PET PORTRAIT ARTIST

My price list comprises just 4-5 standard UK paper and frame sizes; 4x4”, 6x4”, A5, A4 and 12x16”.  Whilst you are able to commission a portrait from me at pretty much any paper size, I limit the number of sizes I offer on my website, as from my experience, having too many options can be quite overwhelming... especially when you don’t even know where to start.

I have just finished two pet portraits for a client of a Pug x Brussels Griffon dog called Bonnie. With her being a crossbreed, as you can see in the portraits, she doesn’t have the deep wrinkles you usually see with pugs, but I still approached her drawings in a similar way. Wrinkly fur really isn’t as daunting as it initially looks once you know the right techniques. I started by lightly drawing in the darkest patches of fur, in what looks like her ‘eyebrows’, and underneat

Even as someone who has been drawing dogs for years, my mind still stops for a moment when it comes to tackling brown fur. There are so many different colours peeking through underneath the perfect brown fur, and I often find it hard to know where to start - How light/dark do I need to go with my base layer.. is it a warm toned brown or cool toned.. or both!? If you follow me on   Instagram   you'll have seen that I'm currently working on a huge commission of Rocco the beauti