Hugo was the beloved companion of a dear friend of mine, Jan, who commissioned me to paint him on A3 canvas.  She had commissioned me to paint two paintings for other people as special gifts, so was familiar with my work.  I felt privileged to be trusted to paint her own special dog.  "I love him, my grandson is here with me, and he agreed, you have captured him perfectly.  Thank you so much".  More recently, Hugo passed away, but Jan said that she was comforted due to being able to see her beloved dog's cute little face on her wall.  "Thank you so much Sue".   

Jan Spear - Widley

This was a commemorative painting of Theresa, who was a 75 years old tortoise who had lived for many years with only three legs after a tragic accident.  Patsie provided me with excellent photos which enabled me to paint a photorealistic image of her in the garden.  When Patsie collected the A4 size painting, she was over the moon, and very emotional.  She could not stop looking at her and said to me "Thank you so much, you have captured her exactly".  She was so sad to loose her beloved tortoise, but so happy to have a perfect image that reminded her of the fun times she had with Theresa.   

Patsie Ruzewicz - Gosport

This was a little kitten that was born in Turkey, but lived in the wild.  Sadly its life was a short one.  So many cats in Turkey run wild and breed in forests and the undergrowth relying on the kindness of people to feed  them and give them shelter.   I gifted an A4 copy of this little kitten to our  neighbours in Turkey who look after numerous stray cats and kittens in the area.