About Constance

Always a creative child with a natural artistic talent, Constance Hope Smitheram decided early in life that she wanted to one day be a professional artist. Inspired by her love for animals and art, she has found her ultimate passion in drawing pet portraits.

Before starting her career as a portrait artist, Constance attended George Brown College for Fashion Design, Seneca College for Life Drawing and Durham College for Photography. Her artistic experience and training is extensive and has evolved to include a wide variety of art mediums.

Although she started her career using graphite pencil, Constance has since changed her medium of choice to charcoal after experimenting with it at a portrait group she attends along with her father (also a portrait artist).

Constance works hard to capture the unique qualities and characteristics of each pet. Her ultimate goal is to help her clients preserve the memory of their pets, both past and present. Constance currently resides in the Kawartha Lakes region with her husband and two children.

When she is not working in her home studio, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her family.