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Birds

Anyone Home?

I have just finished this painting of a curious hen. This girl is quite a character, always to be found in the thick of the

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Harry
Cats

Harry

This is Harry, one of my favourite models. And he just loves this pose, draped over the furniture with those amazing eyes watching the world

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Cats

Ming In The Sun

I haven’t been updating Facebook or my blog as often as I’d like over the past month. Two of our cats have been ill. One

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Dogs

Daisy Daisy

A cocker spaniel lying in wait in the grass. She’s hunkered down among the daisies, waiting for her sister to run across the lawn so

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Sheep

Wool Gatherer

One of the black Hebridean sheep from the Ashdown forest flock. This is an oil painting on board. It took ages to get it right

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Wildlife

Picnic In the Grass

Four pretty girls sitting in the long grass for a bite to eat, watching the world go by. I really like these girls, they have

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Landscape

The Flock Heading Home

This is another painting for the Ashdown Forest show. The sheep are heading home in the evening light. This is a small 10×8 oil on

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Cats

In The Pink

Here is my new Siamese cat painting, In The Pink.  It’s taken me a while to paint it. I loved the pose, Kimi stretching on

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Commissions

On Golden Pond

This was a commission to paint Naomi, a black swan and her court of ducks on their home pond. It’s a large painting, a 24×16

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Chet
Commissions

Portrait of Chet

This is an oil painting of Chet, a bullmastiff. This was a recent commission. She’s posing with a stick and has a nice half profile.

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Cats

Harry On The Chair

This is a small oil painting of Harry sitting on the chair enjoying the sun. I haven’t thought of a proper title for it yet.

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Cats

Sunny Spot

This is Leo. I loved the way she was sitting in the sun enjoying the warmth in her fur. The light was wonderful and a

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Cats

Favourite Toy

Harry playing with his favourite toy. He just loves his Jolly Moggy Feather Boa. He carries it around the house and beats it to a

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