Tag: collectible artwork
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Painting a Whimsical Ballerina and Her Dog

What’s the first impression you want to give people? At three years old I was diagnosed with a hip condition called Perthes Disease. It only affects a very small percentage of the worlds population. And as many children desire to be, I wanted to be a ballerina. A ballerina I could never be. As I…
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Painting Ella the French Bulldog

Ella the French Bulldog is a fictional dog I created. Isn’t she cute!? I had a lot of fun with this one. It’s an original watercolour painting on 100% cotton watercolour paper. What do I love about 100% cotton paper? The way the colour bleeds across the paper. Given that Ella the French bulldog has…
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Painting a Stray Cat on a Tokyo Street

I adore playing with colour, especially with watercolour using a wet on wet technique because it’s spreads and blends in beautiful shapes. Today I wanted to create an illuminated Tokyo Street scene featuring a stray cat. This is one of those paintings where I got to play, to push myself out of my comfort zone…
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Painting a Warrior Woman and Her Tiger

I realised something this week whilst watching a Christmas Rom Com. Why do they so often begin the love story with the two characters despising each other? Love should be gentle, it should be kind, it should lift you up. I always teach my kids to surround themselves with people who make them feel good.…
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Painting a Female Superhero and Her Dog

What is good about having a pet? When I saw this prompt I got so excited! It literally could not be a more perfect question to answer. Not only because I paint pets, but because I adore them. This painting is the first from my new collection ‘Resilience’. depicting strength whilst demonstrating love. A love…
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Painting a Girl and Her Dogs

I feel so grateful to have such a connection to painting. Yesterday I painted this gorgeous trio, a girl and her dogs. For me, painting is a lot like reading a paper book, it locks me into the real world. And my subjects are everywhere, I really enjoy walking down the street and observing everything…
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Painting a Dreaming Cat

There is nothing that calms me more than painting. I sat down to paint this cat looking at a dream catcher amidst a really stressful morning. I think it’s the mindful aspect of it, I think of nothing but the colours and the lines that I am creating. This painting ‘Dreaming Cat’ is definitely my…
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Painting Felix the Hong Kong Rescue Dog

What alternative career paths have you considered or are interested in? Painting has long been a hobby of mine. I had no idea it would turn into a career. The first pet painting was for a friends birthday, not long after that I secured my first commission. I set myself a goal to paint every…
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Painting a man and his dog

What have you been working on? I was walking to Shelly Beach in Manly, Australia this week when I spotted a man and his dog just hanging out together on the rocks, looking out at the ocean. That became the inspiration for one of my latest illustration paintings ‘Man and his dog.’ I wanted to…
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Painting Dexter the Romanian Dog

If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to? A few years ago my family fostered a dog from Romania. Everyone quickly fell in love with him and he was adopted into the family. His name is Dexter. When Dexter first arrived, he was anxious and shy. He’d been…
