About

Winsor & Newton acrylic paint
Loxley gold 3.5cm deep box canvas
Loxley gold canvas board
Pro Arte brushes

Yes, I do. However, due to animals being my main specialism, they appear to take up the vast majority of time. I am always open to ideas though so if you have an idea in mind, why not get in touch for a chat?

I do, and I love doing them!

You can find out more information on my commission process here.

Yes, I do. These can be purchased for any monetary value from my shop which can be used towards my items for sale or towards a commission. They can also be purchased for a fixed price commission to be produced on a future date of the recipients choice. (subject to availability).

To arrange, please contact me at info@sarahperkinsart.co.uk or on the contact me page.

Easy – when you click through to your shopping cart there will be a box that says “coupon code” – just pop your code in there and discount will be applied.

Yes, I do. Please select this when checking out if you would like to add it to your order. Please provide any instructions or a special message to the recipient via the Order Notes if required.

I donate a set amount of artwork and/or products to selected charitable causes each year. Please email your request to: info@sarahperkinsart.co.uk

For purchases from my online shop this website is fully secured for card payments and Paypal.

For commission orders - my preferred payment method is via Bank Transfer. If you would prefer to pay via PayPal, please note additional transaction fees will apply.

In person purchases - I can take cash or I do also have a card reader machine.

Unfortunately, at this present moment I can only ship to within the United Kingdom.

I have a range of stockists in the UK. Please see my stockists page. I occassionally attend events, please see my latest News page for upcoming events..

I post most UK orders second class with Royal Mail so your order will usually takes up to 7 working days to get to you. I usually post orders on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday and every day during peak times such at Christmas and Mother’s Day. If you need your order by a specific date, please select the updgraded shipping option and I’ll do all I can to make sure it reaches you in time.

We use a courier for some of our larger items and for wholesale orders. For items over £100 (such as Original Artworks) we a signed for, insured delivery service. If you would prefer to collect in person from my studio, please indicate this at checkout.

This very rarely happens but if it does please get in touch with your order number and I'll do my best to help you.

I aim for all the information, photographs and shipping information to be as accurate as possible. Therefore all sales are final, except in the case of damage.

If your product has been damaged, if able, please make the courier aware upon receipt. You can email me at info@sarahperkinsart.co.uk with any problems regarding your order with 7 working days of receipt and I will try my best to rectify any issues.

I make it as safe as we can for you and we never pass your details onto anyone else. I have a HTTPS Certificate which means our website is secure (you can check this by just making sure there is an “s” after the “http” with any website you use. The ‘S’ at the end of HTTPS stands for ‘Secure’. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted.

I will never share your information with a third party. I may add you to our mailing list but in compliance with new GDPR governance (2018) you can unsubscribe at any time. My terms and conditions can be found here.

Yes, you can. You are welcome to visit me to discuss your commission requirements or to view/collect items for sale. This is arranged on an appointment basis and subject to my availabilty.

If you are curious to see where I work, then please take a look at the “My Studio” section on this website.

Banks Mill Studios where I am based, are also open to the public for one weekend a year.

We have an open studios weekend in November each year, which is a really vibrant, interesting event and free to attend. There are many artists to visit & products are available for sale too.

Watch for news & links on my website for details. It would be great to see you.

I am happy to make an appointment to visit you at your home to discuss your commission requirements. I am happy to travel within a 25 mile radius of Derby.

Due to my time being limited, in order to secure an appointment, I will require a small fee of £25 which is non refundable.

I’d love to keep you up to date and promise I will not abuse this by being spammy with my communication. Anything I send to you aims to be genuinely helpful and in line with Sarah Perkins Art’s mission to make thoughtful gifting easy for you and to bring happiness and a warm glow feeling into your life! I often have offers and discount plus events so don’t miss out on these. Email me at info@sarahperkinsart.co.uk to sign up to the newsletter or via the homepage.

Yes I do. They are beautifully printed on white card and signed by myself, then placed in a clear plastic sleeve for protection. The certificates are provided with every original artwork produced, including portrait commissions.

See below for an example certificate:

I try my best to keep everything in stock, but sometimes i am pleasantly surprised at items’ popularity! If you find something is out of stock, then there is the option to pre order an item in the online shop. Once the order is placed, I will then email you with an estimated delivery time. The wait time depends on the type of product. If it is urgent, then add a message on checkout and i will attempt to source the item from one of my stockists if possible.

All payments are subject to validation checks and authorisation by the card issuer. If your issuer refuses to authorise payment, you should be notified immediately – please contact your card issuer if so. However, a common reason for this is due to the billing address details being entered incorrectly. Please ensure that the ‘billing address’ is the same address as where you bank mail is posted to.

Yes I do! Please contact me at info@sarahperkinsart.co.uk

Once you have filled in your details and confirmed your order, you will receive an order confirmation email. This will usually arrive in your email inbox within 5 minutes, but may take a few hours. Please check your junk mail if it doesn’t arrive. If you still haven’t received the email, there may have been a problem with your order – please contact me and I'll resolve this straight away for you.

As soon as we dispatch your order, we will send a dispatch confirmation email to confirm it’s on its way. After this, it will be delivered by Royal Mail 2nd Class or courier and should take 3-4 business days to arrive.

Art prints
Are “ Print On Demand:”. This is the process whereby we print when an order is confirmed and after payment has been made.
This ensures that we only print what is required so that wastage is virtually non-existent. We print very locally within 1 mile ofmy studio to keep transport costs to a minimum. The paper & mounts are fully recyclable.

Greeting cards & envelopes
Our cards & envelopes are fully recyclable in standard kerb-side recycling. The printing process is done using very specific print machines, engineered to provide the most ecologically sensitive processes possible. These are toner-based engines manufactured by Ricoh which means that the ‘ink’ is entirely recyclable along with its paper-based substrate without contamination.
The papers and card that my printers use have been carefully sourced to ensure that they comply with the FSC - Forest Stewardship Council provisions. The logo is used to indicate that products are certified under the FSC system. When you see the FSC logo on a label, you can buy forest products with confidence that you are helping to ensure our forests are alive for generations to come.
As regards Envelopes – my suppliers believe that the cost and re-constitution processes involved in recycling paper into ‘ new’ envelopes outweighs any gains that might be made in reusing these for consumer purchasing. In choosing virgin products, they try to ensure that their suppliers use Forestry certificated materials and that they are manufactured in the United Kingdom. They strongly dislike global importation of products locally available.

Cellophane wrappers
Though we would very much like to use only Plant –based, starch, or other ‘natural’ protectors the cost (multiplied more than three times) prohibits this at the present time. My suppliers have investigated the properties of the polypropylene cellos that we use and have established that they are recyclable to a limited extent in that they qualify for R5 marks and can be recycled and reused along with the ‘newer’ type soft ‘plastic’ drinks bottles at most recycling centres. Some kerb-side recoveries may accept them but this is a geographically local decision. Our cellos are susceptible to heat and will eventually break down in traditional landfill environments. They try to ensure that these products are manufactured within the United Kingdom to cut down transport costs.

Packaging
We try to be as considerate as possible with our packaging but we have to balance this with the fact that our products cards are quite fragile and that you want to receive them in good order.

Bubble Wrap
The type we use is biodegradable polyethylene polymer bubble wrap rolls which break down when exposed to heat and moisture in landfill and digested by microbes leaving behind no toxic residues. Some authorities prefer the use of polymers to the loss of valuable agricultural land in the production of PLA(plant/cellulose) based products. We also reuse any bubble wrap used in the deliveries received.

Cardboard packaging
Where we can and where pricing allows we buy recycled boxes. We always re-use boxes that we receive from whatever source. We buy in efficient quantities to reduce delivery costs and charges, to eliminate waste, and keep a tight control on storage.

Cushions/Coasters/Mugs
My cushions are manufactured from a man made material that feels like suede but is fully Vegan My coasters are manufactured from wood. My supplier believes we all a responsibility to make a positive impact on the world - not just by supporting artists, but the wider ecosystem and those less privileged. That's why all their wood and card-based products are FSC-certified, and they have pledged to plant 3 trees for every purchase made from them.