The second the two beautiful Feline bookends painted as Christmas gifts. A ginger female is a rare thing!

One of two Feline bookends painted as Christmas gifts.

I was really trying to keep Leia’s youthful, fluffy and puppy-like appearance in this portrait. it was fun to get the odd Hydrangea in too!

So Pretty - Lyla the Cockapoo is as cute and innocent looking as a Teddy Bear here! Painted for friend and fellow Artist ‘Ed Nash’.

What a trio these guys are! I struggled to fit all three dogs on such a small board and still work loosely but I’m really happy with the finished piece.

Sometimes it’s more about the body shape than the facial features. I love this dreamy pose and I wanted to make the sofa look like Bailey was asleep on a soft cloud :)

It’s all about the legs here! A lovely composition to fill the rectangle.

Remembering a much loved loyal companion.

Gotta love them! What characters this pair are - out for a woodland walk!

Experimenting with incorporating a line drawing border with a close up of the flowers themselves.

I love the way the body is slumped in this relaxed pose showing off those beautiful big paws. It’s a great angle to get a shot from if you want more than just the face in the picture.

What a treat it was to work this size- I enjoyed every brushstroke of this one! Food is a great way to get your animals attention and take a sneaky photo whilst they are concentrating on it.

It’s been a long time since I worked in Acrylics, their advantage is that they dry so quickly, but then again - their disadvantage is that they dry so quickly! I was really happy with the result though.

Excited to be exhibiting at https://www.leamingtonartfest.co.uk on Saturday alongside 45 other artists and designers on Saturday…accompanied by the ‘Christmas Tree Festival’, carol singing and festive music.

The scale of this piece allowed me to be really loose with my brushwork and the background close up is a beautiful mixture of soft pastel shades.

It’s always a challenge for owners to get both dogs, close together, in one photo that they are happy with…its worth persevering to get a good shot though, backgrounds can always be eliminated! This one was a wedding gift :)

A four week ‘Pet Painting’ workshop starting Monday Jan 23rd, to be held in the LSA Artroom, Leamington Spa.

Leamington Studio Artists (LSA) are a charity dedicated to supporting artists in the local area whose aim is ‘to foster and increase public interest, awareness and appreciation of the visual arts.’

Loving painting all the warm and cool browns in Izzy’s coat. Some animals just love to smile :)

Interesting silhouettes and some degree of light and shade are essential when photographing black animals for portraits!