Laura Hardie                          Animal Portrait Artist


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I have received some wonderful and often touching letters and emails from people I have had the pleasure of working with over the years. Below are just some of these.

 

Coloured pencil portrait of a Rough Collie
"We are absolutely thrilled with it, you have him just as he was. We feel as though we could stroke him,  Steve is very pleased with it and has followed the stages as you have finished them, as has his Dad and everyone at work. You have an amazing talent. Good luck for the future."

"It is absolutely fabulous, it is Osker down to the last whisker, it will now take pride of place in our lounge." J. Walton, Durham.

Coloured Pencil portrait of a crossbreed dog
"Laura, it's incredible - thank you.  You've captured him magnificently.  

Harry was a very, very special little boy, who was happy and playful.  I miss him each & every day.  You've given me some of him back - thank you."
Mr R. Cowan, Edinburgh.
 
Coloured pencil portrait of a Weimaraner

"We are very pleased with the portrait, and once again you have produced a wondeful piece of art work. I am so glad that we found your website - so anymore commissions we have, will be passed onto you. We keep looking around to see what you could do for us next!!!

So with many thanks to a very talented artist, and we wish you the very best in the future." Mr D. Robinson, Preston, Lancashire.

Coloured pencil portrait of a Greyhound "We are thrilled to have just taken possession of our portrait of Goldie.  We have been fascinated to watch the build up of the portrait over the last few weeks via the internet.  Goldie’s image and personality have been captured perfectly by yourself and we are very proud of the portrait which now hangs in pride of place.  We will certainly be recommending you to our family and friends, some of which are already aware of your talents, having also watched the portrait coming together over the last few weeks.  Once again thank very much." M. Windsor, South Derbyshire.  
Coloured pencil portrait of two Border Collies "Thank you, they are both fantastic. Billy-Boy and Ixy look like they could just jump off the page." R. Hughes, Kent.
Coloured pencil portrait of a Border Terrier "Wow, it's great and really recognisable as Oldie, well done. You are so clever, thank you, it does really look like Odie." L. Gluckman, Surrey
Coloured pencil portrait of a Collie "We are delighted with Elmo's portrait. Even after nearly 3 months we still miss him so much and you brought a tear to my eye because you captured his eyes completely." Mrs A Darling, Bangor.
Coloured pencil portrait of a Jack Russell Terrier

Wow, this is BRILLIANT! You’ve really captured that look he gets in his eye."

"We are so so happy with it and Archie loves it, he barked at it when he saw it – he thought it was a real dog! Thanks so much for doing this, we were very impressed by your professionalism and genuine talent! You’ve managed to get the essence of Archie in the drawing." T. Buchanan, Milton Keynes.  

Coloured pencil portrait of two Cocker Spaniels "You have done a fabulous job! ..... You have managed to capture their looks perfectly." Mrs K.Mazari, Singapore
Coloured pencil portrait of a Border Collie
"When I asked Laura to "draw" this picture of Erin I had no idea that not only would she capture a perfect likeness but also manage to portray Erin's lovely personality. I am absolutely delighted with the finished product."

Mrs A. McIntosh, Galston

Coloured pencil portrait of a crossbreed dog
"The portrait of Eric is lovely, I'm really pleased with it, my Mum and Dad think its fantastic. Thank you very much for doing it so quickly, I will highly recommend you.
 
Thank you very much once again, its fab." Mrs C. Ford, Shropshire.
Coloured pencil portrait of a Border Collie cross Saluki "Laura, you are amazing! The drawing is stunning, I am thrilled with it."
Ms A. Bracy, Norwich
Coloured pencil portrait of a crossbreed dog "The portrait looks superb. My sincere thanks for producing such a beautiful, accurate image of a much loved family pet, Bonnie" Mrs R. Rees, Northumberland
Coloured pencil portrait of a Golden Retriever "I must say what an excellent portrait of Bradley you've done. I'm very pleased with the finished portrait." Mr N.Mandam, Hull.
Coloured pencil portrait of a Golden Labrador Retriever "Laura I meant to let you know before this, how pleased I am with Wallace's portrait --I'm sure you will agree he is a handsome chap and his portrait certainly does him justice. Sadly he has now moved to live in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) so he hasn't seen his picture yet.  I will recommend your work to anyone who is interested, as both portraits of our "grandogs" are excellent."
Mr M. Lightbody, Edinburgh
Coloured pencil portrait of a Chocolate Labrador Retriever "I just wanted to thank you very much, I absolutely loved the portrait and couldn't believe the likeness, you captured her perfectly, especially her depressive eyes!  Everyone who has seen the portrait thinks it's amazing so again thank you and I would certainly recommend you to anyone that is looking to having a portrait of their pet."
K.Fulton, Edinburgh
Coloured pencil portrait of a Greyhound "We are delighted with the portraits of Sweep and Jet. You have captured their personalities perfectly. The eyes in particular are a true likeness.

