The most important step in commissioning a pet or animal portrait is in creating the image(s) that I'll be working from. A clear, high-quality image is the foundation of bringing their characters and features…

It's hard not to find yourself nodding in sympathy when you hear tales of artistic confidence crushed, or creative impulses lured into doom spirals - all at the urging of a self-sabotaging inner critic. The…

There’s something undeniably lovely about brown paper and string. Maybe it’s the nostalgia - a nod to a slower, simpler time. Or maybe it’s the quiet excitement of unwrapping something that’s been carefully,…