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Swanky cats was a commission I did recently. The image is A3 and was sooooo much fun to do!

This one is a big'un! A3! 13 hours so far and still a way to go. I do love the curly hairy ones!

A naughty cat by all accounts!

Not finished yet! The curliest dog I've ever done!

Drawn on my new iPad Pro using Procreate. This is quite an app.

Sketching these two dogs in my sketchbook by pen and ink.

When we help someone there is always something that blooms and grows beyond us. It is an increasingly necessary action in a world that unfortunately is increasingly divided. @givingtuesdaypt challenged me to illustrate its movement inspired by this year's motto "Together we change the world"! This day is celebrated on the first tuesday after BlackFriday, calling on anyone to choose a cause that ressonates with them and give back to them however you can. Thus, a wave of massive generosity is created, which can (and should) extend beyond today! Are there any organizations you want to support? : .

Painting mini things while waiting for other things to dry.

Gentleman Cat was modelled on a victorian oil painting with a special family cat as the star of the show! Part of a pair for a special Christmas present.

First drawing of my serie of animals at their hides. Sketch and final drawing

Playing with an unconventional color palette

A3 portrait using very small 0.03 and 0.05 fineliners! She was so gorgeous to do.

Another commission and another Springer. These are one of my favourites to draw as theres such a mixture of texture and shape.

This is little Finley the Border Terrier. He is a recent commission. I haven't ever drawn a dog so really enjoyed doing this whilst trying to keep to my black and white line style.

The finished portrait!

Illustration of birth of the bear in Finnish mythogy. White ink on black Moleskine

Quick watercolour sketch.

Had a wonderful morning at Perry Lake painting this scene from the harbor. The soothing harbor sounds and a flock of pelicans taking a rest on their way to Texas were my companions. Swipe for a few detail shots. Also... a bonus fly for your nature enjoyment.

I believe there may be a better way to get children excited about animals

A4 portrait commission. Really enjoyed drawing Harry, the composition of this one was lovely.

I am interested in connection between a human and an animal. This unique, individual emotional, almost telepathic connection that is so abstract that only art could possible be bale to materialize it . ..like another different universe...

Finally something new and fresh, again it was my first time to draw an animal with fur, which seemed always so difficult thing for me and still is, but now I'm not afraid of it anymore.

Timber was a recent A3 commission I was lucky enough to do. Drawn using 0.03 and 0.05 fineliners. I was sad to see this one go!

I have been working on this A3 double 'Pets in a Portrait' and I can't share the finished piece until after christmas as it will be a gift. I'm so chuffed with it, so heres some sneaky peaks that don't give too much away!

Playing around with bird patterns. I scanned in all my watercolor birds and then arranged them with GIMP.

Drew this for a professor that mentored me on my first research paper! You can also find me on facebook www.facebook.com/sonialaiart for WIP and updates!

Finished full version of an image I did in three parts, adding to it to create three separate images.

I came across these Sepia Fine Liners! Had so much fun experimenting with them. Looking forward to creating some more images with these.

Finally finished! This project took many long hours (about 8-9) and reduced my brand new 6B pencil to nothing but a tiny stub... “Black Gold” is done in graphite on 80 lb drawing paper. If you are interested in prints please contact me via my website.