Thanks again for a professional job
." M. Dalton, Notts.
Coloured pencil portrait of a Border Collie and Jack Russell "Received portrait today, Ann is absolutely thrilled with it and she would like to thank you for doing a fantastic job. You've captured them both perfectly and will have pride of place on living room wall. Thanks so much for all your hard work." Graham & Ann, Isle of Jura
Coloured pencil portrait of a tabby cat "Thank you very much for all the hard work and dedication you have put into capturing Mollie, as I know her best!" Ms E Beston, Bristol
Coloured pencil portrait of a tabby cat "The portrait of Tom is outstanding. I am so pleased with it. Thank you so much, you really have captured Tom's personality" Mrs F McGovern, Edinburgh
Pastel portrait of a German Shepherd
"What can I say! The picture has arrived safely and oh my it is fabulous!!!!  Thank you so much you are so very talented.
Thank you again for all your work and for keeping us so well informed.  Tango is immortalised in pastel you have got his personality and character in there. I am absolutely over the moon with the picture and I'm sure Adam will be when he sees it this evening." Ms R.Jackson, Doncaster.
Pastel portrait of a Cairn Terrier "I am very happy with the portrait Laura you've really caught my little dumplings cheeky face my husband will love it. I couldn't be more pleased with it." Mrs J Allan, Haddington.
Pastel portrait of a boxer "My father in law is so chuffed with his portrait of Lara - it is fabulous , thank you." Mrs J De Quincy Adams, Shrewsbury.
Pastel portrait of two German Shepherds "We received our portrait today and its brill, thanks so much we love it."
Mr and Mrs Powdrill, Loughborough.
Pastel portrait of a Golden Labrador Retriever "A lovely momento of a very dear family pet. Absolutely delighted with Laura's finish."  Mrs Peters, Edinburgh.
Pastel portrait of a Golden Labrador Retriever "Laura was friendly and easily approachable from the word go. 

We started off by sending her digital photos by email. When we first saw the painting it was fantastic but there was something not quite right - I wasn't sure if she would be able to or be amenable to change things but there was absolutely no problem. She was only too happy to get the painting right so that we were happy with it. The end result was fantastic - so life like and a pleasure to see my mum open her present and burst into tears!! Would definitely recommend Laura to anyone."
Gill Petrie, Edinburgh
Graphite pencil portrait of two cross breeds "The drawings are beautiful. It has captured them both perfectly so thank you Laura I am really delighted with your work ........... just had another look and I love it, I love it, I love it. It looks great, THANK YOU!" S. Dickson, Edinburgh.

"Thank you, the portrait of Wolfie is brillant, nothing needs changing its better than I  imagined." L. Scott,Newcastle Upon Tyne.


"Mum and Dad got a real shock when they opened the portrait, they were both crying. They said it's so like them and they loved it - they keep looking at it, I would just like to say thank you so much and if I ever need a portrait done I know where to come."
Mrs S.McGlynn, Edinburgh. (Poppy and Misha)


"It is because of the great job you did on the first portrait that we decided to commission you to do a portrait of all the dogs we have had (affectionately known as 'The Five Kings'. Again you surpassed yourself on your quality of work and the end result was wonderful! All their features were spot on and again the attention to detail was superb. Now we have a wonderful reminder of all our beloved pets. I cannot thank you enough.

All the very best for your future career. I hope everything goes well for you."
Wilma Hay, Edinburgh


"Laura's professionalism was second to none. She did everything asked of her and more. Lexxy had a big cuddly look - just like a teddy bear and Laura has captured this perfectly."
Mrs Hepburn, Kirkliston


"We are absolutely delighted with Jake's portrait. Laura has managed to capture not only a good likeness of him, but also his personality. The friend who commissioned the portrait as a present for us was so pleased with the result, she had one done of her own pet." Susan, Edinburgh


"I would like to thank you so much for the portrait you did of Sydney and Oscar. Dougie and I were so pleased with the result. You captured their features exactly and your attention to detail, i.e. their coat markings etc, was superb. You even managed to capture their characters - Sydney being the 'regal' Cavalier and Oscar being the little rascal!

We also appreciated your keeping us involved at every stage of the portrait. That way we got exactly what we wanted."
Wilma Hay, Edinburgh


"This is Charlie in every detail and you have really captured his character. The only thing missing is his bark.

All family and friends loved the greetings card version they received and heartily agree that you could not have done better."
Mr Karl Bartoni, Blackpool


"I commissioned a portrait of my much loved Golden Retriever, Solo, from Laura. From a collection of photographs she produced the most amazing life-like painting of Solo which we loved. It could not have been bettered in any way and hangs in pride of place in our sitting room.

Laura is a uniquely talented artist and whoever uses her services will not be disappointed. I wish her all success in the future."
Duncan Harvey, Edinburgh.


"The portrait is fantastic, so like him, I will be highly recommending your work." G. Howie, UK.


" I am writing to thank you very much for Charlie's picture. It has pride of place in our sitting room and has been much admired. It is hard to believe just how like Charlie the picture is - it captures everything about him.
I appreciate the hard work and effort you put into the picture, and for coming to our house to take photos of Charlie."
  Mrs Taylor, Edinburgh.


"The portrait is fantastic, so like him, I will be highly recommending your work."
G. Howie, UK.  (Bruno)

"The portrait arrived this morning. I am lost for words, the photograph does not do your painting any justice. It is beautiful. Thank you very much...." Mrs Linden, UK

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