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 started working on the pencil portrait of basset hounds Jasmine and Daisy. It is still in the sketching stage. I put down the basic shapes of both dogs and started shading their faces to establish their likeness. This portrait is drawn with graphite pencils on Fabriano paper and…
I have finished working on George’s portrait today. I wanted to make sure it really works and all colours are harmonizing together, so I took an extra day for finishing touches. I hope you like it. I think it worked out quite well. Below is a scan of the finished…
I have finally made some more progress on George’s portrait today. I worked on fine tuning the background water and distant landscape. The photo is a little dark as I took it in the evening, but there will be more updates in the next coming days. In the next step…
I have progressed with the boxer painting today, adding basic shading and colours into the background and George himself. It is shaping up quite nicely, but there is a lot more work to be done. In the next step, I will detail the distant landscape and start detailing George.
Gift vouchers are now available to purchase for any pet or family portrait commission. Portrait gift vouchers make great gifts for those who don’t have access to good photographs of the subject or are simply running out of time for that special day. I have created a new page explaining…
I have started working on a brand new dog portrait today. I have completed the initial sketch and I will be building on this sketch with paint as I go on. The sketch is painted in raw umber. In the next step I will be adding colour to the entire…
I have finished the portrait of a white cat Kodi I have been working on for the past few days. I think it turned out quite well, hopefully the client will agree. The painting is a lovely square 30 x 30 cm (12 x 12 inches) and it suits the…
Since finishing on Monty’s and Jessie’s portrait, I have started working on a lovely painting of a cat. His name was Kodi and sadly he has passed away earlier this year. The pet portrait of Kodi was commissioned as a birthday gift for his owner. The portrait will be square…
Today I have finished working on Monty’s and Jessie’s pet portrait. It was a slow process, but I am happy with the result and I hope the client will like it too. Below, I have included a scan of the entire drawing together with a detailed view of Monty’s and…
I am nearly finished with Monty’s and Jessie’s portrait now. I have been working on it most of the week and it is looking very well I think. I just have some adjustments to do on Monday and finish off the foreground grass and a bit of the background. I…