Another one for all the spaniel lovers out there! I do love painting smiley faces, I find myself smiling back at them as I work. My beautiful model for this portrait was young Shelby and I played around with quite a few background colours until I landed on this rich brown tone to compliment his…
Remember my portrait of the handsome Chip? Well, I was delighted to be given the opportunity to create another piece for the same client, and this time it was a group portrait. These three kitties’ names are Izzy, Millie and Mable, aren’t they beautiful? We went through a few composition options to find a layout…
I was asked to create this memorial portrait of Chip as a gift for a client’s family member. We had previously worked together on a group portrait of her guinea pigs, so I was only too pleased to draw for her again. I’m very happy with how this turned out, the background really makes his…
I thought I’d start sharing more about the pet portraits I’ve worked on, including some Work In Progress shots, since I love seeing other artists show their process. First up is the gorgeous Annie, who I painted using watercolours. I started out with a pencil sketch and once that was done I began painting the…
