Dog Portraits UK & Overseas Information

Click to enlarge Golden Labrador portrait

I specialise in creating an effect of 'realism' in dog portraits, which is where I make the dog look as life-like as possible. This is done with putting in the background colours of the dog as washes, and then using a very fine brush in order to pick up the individual hairs and capture the detail around the eye. In fact, I start to paint the eyes first, because once this is right, the rest of the painting falls into place. I like to use only Hot Press best quality watercolour paper and artist materials, to ensure you have dog portraits that will last forever. I can also paint to order, so if you have a particular idea or have seen a style that you like, I can work to your ideas. This includes adding a background scene, or perhaps creating a mottled background effect on the paper. Alternatives to watercolour, are graphite/pencil or pastel, pen and ink, or a combination of these.

Although most of of the dog portraits are UK based I have produced dog portraits for customer in the USA, Dubai and other places worldwide. As a dog portrait artist I love to meet the dogs so if the distance is manageable, I will always come and take photos of your dog as I have a professional digital camera. This ensures that I can take a large collection of photographs and find one that shows off your dog best for its portrait. Ones where the dog is looking alert and attentive is often the best for a memorable dog portrait. I also like to save all the dog photographs for the painting onto a customised Pet Portrait Artist disk and give to my dog portraits customers as a bonus gift.

Click to enlarge Jack Russell Terrier portrait