Welcome to my website

Nina

I am a wildlife and pet portrait artist based in Cornwall with over 25 years’ experience.  My fascination and passion for wildlife started at an early age growing up in a small Oxfordshire village spending my days in the woods sketching the birds and animals.

I specialise in highly realistic, hand drawn pastel,  graphite or alkyd oil portraits of your pets, capturing their unique personality – created simply from your favourite photographs. I also offer portraits of your children using graphite on vellum paper. I am very dedicated to my art and love creating beautiful paintings that will be enjoyed for many years.

The highest quality materials are used to create your portraits.

Please feel free to browse my portfolio here

Paintings on slate – House name slates

Painting on reclaimed slate came by chance, a lady I met had a German Shepherd who had just passed away and she wanted to do something to remember him by on his grave.  So I suggested a memorial on slate, cut to size and varnished to preserve the look.  I find slate excellent to work on, the weathered grain enhances the finished painting.

Slates are varnished with exterior varnish or resin and they can be displayed outside, though I do recommend a sheltered position.

You can see examples of my slate paintings here

Prices for slates can be seen here on the pricing and ordering page.

I have some slates on sale at The Cathedral Lane Gallery, Truro,  Perranporth Gallery and the Lost Gardens of Heligan, their website can be viewed here.

I am also a member of the Society for all Artists and an active member of Newquay Art’s Society

For Framing, I use Atishoo Gallery in Charlestown, Cornwall & All about Frames Truro

You can view their website her