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 drew this portrait a couple of months ago in Autumn 2024. The drawing features baby Adam who is dressed in an elaborate christening gown. Hi portrait was a gift for his parents. The drawing is 30 x 20 cm in size. I used graphite pencil on paper and mounted…
I drew this pencil portrait of a smiling young man called Leigh with his pet dog Gus. Gus sadly passed away. His owner Leigh just misses him so much: “He does miss him quite a lot, they were like two peas in a pod so I am hoping that this…
I finished on this painting only a couple of weeks ago. It is a 40 x 30 cm sized acrylic painting of a very happy jockey sitting on her horse with her partner and pet bichon frise dog Peanut at her side. This painting was commissioned by a client in…
I drew this portrait a few weeks ago now and it features a lovely lady sitting with her favourite pet dog Fudge. He is a cockapoo and my client described him during the commissioning process: Yes, that’s our crazy cockapoo Fudge! My mum adores him but he’s quite a handful! …
This is another wedding portrait I created a few weeks ago. It was commissioned as a wedding gift for the couple in the portrait by their friends. The painting is 40 x 30 cm in size painted with acrylics on medium grain canvas. My clients emailed me one photograph to…
It is getting closer to that time of year when everyone starts thinking about gifts for the special day. I know it is only September but I get very busy coming up to Christmas and ordering early means securing a place on my portrait list. I already have a few…
I drew a portrait of this lovely lady a few weeks ago. It was commissioned as a present for her 90th birthday. The drawing is small in size at 20 x 20 cm drawn with graphite pencils on paper. The lady in the photo was delighted and surprised with her…
I painted a portrait of Tom a few weeks ago. He is pictured here right in his element walking with a greyhound. He was a very keen competitor in greyhound racing. He is sadly passed away now and his daughter Stacey commissioned this painting of him to hang in her…
I painted this portrait last month in July for Barry’s 70th birthday. It was a surprise present from his friend, who commissioned this painting. Barry is a keen collector of paintings and this gave his friend Jim, my client, the idea to ask me to create a portrait of him…
I always enjoy recreating vintage and old black and white photographs. They translate really well on paper in graphite pencil. The pencil seems to bring in a certain depth and texture to the traditionally taken images. These two drawings were based on family photos, one taken in the fifties and…