Pet Portraits Are Back   It has been a crazy long time since I did a blog post. I have thought long and hard about what to write and whether I should disclose why I have been so quiet. After some thought, and if you follow my facebook page, you may already know why. So I think it would do no harm to mention it here as well. In 2021 I had a nervous breakdown. It rocked me to my core and not only did I lose my ability to do my pet portraits, I could paint full stop. It felt like had lost myself. It has been the toughest 18 – 20 months of my life, but gradually I am finding my feet agai ..read more

When it comes to pet portraits it has always been about the dog portraits. Being mans best friend I am not suprised. A way behind came the horse portraits and then seriously lagging were that cat portraits. Not this last month or two. My pet portraits have been dominated by the feline kind! It started off with a double cat portrait that was completed in April and then this last month 90% of the pet portraits have been cat portraits! I am so glad about this as they have always been totally under represented for pet portraits UK, so it certainly makes a welcome change. Dexter. First up is t ..read more

Holiday Time for Sarah’s Pet Portraits. Well nearly! Welcome to the latest Sarah’s pet portraits blog. Many of you know I have been struggling with my mental health quite a lot recently. I have battled anxiety and depression for many years. I think, like many others, all the lockdowns and everything that has happened in the last 18 months has taken it’s toll on everyone in one way or another. I amd very lucky I have an amzing support network, from my GP to my best friend. They have kept my head above water. Just. After much persuasion I have finally decided to listen to my GP and take some ti ..read more

Margot and Lola, Double Dog Portrait. Aren’t these two a gorgeous pair? I do love my double pet portraits. Normally if get asked to paint two, it is two of the same species, but Ihave had some dogs and cats that are best friends! This lovely dog portrait reminds me of Obi the dachshun puppy I painted last year. Such gorgeous dogs and I have another doxie commission lined up for later in the year. Do be aware if you are looking to commission you own pet portrait the wait is around 3 months at the moment. This lovely piece was so much fun to paint and was completed in my usual pastels and mea ..read more

So were a nicely settling into the New Year. I say that, but lets be honest it hasn’t been the greatest start with a National Lockdown again. However the pet portraits are continuing, which is great news for me and hopefully you as well. Do please still contact me with any enquiries you may have reagrding any portrait you may have. I may just take a little longer than usual to reply as I am juggling the dreaded homeschooling as well First Pet Portraits of 2021 – Stanley   The very first pet portrait hot off the easel in 2021 was the beautiful Stanley. This gorgeous boy is a birt ..read more

Happy New Year! Happy New Year! I am not going to make this a huge blog post, I just wanted to check in and wish everyone of you a Happy New Year and I hppe 2021 brings us some sort of retun to normality. I know for many of you it has been one of the toughest years yet, and I know I have struggled terribly with my mental health and I still am. It has been one of the lesser sppken things about this pandemic. I don’t think I would have been able to get through it all without all my woderful clients and being able to paint all the beautiful pet portraits I have in 2020. Please do reach out if ..read more

New Website, New Blog Post As some of you may have noticed, my website has had a redesign. I am so pleased with it. Sarah’s Pet Portraits is well over 15 years old now and this website design is at least years old I believe. It was really about time it was updated to to give it a more modern feel and make it more mobile responsive and other things Google likes. Unfortunately I don’t seem to see much change in my rankings which I have been struggling with for a while now. Google likes to make things a challenge so the user gets the best experience and results. Unfortunately it seems full of ..read more

I hope everyone is coping wit lickdown round 2. I hope this is the last for a while as this one has had quite an impact on me. I am having to make sure all my Christmas commissions are out ..read more

I know I have been slack with my blog posts. Life just seems to have run away with me recently. Work, adjusting to new covid rules and getting the kids ready for school. It has somewhat disrupted my routine, if ..read more

I have to say I am really getting into the swing of filming videos for YouTube. I feel, personally, I have to set myself new challenges regularly. I love figuring things out and trying out new ideas.  As I said ..read more