Realistic Animal Art & Photography
Heartwork Studios
The Artist
Hi, my name is Suzanne and I'm a self-taught professional artist, based in the Netherlands. I have been creating art ever since I can remember. Without any art education, I've decided a few years ago to combine my love for animals with my passion for creating art. I can proudly say that now I create art for people all around the world!
I describe my art as highly detailed and very realistic. I specialized in creating custom equine art from your photos and it means a lot to me to make people happy with a portrait of their well-beloved horse. I also create realistic pet portraits, wildlife art and I sell prints, cards, and some of my originals.
As I get a lot of questions about my drawing techniques, I am planning on making a series of video tutorials in the near future. Make sure to subscribe to my newsletter to stay tuned for future videos.


I'm a very busy person and when I'm not drawing in my studio, you can find me at the stables spending time with my 2 horses or treating horses of different owners as I'm also an equine osteopath. I also love to go on hikes and bring my camera with me.
I'm very passionate about creating high quality, beautiful artwork and it's my mission to make people happy with a beautiful piece of art. To provide an artwork that will last for a lifetime I only use the best quality materials. Some of my favorite materials are:
Faber Castell Polychromos pencils
Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils
Fabriano Artistico 640 gsm paper
If you haven't already, please have a look at my gallery.