Pet Portraits

I just finished a commissioned oil painting of this lovely yellow lab, and I'm ready for more! Who else wants a pet portrait? I have a great time painting these and have found that although I love painting people portraits, pet portraits are much less fussy. They don't complain about things like "I look too fat or too old" ... let's face it animals are much easier to work with. So far I've painted plenty of dogs, but honestly where's the cat people out there? I love cats! I can paint any pet or even their people :)

I usually try to stick to the square format and do a true portrait of the animal, that means a focus on the face/head upper body. I've found that using a square format emphasizes the character of a portrait painting. All I need is a decent picture of your beloved pet. I will coach you on providing a good photo for reference... the better your photo the more accurate your painting.

So far the popular size an 18x18" canvas (good for big dogs and large animals), but I also will paint a 16x16" (small dogs and cats work great on this size). I paint around the sides so framing is optional. The prices are $360 or $285 ... very reasonable and you get an original painting that is long lasting and priceless!

Want something even bigger? email me we can discuss price by size... sam_sgn@hotmail.com

Order your custom Pet Portrait now, pick from two sizes (the links will redirect you to my Etsy store):

18x18" pet portrait
16x16" pet portrait

email for any questions: sam_sgn@hotmail.com

 here's some progress shots: