My story begins as many others do: a love for drawing animals grew from a very young age, whiling away hours drawing from nature books and magazines in my bedroom.

My first pet portrait commission came at the age of sixteen, when my college art teacher put me in touch with a caretaker to draw his beloved dog. Things ignited from there, and I enjoyed the extra income and challenge drawing many of the college staff members’ pets.

Then portrait drawing came and went over the years. Graduating with a BA degree in Illustration and Graphics, I later became interested in teaching art, undertaking my PGCE in Post Compulsory Education and Training a few years later. In 2016 I moved south to Essex for my first teaching role, rising to subject leader for a digital publishing course, which I still lead part-time.

I pride myself on a consistently realistic and colourful drawing style, honed from years of experience. Attention to detail, coupled with strong, creamy layers of depth and colour, is what sets my work as a coloured pencil artist apart. I use two brands of pencil: Caran d’Ache Luminance and Faber-Castell Polychromos. Both are highly lightfast, meaning they won’t fade, and are professional quality pencils. All artwork is drawn on Daler Rowney smooth heavyweight 220gsm paper, which is off-white in colour and archival.

I am open to all enquiries and would love to work with you.