No reason to conform to one format only! Families can take all shapes and sizes and I’d like to think this can be reflected in each portrait.
Latest Etsy commission, this time for Abby in Cambridge! The idea was to capture a happy time for this gorgeous family, including nods to some more or less obvious likes and hobbies – from gardening to mermaids, history books and Pinot Grigio, there is definitely […]
Another lovely brief all the way from Melbourne this time! This was a present from Nina to her husband Todd on his 40th birthday from which was just a couple of days ago!! The family loves nothing more than an outing on their bikes in […]
Tara asked me to create this portrait for her wedding – so I felt very privileged to get access to all their outfits before the big day, and got to see the bride before her groom!! The drawing was used as a cake topper, but […]
I’ve been a little obsessed with dioramas since I first discovered their official existence through the ever mind-boggling creative geyser that a good old Pinterest session can bring. What is it? It’s basically a 3D ish picture in a box. I’ve been meaning to […]
My 4 year old son doesn’t lack imagination (where does that come from… Oh) – and he lives his life being all sorts of different characters – Star wars, pirates, all the classics are there. Lately he’s demanded to wear full red outfits, and to […]
The wild things colouring in piece took me a while – but I finally completed my version…
last week we went to Wilderness festival – our first festival with the kids in 3 years, since Rudy was a tiny 4 months old baby (much easier to go round with a sling than with a toddler!). The beauty was spending 4 days in […]
It was an absolute delight to work on this portrait for my friend Lameya – not least because it makes for a pretty stunning mix – her Bengali family living in Scotland allowed us to explore some serious cultural mash up with a kilted dad […]
Some things can be a long time in the making, but they are still worth waiting for! I have been plotting this special family portrait with mum Charlotte for a few months now, but we are both very pleased with the results, a colourful, vibrant […]
It’s always very special to be asked to contribute to someone’s big day – and so it was the case here, when Janine contacted me to create a special wedding portrait for her little sister, ahead of the day itself. For one thing, secrecy is […]
a family portrait with a very young baby – it felt right to have them all huddled together – reflecting the special closeness we feel when a new person joins a family and makes it complete…
I’ve always loved Barbapapa – and my kids have taken the bait big time – which is great, as it’s very imaginative and also it’s in FRENCH, which is forcing these blighty bilingual little buggers to practice la langue de mon pays. This was born […]
Karuski's little shop of colours 