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Bespoke Pastel Pet Portraits & Animal Art

30/08/2026

Another finished, hand-illustrated plate order being shipped shortly; this time of a really gorgeous Rough Collie. 🐾🎃🍁 Can you guess the theme?

I also really enjoyed trying a different colour scheme and I think it fits the theme perfectly.

Another that is being shipped to the US! Super chuffed to have customers from across the sea. Thank you for commissioning me and I hope you enjoy your plate when it arrives 🧡

28/08/2026

Latest hand-illustrated plate that is being shipped shortly to a customer in the US! Absolutely loved drawing this beautiful Border Terrier as it is a breed I have never drawn before.

Interested in a hand-illustrated decorative plate? Pop me a message or order directly on my Kofi ✨

https://ko-fi.com/barkingbear/commissions

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14/08/2026

Hand-drawn Decorative Plates ✨🐾

My newest artistic venture is hand illustrating and drawing decorative plates.

I'm REALLY enjoying making this, especially as a break in-between the pastel portraits, and am now offering these plates at commission for £65 each + postage

These two plates pictured are for sale for £50 + postage and I have 5 commission slots open for custom plate orders.

DM me for more information, or you can purchase the plates, make commission orders and buy limited edition prints or original art work on my ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/barkingbear

Thank you!

06/08/2026

To all my followers and clients, please pardon the updates and edits on this page over the next few days..

I am rebranding from Fauna & Flora Illustrations to the 'Barking Bear' which fits me and my art business a lot more than the prior branding. It has ties to my kennel, to my dogs, to my childhood home and means that I can branch out from my pet portraits into offering other forms of artwork as well as my illustrations.

I hope you'll all continue to support and enjoy the future art I share. I'll still be doing the pet portraits and illustrations, but I will be offering other art as well.

Thank you!

Much love,
Meg

07/05/2026

Sweet as cherry 🍒

Another Rough Collie portrait commission. This time of this gorgeous tri-colour lady.
24x30cm pastel pencil on pastelmat paper.

PRICE UPDATE ‼️

As a notice to all followers/clientele, my prices will be increasing in June for pet portraits. I will also be offering exclusive limited edition prints amongst other things to purchase. 🖼️

If you'd like to order a commission at the current prices, please do enquire as soon as possible. All orders this month will be taken at the existing price point.

Thank you!

30/04/2026

Another memorial portrait 🕊️🐾🌈

This beautiful polar bear-of a dog was a beauty to draw, especially with all those different undertones and hidden shades of coat. 🤍

Sleep well sweet boy

27/04/2026

Meet Storm 💛 A beautiful Smooth Collie, and the well-deserved winner of the East Anglian Collie Club's Collie of the Year, Puppy Award.

I was delighted to donate three portrait prizes for this special event, and this portrait marks the final one completed. Storm was an absolute joy to draw, with her elegant features, intelligent expression, and that wonderfully sleek Smooth Collie coat.

This piece was created using pastel pencils on Clairfontaine Pastelmat, a surface that allows for incredible detail, softness, and depth, perfect for capturing every strand of fur and Storm's gentle character.

Smooth Collies are such a special breed. As one of the UK's vulnerable native breeds, they deserve to be celebrated, preserved, and seen more often. Their loyal nature, versatility, and unmistakable elegance make them truly unforgettable companions.

It has been an honour to create this portrait and support such a wonderful breed club. Congratulations again to Storm and her owners.

Are you a Smooth Collie lover too? I'd love to hear what makes this remarkable breed so special to you.

24/04/2026

Spring feeling 🪻

I had the pleasure of drawing this gorgeous Labrador recently as the client had unfortunately been let down last minute by another artist they had placed an order with.

Labradors definitely put the bounce in spring 🌼 and the lovely blue undertones to this portrait were fun to draw.

Interested in ordering a portrait? 💌 Pop me over a message to discuss further. I'm happy to work to deadlines where I am able.

12/04/2026

"What we have once enjoyed we can never lose; all that we have loved deeply becomes a part of us." - Helen Keller

10/04/2026

H A R L E Y 🌈🕊️🐾

This portrait was a gift ordered for his owners to remember him by. It's always lovely having a returning client, but bittersweet when it's for a memorial drawing.

Thank you for ordering.

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