Pet Portrait on Drafting Film</title>
		<link>http://michellewrighton.com/2007/08/blink-cat-portrait-on-drafting-film/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 08:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This colour pencil and acrylic portrait of Blink, a beautiful cat owned by a fellow artist, was also created on drafting film. I love this up-close-and-personal, larger than life composition, where the main focus is on the eyes &#8211; in this case the eyes are huge, 2&#8243;x 1.5&#8243; in size, while the whole artwork is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WIP3 Black Labrador Painting – Nearly Finished!</title>
		<link>http://michellewrighton.com/2007/05/black-labrador-painting-nearly-finished/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 11:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve managed to grab a few hours here and there to get some more work done on Poppy. Basically just adding more thin layers and creating depth in the fur using paynes grey, ultramarine, burnt umber and some reddish brown mixes. Also adding more thin glazes to the grass to blend the background, adding individual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Waiting” Bullmastiff pet portrait in colour pencil</title>
		<link>http://michellewrighton.com/2006/04/waiting-bullmastiff-portrait-in-colour-pencil-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is probably my favorite piece that I did in 2005. The look in this dog&#8217;s eyes just says it all, he is laying there patiently waiting for his owner to come back. &#8220;Waiting&#8221; Coloured Pencil, 11&#8243; x 14&#8243;, 2005 This piece was completed purely in colour pencils on cream Stonehenge paper and took well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Polar Bears and Persian Cats!</title>
		<link>http://michellewrighton.com/2006/01/polar-bears-and-persian-cats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I didn&#8217;t get a chance to list the last challenge (SNOW) before the deadline, but I managed to create a new challenge piece and list it during the specified time this week as part of a &#8216;theme week&#8217; for a group of ACEO artists that I belong to on Ebay. Its great to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today’s Art: A Chestnut Foal and a Bunny rabbit.</title>
		<link>http://michellewrighton.com/2006/01/todays-art-a-chestnut-foal-and-a-bunny-rabbit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am just loving these Art Card&#8217;s, it&#8217;s true, they really are little gems! And for me at the moment they are particularly good as with my three darling children on school holidays I can still manage to complete some art as it it possible to get a couple finished on a good day! I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACEO’s – miniature dogs, cats, landscapes and more!</title>
		<link>http://michellewrighton.com/2006/01/aceos-miniature-dogs-cats-landscapes-and-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2006 11:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It really is no wonder that these ACEO&#8217;s are taking the art world by storm, they are so much fun to do and I am finding them quite addictive:) I will admit that it is really difficult to get a lot of detail into a painting that is a maximum size of 2.5 by 3.5 [...]]]></description>
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