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.
I have finished this portrait earlier in the week. I was so busy in the studio with all my commissions, that I didn’t scan it straight away. Here it is though, I think it is looking quite well. I hope the client will like it. I just love labradors (well,…
Brodie and Bruar are two gorgeous black labradors whose portrait I have been working on for the past week or so. They are just so lovely and the reference photo was a little different. Looking down at the two dogs, with some stones at their paws, I think the composition…
I have finished working on the portrait of Bella and Audrik, the two german shepherds, I have been working on for the last week or so. It worked out quite well at the end. It took a little longer than anticipated, because I made a few changes on the way.…
This is my latest portrait of two lovely dachshunds. It was commissioned by a returning client from Ireland as a gift for her friend’s birthday. It is a small 6 x 8 inch drawing in graphite pencils. The small size makes the portrait really unique I think. I am now…
Today, I have finished working on Holly’s portrait. I think it worked out quite well, hopefully the client will like it too 🙂 Holly is a beautiful King Charles and her portrait is drawn with pencils on paper. It is 8 x 12 inches in size. Next up is a…
I have finished working on the latest portrait today. It is of Zeus, the lovely german shepherd that I have been working on for the last few days. It is 25 x 35 cm in size painted on stretched canvas. I just love his majestic pose and I wanted to…
Today I have finished the retriever portrait I have been working on for the past few days. Roxy is so beautiful and her fur colour is really rich. I wanted to capture her lovely personality and colouring in the portrait. I really took my time with this painting and I…
Today, I have finished working on Goldie’s portrait, the last Christmas commission. I have scanned it and it is ready to be collected by the client tomorrow. I think it worked out pretty well and I hope the client will like it too. The portrait is going to be a…
I have now finished working on Max’s portrait. It was really enjoyable, as Max the yorkshire terrier is so cute in the reference photograph. I just love the way he is running towards the camera all happy and bouncy. I have detailed his fur based on other reference photograph I…
Today I finished working on Joey’s portrait. Below is a scan of the final drawing together with a detailed view. I hope you all like it. The portrait is 10 x 10 inches (25 x 25 cm) in size and was drawn on Fabriano paper with graphite pencils. I used…