Hello to all my Dog Crazy Community. With my blog magic you’ll be getting updates on: my latest commissioned pencil portraits, the road to my next doggie portrait exhibition, find out where you can see me next live. And the fun doesn’t stop there…you’ll also get: an opportunity to find out what that one image [...]
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Hi Everyone I’m currently working on a collection of dog portraits called “Rescue Dog Success”…still working on title…basically I’m looking for stories of dogs that were rescued in some way and turned into a great pet (I could have a million stories here, all dogs make great pets and companions). Every story is special, what’s [...]
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Do you have a Dog Rescue Success Story? All dog rescue stories are special. We all know abandoned dogs end up in shelters, but how do they get there? and where do they go from there? We all know what’s the worst thing can happen, but what are the success stories? I’m choosing 10 Dog [...]
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The rescue stories are starting to roll in. I have gone through a few boxes of tissues so far reading about these abandoned and abused dogs. I’ve also had a lot of laughs reading their new “pet human’s” take on their funny personalities, like Griffyn the Wolf Hound cross who entertains his new family with [...]
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So it all started at 3.45am Sunday morning which reminded me of my old stablehand days and early starts. Sam, Mike and I headed off from Lake Macquarie to Homebush for the RSPCA Million Paws Walk, it was the first time any of us would be before the public as exhibitors and we we’re all [...]
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A lot of people wouldn’t even question why I would want to do a collection of pencil portraits on successful dog rescues, after all it’s a great cause and a great story to tell. I think it’s time now to share my own rescue story and how I came about wanting to create this collection. [...]
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How did that shadow get there? Like me you have probably gone crazy taking photos of your dog who you may secretly refer to as the Hollywood star “Sofurry Loren”. Aiming left right and centre and getting lost in the fun of it all, you didn’t really take the time to see what may have [...]
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Speaking recently to a client who was getting herself in a tail spin of which photo to choose for her dog Charlie’s pencil portrait, I realised people can sometimes get hung up on what photo or image best represents their dog. I haven’t given you any photo examples in this article so it won’t get [...]
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I couldn’t have picked a better place to do a drawing display and let people see me at work on one of my detailed doggie pencil drawings!! I finally arrived driving through the maze of one way streets in Paddington, Sydney. Co-owners, Chris Davis and Gillian Morris made me feel welcome and part of the [...]
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The Helene Ruma – dog portrait artist stall What a day!! Unlike the RSPCA Million Paws Walk, Mike and I woke at a more reasonable time of 6am to drive from our home in Lake Macquarie to the lovely shores of Clontarf for the annual event. It was exciting being there and having a chance [...]
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