Jan 12, 2019
It’s going to be lovely to get to paint a cat in my rainbow watercolour style. I am really looking forward to it. I normally just paint head portraits, but this is a full body as you can see from the sketch. Daisy is a black and white cat, so I am thinking...
Jan 9, 2019
Anyone else still struggling to remember that it’s 2019 and to put it on the date when the write it! Hopefully it’s not just me. Anyway I hope you are all settling into the rhythm of 2019 and it grey dull days aren’t too miserable for you. I often...
Jan 7, 2019
I am in the process of sketching out this beautiful girls portrait and I hope to have started it tomorrow to show you all. Her frame is due in tomorrow and my client has requested something not shown on the website. I work with a fantastic framers based in Exeter and...
Jan 5, 2019
So Ozzy is the second portrait of 2019. TJ, was actually started towards the end of 2018, but finished today. A gorgeous grey horse. Both are second portraits for my clients. Ozzy is a stunning labradoodle with lots of tight curly fur! It’s going to be fun to do...
Jan 1, 2019
I had hoped to have leapt up and enjoyed my first hangover free New Years Day in a long time. I decided that with having bad anxiety and depression that it would be a good idea to stop drinking. To be honest New Years hasn’t been anything amazing for me for...
Dec 31, 2018
As the title says really. I hope 2019 brings you health and happiness and I really hope I get to paint lots more pet portraits in 2019. It will be kicked off by a horse portrait, TJ and you can read about it in my blog. I have two more horse portraits lined up and...
Dec 29, 2018
Ok this is a bit of an empty blog, but I have started it in an attempt to get myself properly started working tomorrow. To be fair it’s not really that much of a challenge. Not like returning to a dull diddly dull office job! So I am not complaining. I did a...
Dec 28, 2018
Well that’s it Christmas is almost done. I bet you are all still eating your turkeys while I am typing this, or even better having a big afternoon snooze. I guess us self employed never stop working, or is it we never know when to stop! I thought it would be...
Dec 22, 2018
Well that’s it last portrait for Christmas has been delivered. We are knocking on the door of 2019. What a year it has been, for both personal and Sarah’s Pet Portraits. I have one last pet portrait to post on Monday, my client knew it would be after...
Dec 20, 2018
This is the 3rd of the Cavalier dog portraits I had to do for my lovely client who rescues them. Jasper is a real sweetheart as you can see from the reference photo. Jasper, reference photo for his portrait I have cropped in tighter to the reference photo so it fits...
