our studio and cottage
 
 

PET PORTRAITS

Artwork by Nicholas Beall & Melanie Phillips

pet portraits gallery by melanie phillips
 

Pet Portrait Guide - Traditional Painting Methods

traditionally hand drawn and painted portraits

Traditionally Hand Painted Pet Portraits
All of our portraits are traditionally hand drawn and painted by Nick and myself. It takes many hours to complete each portrait and because there are just the two of us we have a waiting list for our work which can be seen at all times on our portraits in progress blog. We don't rush any of our pieces, every portrait is unique so the amount of time it takes to complete each piece differs to the next, depending on the complexity of the portrait and the medium. The painting process can't be rushed and a portrait could take anywhere between 24 to 124 to complete.

melanie painting

Melanie and Nick at their Easels
Often people are surprised that we stand in front of our easels from start to finish and paint our portraits by hand. Some people have even sugested that our artwork is digitally produced, or that we send our commissions overseas to be painted by a production line of artists, but we guarantee all of our work is traditionally hand painted and drawn by ourselves.

We both trained professionally at college and have been running our business now for over 16 years and have build a good name and a great reputation as being artists in our own right. We have a standing in the art world, we are two of the most prolific, experienced and professional pet portrait artists on the internet and we have many students learning both animal and portrait painting under our tutorledge.

ncik at his easel
 
Viewing the Different Mediums and Styles
If you would like to read more about the mediums we use, and view more step by step photos of us using the mediums, then why not visit our Portraits Styles page to give you a deeper insight into how we work.
 
 
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