Bethany's Graphite Animals

10/04/2026

This is what art related burnout looks like, unfinished pieces, photos on your pc that you have stored away thinking one day you'll draw them, pencils left sharpened awaiting the next time you pick them up, contemplating and procrastinating, wondering if I really have it in me anymore, and then trying again. The truth is, I don't know whether art is something I can ever get back into, something deep inside of me wants to pursue it again, but it's hidden away so deep that finding it is a battle. I don't want it to be a battle, I want it to feel easy.

I've also battled with comparisons towards other artists. I see other artists doing so well and I think why can't I do that well? And given the day n age we live in, art is not something everyone feels they need to have anymore. AI has advanced so much that artists have to argue that their pieces are real! We were the first to be affected by the use of AI. I hope one day there can be a change, but as it stands my passion for it started dying the day the industry started dying. One day I hope to get back to where I was. Until then, thank you for being patient with me 💕

12/01/2025

Gorgeous Staffie x Goldie that I finished for a client

A4 drawn with Derwent academy and boldemere pencils with a polychromos black pencil.

29/10/2024

Hi everyone! I wasn't going to do commissions leading up to Christmas this year for multiple reasons. After thinking hard about this I have decided that commissions are open for A4 drawings only at a reduced rate of £150 instead of £170.
Commissions will not be framed as this is a service I no longer offer and due to the timing they will not be mounted either! However they will be very carefully packaged if they need posting which is included in the price. Please PM me if you are interested 🙂

29/04/2024

I am offering a mid spring sale!

Get 10% off your commission if booked before Monday 6th May!
No upcoming celebrations such as birthdays? No problem, you are able to pre book with a 30% non refundable deposit which can secure your booking up until Christmas!

Please PM me for pricing and more information 😊 Thank you

12/04/2024

Who loves a good photo blend? 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️

This is a half and half comparison of a drawing I got commissioned for my boss's birthday last year. I thought it would be good to show you that I can change and edit a photo, in this case Darcy's neck just wasn't correct for the type of drawing I was doing. Using all my skills and knowledge of horse anatomy I reconstructed her neck to fit perfectly on the paper 🥰

Let me know if you guys would like to see more half and halves 🤩

07/04/2024

Full cheek snaffle graphite study original is available and looking for a home! Lovely little delicate piece measuring only 24cm x 14cm

original price was £175 to come double mounted however price is reduced to £130 for a quick sale 🙂

06/04/2024

Full cheek snaffle

I am thrilled with this piece, having never done metal before (only on buckles for bridles)

Original with double mount is for sale and part of a bit collection
£175

26/03/2024

Recently I got to do a secret commission for a livery at work for her birthday of her beautiful boy Foggy who I get the pleasure of working with every day 🥰

I've been desperate to draw an equine portrait since my last one before Christmas so I was thrilled to do this drawing!

I wouldn't say this drawing challenged me, it's rare, but also so nice to be able to sit and fully enjoy what I'm drawing without added stress and thoughts going through my mind of whether something's right or not.

I want to take this opportunity to say I love drawing, I will always be drawing, and drawing is so fun. However, commission work is hard, you are drawing someone's beloved family member and all you want to do is do them justice and get it right and that can be stressful sometimes (which is why I refuse to draw humans 😂) but I feel like I'm getting to a level where I feel confident in my work and the quality of work I can produce, I have a lot less self doubt and more of a can do attitude, which is helping me relax with my commissions 🥰

There will be a full time lapse video coming out soon so stay tuned!

A3 commission drawn with Derwent Academy sketching pencils and a Polychromos Black

22/03/2024

Here is my timelapse of Rooney's drawing, this is my first ever timelapse and I find it fascinating how I piece together my drawings.

I was never aware I mapped out my drawings using blacks first and using the lighter pencils for the filling in, I just drew what I felt like drawing at the time, but looking back in it, it makes sense as to why I do this with graphites. Whereas with coloured pencils you always start with the lighter colours and work your way up through to the dark colours. This is why I like working with graphite because it allows me to put the darks down and rub them out where I need to which allows for any adjustments to commissions.

Rooney's time lapse will also be put on my YouTube channel once I remove the tiktok watermark. I hope you all enjoy watching this and let me know if you'd like to see more in the future 😊

21/03/2024