kirstie anstee art

Drawing is in my blood - my grandfather was an artist, and my father too. I have always drawn,
it is more than a hobby: I have studied art, worked as a designer until I had my children, and have continued drawing throughout my life - now I'm teaching my own children to draw.
I love to draw fur and wet noses more than anything, and one of the nicest compliments I have ever had was that the client felt they could almost feel their fingers in the dog in the picture's fur! 

Although I usually work from photographs, I aim to capture more than just a likeness of the pet in the portraits I create  - I want to portray the spirit of the animal, that expression that makes them who they are.