“When I first started, I used acrylic paint ... smallest was of a dog on a 3cm by 3cm canvas. Mrs Birchmore, who said she is “no stranger to animal life”, began by painting horses in her ...

“You hate to say you have a favorite dog, but she really ... he completes the portrait with acrylic paint. “Well, my favorite part is when I hand over a painting. They see it for the first ...