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.
Below is an up-to-date photo of the portrait of Goldie, the golden labrador I am currently working on. I have put a colour wash over the portrait and I will now start detailing individual areas together with adding the background. The background will be a simple shaded one to compliment…
With the secret commission finished (images coming after Christmas :)), I am now working on a portrait of the most gorgeous golden labrador called ‘Goldie’. Her portrait is going to be a Christmas present for her owner. The portrait is painted with acrylics on stretched canvas and is 30 x…
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…
I have progressed on Max’s portrait and below is a photograph of what the painting is looking like now. I have put down some basic colours throughout the canvas which will give a great base for detailed work. I have not used white yet and I will start putting in…
This is Max, the cutest yorkshire terrier and I am now working on his portrait. The painting is in acrylic on stretched canvas and is quite large in size at 24 x 20 inches (50 x 60 cm). Max has sadly passed away and this portrait is going to be…
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…
This is the second step of Joey’s portrait. Joey is a beautiful golden labrador and his portrait is going to be a Christmas gift for his owners. I have worked on the detail in his face, especially eyes and nose. There is a bit more to do there to level…
This is a new portrait I have started working on this week. The portrait is of a golden labrador called Joey and is going to be drawn with graphite pencils on Fabriano 5 paper. I am using graphite pencils made by Staedtler and Daler-Rowney. The portrait is going to be…
This is the final scan of the finished drawing of Jasmine and Daisy – the very cute basset hounds. I really enjoyed working on their dog portrait. Their eyes are so expressive and their expressions so individualistic. You can really tell their personality just by looking at them. The client…
Below is another progress photo of the basset hounds portrait I have been working on. I have detailed Daisy’s face and ears and in the last step I will work on the rest of her body and paws.