Katrin Snell Pet Portrait and Wildlife Artist

Hello, my name is Katrin Snell owner of Katrin Snell Wildlife and Pet Portrait Artist.

I am a self taught Artist working mainly in Acrylic Paint and light fast acid free Coloured Pencil.
Growing up in South Yorkshire I have drawn and painted since I could hold a pencil. I have always had pets and have a love for Wildlife, as children we had dogs, cats, a rabbit, guinea pigs, hamsters and fish.
Walking in the Yorkshire countryside with our dogs was a part of our daily routine.
We relocated when I was 16 to West Somerset, I now live in West Somerset at the foot of the Quantock hills which we can see from our back garden and also close to Exmoor. I live with my husband our 3 young boys (the youngest two are twins) and our springer spaniel Alfie. We spend a lot of time outside exploring the surrounding countryside and spend our summers in North Devon. All these landscapes and their wildlife inspire me in my artwork.

I started drawing Wildlife in 2017 after realising that I was successful at drawing and painting pets, this is around the time that I also fell in love with coloured pencils.
I produced a few prints of my work which proved popular and sold out quickly.

As an outlet to sell my work I had a stall at a couple of fairs and after seeing how popular my prints were I started producing cards as well.
I made the decision to take a chance and leave my employment in January 2018 to work on my business full time as I was so busy I had to choose between one or the other, it was the perfect timing as my twins were starting school in September 2018 so it was now or never.
I now have my work in 9 local shops and a few pubs/restaurants, I have more fairs booked this year and I am very excited as where my business might be heading.
So far this year is turning out to be very exciting, winning SBS Small Business Sunday is amazing. I also have an interview/article in a local magazine booked later in the year.
I have a real passion for my art, always learning developing new techniques and finding new materials.