Welcome to my pencil drawing of Rooney. Marcella, my client, emailed to ask if I would be able to draw her sisters dog Rooney as a surprise gift. I was delighted! Rooney’s […]
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Happy New Year 2017!
Happy New Year 2017 to all of our readers! We hope that everyone reading our blog had a wonderful festive season! With all good intentions I had tried to get down to […]
Pencil Portrait Stories
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Pencil Portrait of Three Dogs
Welcome to my pencil portrait of three dogs called Dexter, Tui and Purdy. Heather, my client commissioned a drawing as a surprise for her mums birthday. She had one particular photo she […]
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Cat Pencil Drawing of Padstow
Welcome to my cat pencil drawing of Padstow. Claire and her family emailed to ask if they could commission me to draw their beautiful cat who had recently passed away at a […]
Oil Pet Portrait Stories
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Oil Pet Portrait of Lucky
Welcome to our latest Oil Pet Portrait of Lucky. Our client Ita, is a returning client and has commissioned oil paintings from us in previous years. This particular commission was to be […]
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My new apprentice…
Who do you think is my new apprentice….!? Yes you have guessed it – it is Lily our Tibetan Terrier. While working in the studio I am often getting out of my […]
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Tree surgeons were here…
Tree surgeons were here recently to fell a large ash tree which is right next to our art studio. The tree was very tall and straight. It was an Ash tree, however […]
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Chickens outside the studio
Our chickens outside the studio today were sunning themselves and I thought it was a great photo opportunity. The chickens do have their own run, its quite large. They have a little […]
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Studio and website news!
Welcome to our latest art studio and website news! It’s amazing when, all of a sudden, you find new ways of using technology for blogging. It never ceases to amaze me how […]
Pencil Portrait Stories
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Dog Pencil Drawing of Mike
Welcome to my Dog Pencil Drawing of Mike. Barry, from Australia, emailed me to find out if I would be able to draw his dog. Sadly Mike passed away very suddenly and […]
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Lady Bamford and Betty
Welcome to my commission from Lady Bamford and Betty! This is the second commission on behalf of Lady Bamford for her staff. The portrait below is for Lady Bamford’s personal assistant Emma as a gift […]
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Pencil Portrait of Zeke
Welcome to my Pencil Portrait of Zeke. Zeke was a very much loved and very much missed Labrador residing in Florida. The portrait is an 8″ x 7″ drawing on Italian Fabriano […]