Hampshire-born, Scotland-based artist Karen Hartnell balances her creative work with dog training and editorial design. Inspired by animals and nature, her art career was reignited after moving to Kinross-shire in 2003.
Canine Experience & Qualifications
Personal Dogs: A life-long dog lover, growing up with Westies, to her beloved late chocolate Labrador, Corbie, and her current Labrador, Logie.
Coaching: Teaching fun tricks (including painting!) for Susan Garrett’s Wag Nation online program and joined her DogsThat coaching team in 2024.
Certified Trick Dog Instructor: Qualified as a Certified Trick Dog Instructor with Do More With Your Dog! using positive-reinforcement training, and has earned numerous trick titles with her Labrador, including Expert Trick Dog and Advanced Masters Trick Dog. Also a little Hoopers, gaining the Silver-level CHUK Online Good Hoopers Awards.
Horses, Wildlife & Landscapes
Equestrian: Childhood owner of Welsh Section A pony, Bobby Breeze. Today, Karen holds micro-shares in three racehorses trained by Russell Scudamore Racing and one trained by Paul Nicholls Racing.
Art Inspiration: Inspired by encounters with Scottish wildlife (including volunteering for 3 years on nest watch for White-tailed Eagles) and recent trips to her life-long dream destination, the Yorkshire Dales – especially the iconic stone barns.
Design & Commissions
Editorial Design: 10+ years as Editorial Designer for The Household Cavalry Journal and The Guards Magazine, plus book design for Liz Devonport’s Unleash Your Inner Superhero.
Pet Portraits: Open for custom artwork commissions.
Contact: karen@portraitsofpets.co.uk | portraitspets@aol.com
