I work from my studio in Kilcock. It is a small room with shelves all around to put my finished and unfinished work onto. I like to give each work a few days to 'rest' before I completely finalise them and email my clients their portrait scans. On this page, you will find more information on how I work together with some progress photos and videos of my process. I discuss the materials I use and how I go about completing each piece of work. Because I work from photographs, I like to share them here too for comparison. You can subscribe to the blog and receive updates 3 to 4 times a month.
This is a painting of a lovely sheltie called Roxy. Roxy belongs to a young girl who is soon celebrating her 15th birthday. Roxy’s portrait was commissioned for her as a birthday present by her parents. Unfortunately Roxy has cancer and is not expected to live much longer. The painting…
Pina’s portrait was commissioned as a present for her owner’s big birthday. The client, the owner’s sister, wanted to give her brother a present that was a little different and very special. Pina is a little shih tzu cross dog and very much loved. The client asked me to remove…
This is a painting of Otto, the beautiful chocolate labrador who sadly passed away. The painting was commissioned by his owner as a Christmas present for his wife. Otto was their beloved pet for many years and he wanted to have a keepsake of him. The client was keen to…
This drawing is drawn with graphite pencils on paper at 25 x 30 cm. It was a drawing commissioned for Christmas. The dog is Lucky, the beautiful bichon frise. I just loved the photo the client provided me to work from. The snow and trees in the background work so…
This is a portrait of Massey. It is 30 x 40 cm in size painted with acrylics on stretched canvas. Massey sadly passed away earlier last year. The client commissioned his portrait as a birthday present for her husband in December. Massey was his beloved pet and the client wanted…
The painting of George was commissioned before Christmas as a keepsake for the clients. George was their pet for a long time and sadly passed away. They wanted something to remember him by and they decided to commission a pet portrait. The painting is 40 x 50 cm in size…
This is a painting of a beautiful black labrador called Becasse. The portrait was commissioned as a gift for Becasse’s owner. It was a Christmas present from his daughter. The painting is 25 x 35 cm in size and painted with acrylics on canvas. I used some brighter tones in…
I worked on Sam’s portrait back in October and it was a very enjoyable commission. I had a lot of reference photos to work from. The painting is 40 x 40 cm in size and painted with acrylics on stretched canvas. The painting of Sam was commissioned as a wedding…
Terrier dog portrait drawing in pencil on paper.
This is a drawing of Lily, the beautiful springer spaniel whose portrait I worked on in September. It was commissioned as a present for Lily’s owner by his wife. She wanted me to capture Lily in her element outside with a backdrop of the hills she lives close to a…