British artist and contemporary painter Anne Mortimer has selected PorterfieldÕs Fine Art Licensing as its exclusive agent.

In the U.S., Mortimer's licensees have included Sunrise Greetings, Leanin' Tree, SunsOut, AMIA, Crown Point Graphics, Santa Barbara Ceramic Design, C.R. Gibson, Evergreen Enterprises, Dayspring, JCA and Ravensburger. Also, since 1990, she has also worked with HarperCollins, Hyperion and Walt Disney Children's Books.

"Anne Mortimer has an enviable international reputation as an artist and illustrator," says Lance Klass, Porterfield's president. "In addition to her impressive collection of more than 300 cat paintings, Anne is also an accomplished painter of birds and botanicals, bunnies and ducks, Christmas and florals. We are endeavoring to make her portfolio of more than 450 lovely images available for licensing onto a wide variety of fine consumer products."

Mortimer's current licensees in the U.K. include Wedgwood, The Danbury Mint, Coverleaf, R.S.P.B, W. H. Smith, Marks & Spencer and DMC.