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Helen's Pet Portraits Pet portrait artist Helen Smith studied Fine Art at the University of Central England (in Birmingham) before becoming a Special Needs Teacher.

On completing her teacher training in Exeter, she moved to Southend in Essex where she became interested in making Bridal and Evening wear and theatrical costumes for local Am-Dram groups. Helen lives with her husband Oliver, a retired vet and although they have had a number of cats, their present dog, Maisie prefers to be a lone pet. The pet portraits started as a fundraiser for Rett UK in memory

of Alison, a friend’s daughter who lived with the lifelong. For the 50 months preceding her 50th birthday Helen undertook challenges - silly, sporting and creative to raise money and awareness for this condition and the charity. The paintings (original challenge to produce 50) have proved to be so enjoyable that she decided to continue doing them. They are 15cm or 6 inches square, acrylic paint on canvas and can be framed in black, white or beech Ikea Ribba box frames ( these have plexi glass so they are suitable for posting). Multiple canvases (2, 3 or 4) can be mounted in a bigger frame as a group. Please ask to see examples. The paintings are £75 each which includes framing. All profits from the sale of the paintings goes to Rett UK
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01/04/2024

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31/12/2022

I didn’t do enough promotion this year as I got caught up with family stuff so I’m reducing the price of the calendars.

Now £3 each or 4 for £10. Free p&p as usual.
Message me if you’d like some

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Reedham
NR133HH

Website

http://paintings.hoofsmith.com/

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Hi there,

I set myself a few different challenges to complete as a fundraiser for Rett UK before I was 50 in November 2019. This included producing 50 pet portraits. When I completed the task I found that I enjoyed doing the pet portraits so much I didn't want to stop. I need a good clear photograph showing lots of detail. Working from photographs which are out of focus does make it a lot harder and more time consuming for me so I will not accept blurry photographs any more. If you wish to have a picture done off a deceased animal I will have a go, but generally I prefer to work for digital pictures so I can zoom in on the details.

If you are going to photograph your pet, here are my tips for getting a good digital photograph:

It is generally better if you take the picture in good light, either out of doors with the sun coming from the behind the photographer - this means that the shadows are behind the animal and there will be nice lights in their eyes. It is better if the subject is facing towards the camera rather than to one side. A plain background works best - for example: grass, a hedge, a brick or stone wall, a panelled fence or if indoors, a plain throw / blanket or wall / carpet, tiles etc. Please note, some animals don't like being photographed - if you have an SLR camera you can take good shots using a long lens from further away - this will get a natural posture