Charity Commissions

Pollyanna is most pleased when her work can be used to support the work of charities which help animal welfare, and other concerns close to her heart. Very many charities have commissioned work to raise much needed funds from sales of exclusive Christmas cards, prints and gift ware. These include Oxfam (1974), the Peak national Park (1975 and 1981), and the RSPB (since 1983). Pollyanna painted their 1994 “Birds of Britain” Calendar and has since painted over 20 Christmas cards for the charity. In 1989 the RSPB also commissioned Pollyanna to paint and present an original painting to their president Magnus Magnusson in honour of their Centenary.

In 1985 Pollyanna began her close ongoing association with The Guide Dogs for the Blind, who chose one of her paintings for their first ever limited edition print published in 1994. By 1998 their catalogue featured over 60 of her designs - and she continues to paint Christmas cards and giftware for them annually.

Her work has been commissioned and published by many other charities - including , the World Wide Fund for Nature, The National Trust, the Cats Protection League, The Dogs Trust, The PDSA, Blue Cross ,The World Society for The Protection of Animals, The International Fund for Animal Welfare Nedscan, (who in 1994 commissioned a painting of Sandringham Lightening - a pigeon owned and raced by Her Majesty the Queen to be presented annually as the trophy of the Chatsworth Race, - The Natural Medicine Society, Wood Green Animal Shelters, the Cleft Lip and Palette Association,the International Sheep Dog Society , the National Canine Defense League, Rescued Animals in Need, The Sturge-Weber Foundation, the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, The National Animal Welfare Trust, The Owl Barn,The Royal Vetinary College Animal Care Trust, The Animal Trust, Care for the Wild , the The Council for the Preservation of Rural England, Naturewatch , Brooke Hospital for Animals, The Wildlife Trusts , the Royal national Institute for the Blind, Compassion in World Farming , The Zoological Society of London and the Kennel Club Charitable Trust and The Born Free Foundation - as well as many other smaller charities and organisations.

Pollyanna paints Her Majesty the Queen's favourite pigeon!

Charities including Shelter, the RNLI, The Ntaional Farmer's Union, The British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK also sell Pollyanna's calendars and giftware through their annual catalogues.

Pollyanna’s artwork has also benefited many international charities who have also commissioned work for publication, including the RSPCA in Hong Kong , CARA (Care and Compassion for Animals) in the Philipines, Second Sight (the American Guide Dogs association) the Singapore SPCA , the Philippine Animal Welfare association and the American Humane Society. In 2004 she designed a new logo for United Yorki Rescue in the US!

In 2001 Pollyanna founded her own charitable organisation - The Pollyanna Pickering Foundation which raises funds for conservation and disaster relief world-wide.