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My Pet Portrait Journey & Inspiration

I always enjoyed expressing myself creatively as a child and loved drawing and painting, but as often happens when we grow older, my day-to-day responsibilities became my main focus and artistic pursuits were soon put to the side. It wasn’t until my two children were

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My first commission

My early pet portraits were drawn in charcoal pencil, which in fact, isn’t any easier than using pastel pencils. Rather than working out what colour to use, one has to closely observe the subtleties of tone. So, looking through my records and photos, the honour

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