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n addition to accepting commissions for a variety of subjects, Ali began painting pet portraits for clients in 2018. “I was exhibiting my work when I decided to do some smaller canvasses to add a different element to the exhibition,” she recalls. “I quickly painted Coffee, my Dashchund – and my muse – in some bright pop art colours and then added three more
portraits of different breeds of dog. I wanted to create contemporary pieces in bright colours rather than the usual ‘chocolate box’ images. To my surprise, all four portraits sold!” Through word of mouth and social media Ali has since painted around 34 commissioned portraits with more in the pipeline – dogs, cats, a parrot and her most challenging to date, the chameleon which she says
