Behind the Scenes
Bramble, the Retired Sheepdog
Fourteen years on a hillside in Cumbria, and one photograph taken on a phone in the last spring.
Ruff & Royal · July 8, 2026 · 1 min read
The Ruff & Royal Journal
Notes on photographing, painting and printing animals
Written by the people who print the work and check every proof. Mostly practical, occasionally sentimental.
14 pieces in the archive
Cats
Two Cats, One Canvas, Eighteen Years Apart
A commission that put two cats in one frame who never actually met.
Ruff & Royal · June 19, 2026 · 1 min read
Dogs
A Portrait as a Wedding Gift
The dog could not attend the wedding. He made it onto the wall of the reception instead.
Ruff & Royal · June 2, 2026 · 1 min read
Behind the Scenes
The Office Cat Who Became a Company Logo
What started as a leaving present ended up on the side of a van.
Ruff & Royal · May 21, 2026 · 1 min read
Behind the Scenes
A Horse, in a Very Small Flat
Scale is a composition problem before it is a printing problem.
Ruff & Royal · May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
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