Jul 2, 2018
I don’t know about you but I find it hard to sleep in this weather. It certainly gives me more time to work on all the lovely pet portraits I have lined up. I am getting pretty full for the next couple of months, so if you are interested in gifting a pet...
Jul 1, 2018
How is everyone enjoying the hot weather? I don’t mind it, but I find it fruatrating I can’t get the dogs out. Particularly Maggie as she is a puppy I have to be so careful she doesn’t over heat. Plus the pavements are so hot it’s not nice for...
Jun 25, 2018
It can be quiet isolating being a pet portrait artist and working alone. That is where my dogs and cat play a big part in my life, for company. It is quite lucky though, that I don’t mind be on my own for large amounts of the day. Saying that it is always nice...
Jun 22, 2018
Before kids, I used to work often until 3 or 4am. I love the small hours of the morning. Now it is not so easy, however with Miss Maggie I am having to adjust my working pattern. My hours tend to be grabbed when she naps and after she has gone to bed. Yes I am...
Jun 20, 2018
I don’t paint an awful lot of landscape portraits, obviously! But I have a few this last few weeks. The springer and schnauzer portrait in the bluebells and Max’s portrait. Max was a beautiful border collie and my client lost him this year. He wanted him...
Jun 16, 2018
I really have forgotten how much hard work puppies are. Honestly she is the most adorable little dog and I adore her, but what a pickle. Despite being not far off the smelliest dog in the world she has managed to work out how to get on my lap while I am working on my...
Jun 14, 2018
I just wrote a whole blog past and deleted it by my mistake. Serves me right for trying to do it when I am too tired. Mind you, you probably didn’t want to listen to my sleep deprived drivel! If I can’t successfully press publish on a blog post then I am...
Jun 13, 2018
I really did forget how much time puppies take up. Not just because they need constant watching but they are proper time wasters too. I have juggled my working hours to fit in with puppy day care and I am working later at night, so if emails don’t get through...
Jun 10, 2018
Wow, what a blur the last few days have been welcoming Miss Maggie Aurora into our family. The pet portraits have been on hold while I have been establishing a new routine. I think it’s as hard as having a new born again. Photos etc to follow tomorrow!
Jun 5, 2018
I haven’t had many pen and watercolour portraits this year, but I love doing them. I also like the pen sketch before I add the watercolour. Sometimes it almost feels a shame to add the watercolour to the portrait. In these two photos you can see the pen sketch...
