ABOUT
Hello, I'm Kate and I'm an animal artist based in the East of England. I've been married to my husband Harry for 18 years we have a teenage son, and I have two older step children. We live in a tiny house with two dogs, a 2 and half year old German Shepard, an 9/10 year old pug and a cat who thinks he is a dog. My love for art and drawing started at a very young age drawing horses mainly and when I was a teenager I painted two huge murals of tigers on my bedroom walls. When I left school I was unsure about what I wanted to do as a career and because I was good at art my parents suggested I attended the local college. I did an Art and Design taster course that allowed me to try various art related roles such as photography, still life and textiles to name a few. Sadly during that year I developed the terrible condition Impostor Syndrome and that was the end of my drawing and painting for a huge chunk of my early adult life. Although I always maintained being creative in other ways such as scrap booking and miniature making.
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Then 2020 happened !!!
With all the time that lock down afforded us I started to pick up my pencils once again. Drawing portraits of people, drawing animals, drawing pretty much anything I could find, just experimenting, learning to understand values, watching youtube videos and really honing my skills as an artist. I experimented with graphite, with watercolour, acrylic and oils , but I soon discovered coloured pencils and the unique way in which they can be layered. I haven't looked back, I was hooked. The more I drew the more confident I became, the more I showed my art to friends and family. Soon I was being asked by friends to produce pictures of their pets.
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And now I'm creating a website and spreading my wings.
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I am very pleased and proud to be creating art pieces that bring huge amount of joy and wonderment to my customers. I hope very much to continue to grow my business and reach out to many more across the UK and the world.
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Perhaps you too can come and help me to fly.
When I'm not drawing you will find me dog training or dog walking. Since 2022 I have been volunteering at On The Scent Dog Training School where I have been honing my skills as a dog trainer and this year I am starting to teach classes and private lessons. So if you are in need of dog training and you are in the East Anglian region then please head to www.onthescent.co.uk.
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