ABOUT THE ARTIST
About Me
Hello!
I am a Derbyshire-based artist specialising in realistic, graphite pencil pet portraits.
Ever since I can remember I have always loved drawing, particularly animals. As a child, I would spend hours watching wildlife documentaries, pausing them so I could draw any animal on screen. Art was always my favourite subject throughout school and when I was 18 this led to a full scale wildlife-based art project during my A-Levels where I drew my largest piece yet, a 1.5m by 1m lion.
In 2012 I studied broadcast journalism at the University of Leeds and after graduating worked as a video producer in Australia and later as a radio journalist in the UK. Life became so busy that it took me six years to pick up my pencils again!
I took my first pet portrait commission in December 2018, starting with my friend’s adorable Labrador puppy and have been taking commissions ever since. After nearly two years of working on pet portraits alongside my media work, it’s time for the exciting launch of my full-time pet portrait business! It brings me so much joy seeing my customers receive their portraits. I love finding out about your pet’s personality and capturing their character, as well as a physical likeness, in a portrait that can be treasured for years to come.
About My Work
All my artwork is hand-drawn from photographs in the highest quality materials available to me. I specialise in realistic animal drawings and work closely with my customers during the whole process, from photo tips, assisting with picture choices to providing progress photos along the way.
To get an idea of what a commission from me will look like you can take a look at my gallery here and to find out more about the commissioning process check out my ‘how to commission’ page. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Hannah