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Here you’ll find all of my latest news, info and updates.
This could be anything from a simple update or notification about a new painting, to tips, tricks and information about my painting processes. I’ve got a few articles in the works at the moment, so be sure to subscribe to my mailing list to make sure that you don’t miss anything.
If you have a question (or anything else for that matter) about any of the posts below, feel free to leave a comment or get in touch.
Navigating the Creative Journey: The Challenges of Becoming a Successful Digital Pet Portrait Artist
In the age of digital art and online marketplaces, pursuing a career as a digital pet portrait artist might seem like a dream job. After all, who wouldn’t want to transform their passion for art and love for animals into a profitable venture? However, the road to success in this niche field is filled with…
The Subjectivity of Art and Style
As an artist, I’m often asked what my “style” is. In all honesty, I have real trouble answering this question. It’s not that I don’t like answering it or anything, just that answering it always feels a bit pretentious to me and, dare I say it, overly complicated. Why pretentious? Well, I’ve never been into…
Products In Real Life
I’m aware that some of the product images in my shop aren\’t the best in terms of resolution. I’m working on getting better images available, but there isn’t a lot I can do about this currently, as I have to use the images my framers etc send me. With this in mind, I thought I’d…
Diary of a painting – Those Magnificent Men
In the second post of my Diary of a painting series, where I pick a painting and explore its backstory and my reasons and motivations for painting it, I wanted to touch on a subject that has been a fascination of mine since I was a boy. Planes! I live in Eastbourne in the beautiful…
My latest updates and happenings
I’ve been meaning to add my next ‘diary of a painting’ post, but life has been rather busy lately. It’s mostly written, so it shouldn’t be much longer. Instead, I just thought I’d write this quick post to tell you about all of the latest updates and happenings that’ve been going on behind the scenes…
New Pet Portrait – Bonnie the Sprocker
I just wanted to write a very quick update to say that I’ve just completed another pet portrait. This time it’s of Bonnie the Sprocker: This portrait was painted in watercolour. Initially, it was going to be a full-body portrait, but due to Bonnie’s feet being hidden by a very thick rug, I decided to…