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Both Nicholas and myself have been accepting pet portraits commissions for over 25 years. We are very experienced in not only understanding our customers needs, but we pride ourselves on our friendly and professional service. We have many returning customers, a fact we are very proud of. We have portrayed generations of dogs, cats and horses for our customers over the years. If you have specific ideas for your portrait, email or WhatsApp us your photos and we can create a tailored quote for you.
Our head study oil portraits are perfect for capturing your dog, cat or horse for full focus on them. These sizes are reserved for plain backgrounds, no tack, coats, hats, or scenic backgrounds. Similar to the 12" x 10" portrait that Nicholas is holding. These sizes make wonderful gifts too, being presented in tissue paper and a black presentation box, tied with ribbon.
Our full body oil portraits with plain backgrounds are designed to place the entire focus on your pet’s form and posture, without any distractions. These compositions are ideal for showcasing the full figure of your dog, cat, or horse in a classic and timeless way. The 12" x 10" painting of Molly, shown here with Nicholas, is a perfect example — a beautifully detailed, full-body portrait with a clean background that lets Molly shine. Each portrait is carefully wrapped in tissue paper and presented in a black gift box tied with ribbon — making it a thoughtful and elegant gift.
Our oil portraits with scenic backgrounds are perfect for clients who want their pet depicted in a setting — perhaps a garden, a favourite spot, or a natural landscape that tells a story. These full body compositions blend your pet into a rich, painterly environment, creating a truly bespoke piece. The 12" x 10" oil painting of Archie, shown here with Nicholas, captures Archie laying in his garden with folaige and flowers behind, adding depth to the scene.
The prices above reflect our most common portrait formats. If you have any additional requirements, would like a larger size, or want to discuss a bespoke commission, please don’t hesitate to drop us a message at any time.
Shipping
For UK portraits we send using a tracked service either Parcelforce 24hr or Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery - GB £35.00
For overseas portraits we either use Parcelforce Global Priority or DHL for our expedited shipping. Prices start at GB £100.00.
A deposit is required to save your space in our commissions list. We require GB £500.00 if ordering an oil painting. If you would like Detailed Drawing or Montage it is GB £300.00 deposit. For pencil Classic Sketches we GB £100.00 deposit. The remainder to be paid prior to starting the portrait. We send invoices for online payment for overseas clients and accept all major debit and credit cards. UK clients and those with UK bank accounts can make payment via bank transfer. Please read our T&C's.
Photoshoots
If you are struggling to take photos of your pets, particularly horses as they are tricky to photograph, please do get in touch. If you are looking at having a larger sized oil painting, we are happy to come out to take photos. Alternatively, if you are too far away from us, we can work with a professional photographer near you to take a range of photos especially for the portrait. Let us know where you reside and we can help you make arrangements.
Good quality photographs for a pet portrait are key. This is the most important step. We require clear and in focus photos to work from. This is really essential and we can't stress enough how important good quality photos are. The better the photos, in reality, the better the portrait will be.
If you are able to take photos of your pet specifically for the portrait, take as many as you can. Ideally take your photos outside in natural daylight. Have a look at our pet portraits from photographs tips page, as it gives a good idea of the kind of photos we need.
We work from one main photo for each animals pose and can use others for detail. If you are looking at having two or more pets together in the same scene, it isn’t imperative to take photos of them together. It is useful for us to see photos of them together to see the size relationships between them, however we often work from individual photos and put pets together in the scene ourselves.
Once we have seen your photos and you let us know the kind of portrait you are looking for, we can then start to design the portrait for you. We create a 'Mock-Up' using your photos. This enables us to go back and forth with our clients to make sure the composition is perfect and exactly what our client wants.
A deposit is made to secure a place in our commissions list. GB £500.00 for oil paintings, GB £100.00 for Classic Sketches and GB £300.00 for Detailed Pencil drawings or Detailed Montages. View our pricing options above for details. If you have any questions please do contact us at anytime.
One everything is complete, we flat pack our pet portraits and it takes quite a long time to get the perfect presentation for when our clients open them when they arrive. After all of the time and effort we put into our artwork, they must be packed well. We have very high standards!
First of all we wrap the portraits in cellophane to keep them free from dust. If you are taking your portrait to your local framer, it would be wise to keep the painting or drawing wrapped in the cellophane to protect it until it has been framed. You can see a photo of a pencil drawing and it's packaging along with an oil painting and its packaging. They are all safe within a sturdy black photography box, tissue paper and ribbon.
The final stage is to wrap it in foam wrap and place it in a double walled cardboard box. This makes the whole package safe and secure to travel, quite often, thousands of miles on it's journey all around the world, safely to your home. We send our portraits on an express tracked service both overseas and within the UK. If you have any questions you are more than welcome to contact us at any time.
We do try to meet special occasions if we can, however it's not always possible at the busier times of year. In these instances we send a personalized gift card with all the information needed, in time for their special day. We can send to you or to the recipient and have two options....
1 - Make all the arrangements from choosing the photo, the design of the portrait, size and medium. Make full payment and be placed in our commission list, so that the recipient receives the portrait when complete.
2 - Pay the amount you wish to give the recipient. Send us a photo of the pet for the voucher card and leave them to decide everything. Either yourself or the recipient can pay for the remainder of the portrait.
The card size is 7 x 5 inches and we use Moonpig to send the cards worldwide. It contains all details required in the card about the gift and service. Email us at any time with your requirements. Last day for Christmas vouchers is 16th of December 2024.
Testimonials.....
Hi Melanie and Nicholas,
Just wanted to let you know how excited we are about Coal's portrait. I have him as my wallpaper on my phone and iPad and I have sent it to all who know him. Everyone is so impressed with it, not only for its beauty and dimensions, but also for how his personality has been captured. We cannot wait until the actual portrait arrives. If our copies are so impressive the real thing will be astounding. Thank you once again.
Fondly, Julie
