Today is #worldanimalday so I am sharing just some of the amazing species I have had the pleasure of drawing over the last six years!

More work on lovely Nell! This portrait has been quite a challenge as in the reference photo she is sat next to a bright blue light so I am combining several other references to get the right colours! #pastel #cats #tortie #petportrait

More progress on beautiful tortoiseshell cat, Nell! I do love a tortie - so many wonderful colours and tones - a pleasure to paint! #cats #tortoiseshell #petportrait #fineart

Today is #nationalblackdogday so I thought I would share some of the beautiful black dogs I have drawn and painted over the years! Did you know that black dogs (and cats, rabbits and other animals) are often overlooked because of their colour! #petportrait #fineart #artist

The Association of Animal Artists Autumn Exhibition is underway with some fantastic sales already! There are well over 100 amazing artworks to see - and all sales help raise funds for this year’s chosen charity Wild Welfare! The exhibition is at The Station until 21st October - well worth a visit!

I couldn’t come back from the exhibition without bringing a piece with me - so I am now the proud owner of the amazing ‘Kivuli’ by Sarah Lake PaperArt! I have wanted once of Sarah’s gorgeous papercuts for a long time so I am so excited to have this stunning hyena!

I completely forgot to take a photo of myself with my work at the Association of Animal Artists Autumn Exhibition at The Station in Richmond - but here are my two pieces in the exhibition (plus I have two prints available in the browsers too!). #exhibition #fineart #artist

Had a day off today to recover from a busy few days at Richmond - so here is a little photo of Frida - I can’t believe how much she has grown already!!

I have been away for the last couple of days hanging the Association of Animal Artists Autumn Exhibition and hosting the preview night! It has been a wonderful (if tiring!) two days but I have loved seeing all the amazing artworks and artists - I’m so proud of this association and being a member ❤️

If you have followed me for a while you will know I like to work on two portraits at the same time - one in coloured pencil and one in pastel. So today I started this gorgeous portrait to work on alongside Nell the cat - this is beautiful sable cocker spaniel, Ronnie! #petportrait #spaniel #artist

These two are all framed up and off to the Association of Animal Artists Autumn Exhibition on Thursday! There’s a bit of a mad panic here with last minute prep then off to Richmond on Thursday morning! #artist #fineart #exhibition #Yorkshire

I am so very proud to announce that my painting ‘Fire in his Eyes’ has been selected for the final 100 in this year’s #sketchforsurvival by Explorers Against Extinction! The final 100 will be on display at Nature in Art, Gloucestershire 21 Oct - 16 Nov and the Oxo Gallery, London from 19–23 Nov!

Started working on a lovely portrait yesterday - this beautiful cat is Nell! I don’t get commissioned for many cat portraits so it is always a lovely change when I do! #cats #fineart #petportrait #tortie

Today is #worldfoxday so I thought would share a throwback to my first fox portrait - all the way back in 2021! This portrait went off the United States! #Throwback #fox #redfox #wildlifeart

I have officially been rubbish at sending out my newsletter (I got out of the habit while I was recovering from surgery!) - BUT - I am starting them again so sign up on my website for weekly news and updates and this weeks newsletter will have a special offer for subscribers! #newsletter #artist

Say hello to my new little studio assistant! This is Frida ❤️❤️

My snow leopard ‘Snow Queen’ is back on my website looking for a new home! This is a photo of the actual framing - which is just stunning! Thank you to High Peak Picture Framing! #snowleopard #artforsale #fineart #painting

Here he is! Beautiful Bean is all finished! I absolutely loved drawing his lovely, kind face. I will get him mounted and wrapped up then he will be off over the pond to the US! #dogs #petportrait #fineart #pitbull

More progress on beautiful Bean! So nearly there now! I had hoped to finish him yesterday - but spent over 8 hours in a meeting planning for the Association of Animal Artists Autumn Exhibition 🙈 (which is also rolling over to today!) - hopefully will get Bean finished this afternoon!

Thank you so much to all of my wonderful clients who have booked portraits with me! As everyone knows I am really behind with my commissions after having two surgeries but I just wanted to show my appreciation and say how very grateful l am to everyone for bearing with me and being so patient!

Had an unbelievably busy week last week so I’m so glad to be back working on gorgeous Bean!I just love his beautiful expression and his lovely eyes! #petportrait #WIP #fineart #pitbull

Following on from yesterday’s post - here I am with gorgeous Bazil and Ben when I delivered their portrait. Aren’t they just precious! #artist #artistlife #spaniels #dogs

Super busy today so I thought I would share a little throwback to this time last year when I had just finished this gorgeous duo, Bazil the Sussex Spaniel and lovely Ben the Springer! I also had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful pair in person 🥰

Some fantastic news from the Association of Animal Artists Charity Auction! 93 pieces were sold to buyers all over the world - and together we raised an amazing £3595 for Wild Welfare! A huge thank you to everyone involved 🥰 #charity #fundraiser #artist #thankyou

Yesterday I picked up these wonderful prints of “British Blonde” from Knight-Graphics! These are limited edition giclee prints and will be on my website soon but please do message me if you would like one first! #cattle #cow #gicleeprints #fineart

Picked ‘Anticipation’ (shown here) and ‘Intensity’ back up from the Village Art Gallery in Skelmanthorpe over the weekend - so both are back on my website. Did you know I also have limited edition giclee prints and greetings cards of both of them! #labrador #dogs #fineart #painting

LAST CHANCE TO BID! The Association of Animal Artists 2025 Charity Auction ends at 6.00pm!!! Please do have a look and bid on some amazing affordable small artworks by wonderful artists! Every penny raised goes to Wild Welfare! www.jumblebee.co.uk/charityaucti...

