This is a picture of one of my current dogs, Xander a Golden Retriever puppy.

My dogs are and always have been my inspiration. Our hallway at home has paintings of the dogs I have had over the years. See the GALLERY below.

However, I have not always been an artist. I spent around 30 years as a Beauty Therapist, running my own business for over 20 years. I made a radical change in 2010 and became a dog trainer for nine years. 

About 7 years ago a friend introduced me to ceramics where I began to find an interest in the painting side of my work. I produced a few plaques on which I painted my then dogs Burt (a Springer X GSP) and Tyler (a Golden Retriever). I attended a pet portrait painting workshop and this sparked my interest in pet portraits. 
In 2019 I had a large basal cell carcinoma treated on my nose. I was unable to work as a dog trainer for a number of weeks due to a risk of infection or damage by any dogs I may have handled so I spent more time on my painting skills. Eventually I decided I wanted to concentrate on my pet portrait painting which I continue to do today.