Angie’s Blog

If you love wild animals as much as I do, head over to my new dedicated wildlife art website at www.WildlifePortraitAritst.com.

Border Collie Gypsy’s coloured pencil portrait appears in the September 2016 issue of Dogs Today Magazine as part of a Border Collie-themed shopping feature. Read more about Gypsy and see her po

I’m thrilled to announce that some of my work is featured in Ann Kullberg’s prestigious American publication ‘CP Treasures Vol. IV‘. Tilley the working Cocker Spaniel sits amon

One of the first considerations in drawing a pencil portrait – either a commission or a print – is what size it should be. Sometimes the choice of paper size will be dictated by your frame

Inspiration can strike when you least expect it… On a recent family day out to our local bird of prey centre, I had the opportunity to hold this super-cute little Barn Owl – I’ve alw

Although the vast majority of my work is producing original pencil and coloured pencil portraits on a commission basis, I have produced a selection of wildlife pencil portraits that I will make availa

I’m often asked what materials I use in drawing my pencil portraits. My aim is always to produce the highest quality work possible, and this naturally requires the use of only the finest tools and mat

I’m often asked about framing my work, but I generally prefer to leave that to the experts, because: glass doesn’t travel well, even with the most substantial packaging, and breakages would likely cau

When I’m not drawing pencil portraits (or chasing round after the kids!) my other passion is working with mosaics – something I find very enjoyable and thoroughly absorbing. Everything I d

One of my golden rules for pet portraits, particularly small animals, is that you really need to get down to their eye level – looking down on them usually produces an unflattering perspective t

Pencil sketch portraits can last a lifetime and give you many years of pleasure. However, it’s quite a delicate medium so here are some tips on how to care for pencil portraits to ensure they stay in

I can’t overemphasise how important your choice of photo is – the better the input, the better the portrait I can produce, and the more delighted you’ll be. It’s that simple. B