Oct 22, 2015
Selfish hunt(er)s I’m sick of these selfish, wealthy and greedy trophy hunters justifying their destruction of our beautiful elephants and big cats in Africa and elsewhere as ‘contributing to conservation’. It’s pure blood lust and...
Oct 15, 2015
After a lot of pushing from customers, followers and friends I’ve decided to enter my wildlife work into a range of reputable annual art exhibitions, mainly in London. I really hope the judges will accept me. Follow my blog here and @SarahsPortraits to see if...
Oct 6, 2015
As part of my big cat series I could not resist producing this lion in chase. It is running and turning at full pelt with a deadly focus in its eyes. You can assume it’s next meal is close. It is not often I get a chance to take a break in my pet portrait work,...
Sep 21, 2015
Current work in progress. Meet Braken and Charlie. I just love this composition. Best buddies snoozing together. I love springers so I am in springer heaven here! I am gradually building up the layers as you can see. Making sure I have all their markings mapped out. I...
Sep 20, 2015
Thanks to Steve Tracy’s amazing wildlife photography here these two sister tigers here caught my imagination and I couldn’t resist their pose to capture in a non-commissioned pastel portrait. The beautiful colours of their coats and loving eyes exemplified...
Sep 4, 2015
I’ve taken a break from animals, large and small, to do a graphite portrait of my friend’s kids as a surprise gift for her husband’s big four zero birthday. People aren’t my choice of subjects but last year I decided to have a go at drawing my...
Aug 25, 2015
I love, love having my children off with me, but I do look forward to start of new school term. Don’t get me wrong – I’ve had a wonderful month with my nine-year old daughter and five-year old son but it’s a real challenge to maintain my usual...
Aug 15, 2015
Sorry to mention Christmas at the height of Summer! I apologise for raising the dreaded word ‘Christmas’ while the sun is still shining (some of the time) and we are still enjoying long days and light evenings. However though, like some of the big store...
Aug 6, 2015
This is can be one of the trickiest things working in the pet portrait field. So often I get contacted by people who want a beautiful portrait done of the dearly departed pet, which I am more than happy to do until I see the photos they have for me to work from. Of...
Aug 4, 2015
Spending a lovely week in Lake District with family surrounded by nature and naturally I haven’t put my camera down much. Went to see the Osprey family at Bassenthwaite this morning but they were tucked up in there nest! However visit www.ospreywatch.co.uk to...
