Italian Greyhound Pet Portraits – Spyder
Welcome to our Italian Greyhound pet portrait of Spyder, traditionally hand-painted in oils by professional artist Nicholas Beall. We thoroughly enjoyed working with our clients Karen and Alan on this beautiful commission. Scroll down to view the painting, reference photos, and wonderful images they shared of the portrait displayed in their home — including a photo of Karen, Alan, and Spyder with the finished painting.
Commission of Spyder
Karen and Alan contacted us in 2018 to commission a portrait of their much-loved Italian Greyhound Spyder. Alan had taken a superb collection of photos, one of which they felt truly captured Spyder. However, the tags weren't sitting quite right in that particular image, so Nicholas combined it with details from other photos — a regular part of our compositional process when needed.
We gave them background options, and they chose a lovely blend of mid and dark tones, which worked beautifully. The painting was completed at 16 x 16 inches, perfectly suited for Spyder’s portrait. Nicholas thoroughly enjoyed capturing Spyder’s character in oils.
Client Testimonial – Karen
“The portrait actually arrived last night! It is even more beautiful in person than it was in the pictures you sent. We are amazed at the detail and incredible likeness. My husband Alan said he felt he could reach out and touch Spyder’s soft fur. I can’t thank you and Nicholas enough. We are lucky to have gotten this while Spyder is still with us — but now he will be with us forever, both in our hearts as well as in the portrait.”
“The picture below shows Spyder looking at it when we were trying it out under the light… we were surprised he was so interested. He doesn’t look at mirrors, dogs on TV or pictures of dogs... but he definitely knew something was special with this! Thanks again!!”
– Karen
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Happy Clients!
Karen and Alan kindly sent these wonderful photos of the portrait framed, including one of the three of them together. We absolutely love seeing where our artwork ends up, and Spyder’s portrait looks fantastic in their home.
