Framing pastel artwork Pastel is notoriously delicate, the slightest rub can destroy a pastel artwork, and the only assured way to protec...

Extra Small – 8″ x 6″ / 15 x 10 cm As a general guide a 8″ x 6″ size is suitable for a single pet’s head and shoulder portrait: Ruby’s 8″...

This Alaskan Malamute enjoying the snow is the latest in my Outdoor Dogs collection. Alaskan Malamute I always find it amazing to watch m...

It can be difficult to decide whether or not to include a background when commissioning a painting or drawing. Here are five different ba...

Black animals are notoriously difficult to photograph, so I was really glad to get such great reference photographs of these two black La...

This is Rua. Rua has been a member of our family since November 2014 when she came to us from Vizsla Rescue. Like too many dogs, she had ...

Bix’s portrait was commissioned by as a birthday gift, so I’ve had to be very secretive about sharing any updates in case I spoiled the s...

I have had so many commissions for portraits of Labradors in the past few weeks, I thought I would dedicate a blog especially to them.  H...

Commissioning a portrait of more than one subject does not require a reference photograph of all subjects together.  You may be lucky eno...

As portraits, especially pet portraits, can rarely be done from life a huge part of creating a portrait that a client will love is choosi...

Happy New Year to everybody!! 2015 has been a really hectic year, and I owe an absolutely enormous thank you to everyone who reads this b...