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Hi, thanks for dropping in on Soo’s Arts ‘n’ Crafts web pages. I’m Soo, (the one with the long blonde hair) with Scroat, yes you read right, Scroat by name and Scroat by nature.......

About the Artist

I have always had a natural ability to draw and paint and was able to do so as soon as I was old enough to hold a pencil. I possess no formal qualifications in Art apart from an A-level gained at night school in 1983. At school I always received the highest marks from my teachers for my Art work (which was more than I could say for any other subject), and my pictures were invariably exhibited at open evening etc.

My love of animal portraits probably stems from my love of animals, I would have loved to work with them, but things weren’t to be, so I have a menagerie at home which comprises of four dogs at present. Other animals I have owned are many; two cats (no more than two at a time though), three lizards (making me a Herpetologist of sorts), a pond full of fish that just appeared one day, and a host of frogs and toads.

My repertoire consists of:

Animal Portraits, Commission a completely unique picture of your pet(s) in a combination of pastels and water colour.     

and Russian patterns as well as flower borders and pictures of boats and yachts.

I am also an Arctophile, no it’s not rude, this means I am a collector of Teddy Bears. I have a collection of over 200 assorted bears and still rising. I collect old and new alike, famous bears and not so famous bears, china bears, wax candle bears, very rude bears, battered bears, you name it I’ve got it. When anyone goes abroad I get them to bring me back a bear. So bring me your bears and I promise to look after them and give them a loving home and lots of friends.

For pure pleasure I ride a large black 1100 cc Motorcycle on which I do all my own maintenance (so Teddy bear collecting doesn’t really do much for my ’Street Cred’). On good days I like to potter around in my garden where I grow a variety of flowers and shrubs but mainly concentrate on my vegetable patch. There is nothing like the taste of fresh veg straight from the garden, vegetables like new potatoes, tomatoes, sweet corn......

All this activity coincides with a full time job, so as you can see I lead a very busy life, no time to brood.

If you would like a portrait of your pet and you have a good quality photograph, I will endeavour to capture your pet’s individuality and character for you to keep for ever.

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