The First Ever Blog
Hello and welcome to the first ever Steve Barker Pet Artist blog. This blog marks a significant and personal moment, the next step in my artistic and creative journey, and one that has been several years in the making.
After a number of years of using drawing as a way of resetting the dial, personal down time and a moment to relax, drift off and an opportunity to forget and find my own space, I decided to take the plunge, push the boat out and develop the whole notion of Steve Barker the Pet Artist.
Prior to this I had always drawn for pleasure, drawing mainly for friends or friends of friends, but over time, as the portfolio grew, it felt only right that I should develop and follow my long held personal ambition.
Central to this moment was the decision to commission this bespoke website, which is an amazing online space where I can showcase and share my coloured pencil drawings. Freddie the retired Greyhound was the first drawing that I was commissioned to draw, the first drawing in the portfolio and the new journey.