Jan 25, 2015
I am digressing slightly from my tips, back to them tomorrow when I return to the studio, but this is something I feel I need to say if anyone is reading my blog. I hear so often ‘Your work is too expensive’ ‘I never realised it would cost so...
Jan 22, 2015
I should have mentioned in my previous blog post there are four things to drawing fur realistically. 1. Direction 2. Strokes 3. Layering 4. Colour Continuing from my previous post and focusing still on direction I have attached a couple of photographs of my current...
Jan 20, 2015
I get asked a lot how I make my portraits look so realistic. It’s difficult to answer really. I think first and foremost it is just years of practice. However there are a few things that really are essential to making fur and your pet portrait look realistic....
Jan 11, 2015
Are you interested in how I do my portraits? Would you like to learn some of my secrets? Do you want to know how to create your own masterpiece? Well I can try and help you. I am going to show you my tricks of the trade. Things I have learnt in the 10 years I...
Dec 29, 2014
Hello everyone. I hope Christmas brought you everything you wanted and maybe even one of my pet portraits! I like to offer my clients more choice than just pastel portraits and it also adds variety to my art working in different mediums. Here is my latest experiment,...
Oct 20, 2014
As it says on the tin! I have explored new mediums, new paper and a different sort of breed of commission. I am currently working on a cat and a dog dressed in Victorian attire. I love it! So much fun and I like the different angle on your typical pet portrait. I did...
Jun 2, 2014
I have been trying out a new medium that I am offering my clients. Its proving very popular at the moment. Charcoal. I work in a slightly looser, more expressive style for on your pet portrait. I have posted below one of my most recent dog commissions. This portrait...
Dec 17, 2013
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Dec 17, 2013
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Dec 17, 2013
Not one to complain but it has been a pretty rough year and I have neglected this somewhat. Not good. I have been busy working of course. The pen and watercolours have proven really popular and I am in the process of designing a Kindle book cover. I am however not...