Just two days left in this year’s charity auction!! The auction closes at 6pm tomorrow (Sunday) - there are 92 pieces up for grabs! Plus every penny is donated to Wild Welfare!Please check out the auction and grab a beautiful artwork at an amazing price! www.jumblebee.co.uk/charityaucti...

I got her finished in time! This beautiful British Blonde cow will be heading off to The Station in Richmond for the Association of Animal Artists Autumn Exhibition! This is the first in a series of pieces inspired by country shows. What would you like to see in this series?! #cattle #fineart

So nearly there with this beautiful British Blonde! I stayed up quite late working on her last night so I can finish her today ready to submit to the AAA Exhibition which closes on Friday! I really loved this cow and it has really inspired me to keep working on a series of ‘Country Show’ pieces!

More progress on this gorgeous, award winning British Blonde cow! This is hopefully destined for the AAA Autumn Exhibition! Im really enjoying drawing her and I’m looking forward to doing a whole series of these! A huge thank you to Hutchinson Photography for the amazing reference!

Today is #internationaldogday where we celebrate these wonderful animals and the bond we build with them as owners! Here are just a few of the wonderful dogs I have had the pleasure of creating portraits of over the years - each one a beloved pet and companion ❤️

Part 3 of my coloured pencil tutorial of gorgeous beagle, Jelly Bean, is all finished and filmed! I have added Part 1 to YouTube now too (as a private playlist)! If you haven’t already please do join my newsletter (from my website) where I will be offering a discount when the tutorial is ready to go

Just ONE WEEK left to go in the Association of Animal Artists 2025 charity auction - raising funds for Wild Welfare and the amazing work that they do supporting captive animals around the world! The auction has already raised an amazing £2665! www.jumblebee.co.uk/charityaucti...

I have a new tutorial over on my YouTube channel! Yesterday I filmed a short tutorial all about how I created the lovely rosettes in this cow piece - showing how you don’t need to include lots of detail to create a realistic looking portrait! youtu.be/3NzyFxHGhhs?... #artist #tutorial #pencils

Here’s the start of a small piece I am hoping to send to the Association of Animal Artists Autumn Exhibition! This is also the first in a planned series inspired by agricultural shows - so expect sheep, cows, pigs, chickens and maybe a tractor or two! (Thank you to Hutchinson Photography)

The first two parts of my upcoming tutorial are now filmed and part one is all edited and ready 😮! Here is the progress so far - it’s very strange seeing that little face staring back at me! I’ll be uploading the eye as a little taster on YouTube so keep an eye out for that! #artist #tutorial

More progress on gorgeous pitbull, Bean! I love his chocolate button eyes and that adorable nose! He has such a gentle face and I’m really enjoying drawing him! #dogs #petportrait #pitbull #fineart

So excited to show you all the line drawing for my first tutorial!! This tutorial will be in coloured pencil! If you haven’t already - do sign up for my newsletter as subscribers will get a special limited time discount on my tutorial when it launches! #tutorial #petportraits #artist #beagle

More progress on gorgeous pittie, Bean! He has the most adorable expression and proper ‘chocolate button’ eyes! #petportrait #pitbull #fineart #artist

Here is beautiful working sheepdog, Jess! She is all packed up now and ready to be collected by the courier and head off home! #petportraits #fineart #artist #bordercollies

In preparation for releasing some new tutorials very soon I have restarted my YouTube channel! Please do go and have a watch and subscribe - here is my new video all about how I mount and wrap my finished portraits ready for my clients! youtu.be/BzmOgxFiSFo?...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting beautiful Yara! I recently finished a commission of lovely Yara and she came with her mum to collect it. Yara is a retired police dog and retired along with her owner. She was so sweet and adorable - and just look at her wonderful smile! #malinois #artist

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Yesterday I was working on a new portrait - this gorgeous little face belongs to Bean - a pit bull terrier which is a first for me! This portrait will be going across the pond to the US once completed! #WIP #fineart #pitbull #petportraits

Here are all of the wonderful colours I used in Jess the sheepdog! Lots of beautiful darks, greys and whites but also blues, pinks, greens, browns and even orange! It’s always amazing how many colours go into a ‘black and white’ dog! #pastels #fineart #artist #pastelpencils

Here is beautiful working collie, Jess, all finished! I absolutely loved painting her and her wonderful, alert expression! Jess is heading off to my home county of Derbyshire (I wasn’t always a Yorkshire lass!) as a gift for her owner’s 80th! #collie #fineart #petportrait #sheepdog

More progress on gorgeous working sheepdog, Jess! Jess’s portrait is a surprise present for her owners 80th after he trained her himself (he doesn’t have social media so no worries about him seeing my post!) #petportrait #fineart #collie #sheepdog

More work on gorgeous working collie, Jess. I absolutely love her intelligent expression and the wonderful collie head tilt! I’m looking forward to working on her today! #petportraits #fineart #collie #sheepdog