Well a little apprehensive as to whether they liked them. I didn't charge much for the local commissions and I thought if they didn't like them they wouldn't pay - but they loved them. Funnily enough I didn't get much interest around the area. I thought I would get more because there are a lot of pets around here.

Sounds great adele. Were you not nervous at all ?

I used to provide a painting for Cat Protection as a prize on their open days. Whoever won provided me with a photo of their pet and I worked from that. There were an awful lot of cat protection staff who seemed to win! Did some local commissions of pet portraits . They seemed very happy - didn't charge much and donated the proceeds to the local animal rescue centre. All on an amateur level.