Jan 21, 2016
Personally I like to put my subjects in a background but the majority of clients prefer a plain, even coloured background. Admittedly artists need to charge more for a detailed background but personally I think it’s worth it. A painting that captures a pet in a...
Jan 13, 2016
I’m fully back in to the swing of things attacking my commission list but have been diverted in my spare time to the relaxing art of Découpage (decorating objects). The idea came to me because I’m hoping to attend some specific local craft fairs...
Jan 6, 2016
Well we all survived Christmas – two weeks of kids squabbling over the Playstation and tablets and balancing work with entertaining them when there were decent windows in the unusual December weather. I think my husband is rather frazzled and didn’t...
Dec 18, 2015
Here is a very interesting article on how to frame your artwork. One thing I find is clients pick frames to suit the decor of their house rather than the painting. That is a big no really. Framing is part of the art so always get a frame to compliment the piece rather...
Dec 14, 2015
As Christmas approaches my home is rapidly filling up with boxes taking up every room and it’s not just the regular stream of Amazon gift deliveries and my art supplies (pastels, paper, frames etc) coming through the front door! This is the busiest week of my...
Dec 2, 2015
As a pet portrait and wildlife artist for most of this millennium I have only recently decided to start entering exhibitions. And spurred on by some recent positive feedback and now thrown all caution to the wind and entered some of my pieces into established online...
Nov 24, 2015
I would like to introduce you to my brand new website Sarah Leigh Fine Art Art dedicated to producing great paintings of beautiful wild animals from around the world. This is separate from Sarah’s Pet Portraits dedicated to the world of family pet and animal...
Nov 15, 2015
It has been quite a successful week for me. I have received two bits of positive new. First of all Lines Of Love and Deadly Intent have got through pre-selection for the UK Pastel Society exhibiton. I have to take them to London to the Mall Galleries in January to see...
Nov 9, 2015
I recently asked one of my customers what drew her to buy a limited edition print of ‘On the Prowl’, from my big cat series -see below. She replied along the lines of, “I know I can put this in any room in any house and it will always suit its...
Nov 2, 2015
I’m on track to complete all my Christmas orders (see below for latest off the easel) by mid-December when I plan to spend the holiday period creating more wildlife pieces to exhibit. The two questions I am tussling with is where to exhibit my current pieces and...
