First of all, it doesn't make a lot of sense that we're able to draw white... on white paper... using COLOURED pencils, does it? But I can because I never actually draw white..

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 underneath her eyes,...