I have already had the honour of painting the mother of these two beautiful sisters. It was so interesting to find the likeness to their mother and each other, as I studied their faces. Both had similar aspects and yet, they were so different to each other. It was all to … [Read more...]

I know it is February and Christmas is long gone but I felt these drawings really need to be posted on my blog! In early December, I completed this commission of two sisters for a client. It was a Christmas surprise for her husband. It was thrilling to see them now framed and up … [Read more...]

I've always loved drawing with pastel as a medium for my art! It’s such a totally different approach to oil but gives that soft and spontaneous quality. It seems to be a popular month for pastels, which is great as the quicker technique is helpful when the Christmas rush … [Read more...]

Over the Summer I enrolled at The Sarum Studio in Salisbury to get back to my roots and sculpt. Here are some examples of my model heads that I sculpted out of clay on an armature from life. I used the sight size method and rotated the model while rotating my clay head. I then … [Read more...]

  I was commissioned to draw portraits of four boys in pencil. I was excited to draw these brothers as they all had traits of each other and of their beautiful mother who brought them to my studio. It is so enjoyable to work on a project where the children will be able … [Read more...]