I personally feel like I didn’t get a lot of work done last year. I had five commissions from various people whom were all very pleased with my work. The only problem I feel I have is that I don’t have a great deal of work to show people as examples. If you didn’t know, I’m autistic, or to be more specific I have Semantic Pragmatic Disorder (which is on the autism spectrum). This makes it hard for me to concentrate and to commit. Which often means I can go a long time without having the desire to draw even though it is something I really love doing. However I do feel like I have made a good start to the year. I have done 3 drawings to add to my portfolio already! That’s more pictures that I’ve done for my own enjoyment that I have in the past three years combined. But once again I’ve come up against the proverbial roadblock. A few days ago I woke up with my face swollen like a giant melon, it looked like I was a hamster storing food for the winter within my right cheek. Painful doesn’t even begin to describe it (in fact, it hurts more than when I gave birth to my son). I have a tooth infection, that’s the cause of the swelling and the pain, oh dear god, the pain! So I’m on antibiotics and I no doubt have a great deal of dentist appointments to make and keep. This has curtailed my plans of getting another piece done before the end of January, which was my aim, to have four pieces done. But alas, it’s not to happen. Hopefully my face clears up for my birthday and then I can get back to drawing. Onwards and upwards!
Last years commissioned portraits shown with permission from:
Karen Shackleton
Jane Snowball
Freya Rose Bass
Judy Bass
Sarah-Jane Hughes
June 6, 2013
Karen Shackleton’s Pet Yorkshire terrier
October 9 , 2013
Jane Snowball’s Pet Poodle
October 31 , 2013
Christmas Gift from Freya to Judy
November 12 , 2013
Wolf portrait for Sarah-jane Hughes
January
January 6 , 2014
kissing macaws (personal project)
January 14 , 2014
dandelion the rabbit (personal project)
January 22 , 2014
Oh who’s this walking across my easel at this hour?! Terrapin (personal project)
Lesley-anne Clarke 
