A portrait of Golden Retriever 'Briar' This recent pet portrait commission was one of a pair completed just before Christmas. Briar's portrait was produced using Faber Castell and Caran D'Ache pencils on Sand / Sable coloured Pastemat combining traditional hand drawing and water-colour painting techniques to build...
A portrait of Golden Retriever 'Brooke' This recent pet portrait commission was one of a pair completed just before Christmas. Brooke's portrait was produced using Faber Castell and Caran D'Ache pencils on Sand / Sable coloured Pastemat combining traditional hand drawing and water-colour painting techniques to build...
Add a little Goldie Magic to your Christmas. As a lasting tribute to a very special Golden Retriever, this portrait image has been sprinkled with a little seasonal sparkle and festive magic to create a range of beautiful Golden Retriever Christmas cards, Christmas tree ornament decorations,...
Beautiful Golden Retriever, Lucy. Lucy fell on her feet when she was rescued some eight years ago, her exact age isn't known but it is estimated that she's around fourteen years old now. A grand old age for a lovely Golden Oldie. Produced on dark grey Pastelmat using Faber...
Beautiful Golden Retriever, Hera is much a missed and fondly remembered dog. Her legacy lives on in her offspring and I'm honored to have been asked to preserve her memory with this pet portrait. The reference photo chosen for this hand drawn portrait shows Hera when she...
[caption id="attachment_17329" align="alignleft" width="400"] Pet Portrait of Golden Retriever Dog, Honey[/caption] Portrait of pet dog, Honey, a beautiful Golden Retriever. Dogs make such wonderful pet portrait subjects, their expressive eyes reveal gentle souls, playful characters and caring companionship. They seem to communicate and speak volumes without uttering a...
Pet Portrait of the Week: Golden Retriever, Monti. Based on a reference photo taken by his owner, this handsome dog is enjoying a moment of meditation, inhaling the frosty air under softly falling snow. What a wonderful image of a much loved pet to capture and preserve in...
Beautiful Golden Retriever, Eve, gained her wings shortly before she would have celebrated her 13th birthday. Her memorial pet portrait was commissioned as a gift for her owner by a close family member. As an artist it is always both an honour and a tremendous responsibility to be trusted...
As a pet portrait artist and keen dog lover, I'm always humbled and honoured when asked to captured the spirit of a dearly departed pet with a memorial portrait. Golden Retriever Oscar reached the grand age of 15, he is fondly remembered and sadly missed. I was...
In memory of beautiful Golden Retriever Shiloh, this dog portrait was commissioned by a very thoughtful son for his mum as a Christmas surprise. Shiloh's memorial portrait was drawn using Faber Castell and Caran D'Ache artists pencils on dark grey Pastelmat, the soft grey-brown colour worked well...
Zoe's Journey raises funds on behalf of Animal Health Trust for canine cancer research. Incredibly, in just one year, the supporters of Zoe's Journey have raised almost £50,000 for AHT. When founder Jayne May contacted me late last year I was delighted to gift a dog portrait commission to be offered at...
There is something special about being trusted with a portrait of an elderly pet. This much loved veteran, Golden Retriever Oscar, has made a return visit to my drawing board after being drawn from a different photo last year. This time the portrait has captured his gentle and watchful gaze. Oscar's portrait...