Pet Portraits Commissions in Oil & Pencil by Melanie & Nicholas

A Very Warm Welcome to our pet portraits commissions in oil & pencil. We are professionally trained pet portrait artists creating luxuary, high end portraits of dogs, cats and horses. My name is Melanie and I work alongside my husband Nicholas in our beautiful art studio nestled in our gorgeous woodland garden in the UK.

Luxury Pet Portraits

We are not on social media. Our work on our website is all the advertising we need. When you choose us, you are receiving a piece of art made by two artists who absolutely love painting and drawing pets.

We have been professionally taught and started our pet portraits business in 1996. When the Internet was just getting started (yes, we were there!). For over 28 years, we have been pouring our hearts into developing our techniques and capturing people’s pets. I (Melanie) draw all of the black and white pencil drawings and Nicholas paints all of the oil paintings. All using traditional methods.

Exceptional Pet Portraits in Pencil and Oil - Keeping things simple and refined. We spend our time creating exceptional portraits in pencil and oil. You can be confident that we can provide a portrait and level of service both you and your pet deserve.

Visit our Commissions Information Page for details on pricing and sizing for our pet portraits in oils and pencil.

Latest Gallery

Take a look at some of our most recent commissioned pet portraits, hand-painted and drawn for cleints worldwide. We update this collection regularly, so check back to see the latest bespoke artwork for our clients.

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Pencil Drawing Gallery

View my hand-drawn pencil pet portraits where I bring each subject to life with realism and depth. Every portrait is crafted with precision using your favorite photos as reference. Visit my gallery to see previous commissions and the stories behind each portrait.

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Cat Oil Gallery

Visit Nicholas’ detailed cat portraits gallery, all hand painted in oil to capture the elegance of each cat beautifully. Browse through completed commissions, see the reference photos and follow the journey from the intial stages to the finished pieces.

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Dog Oil Gallery

View our Dog Oil Portraits Gallery, where you can view a selection of Nicholas’ hand-painted dog portraits. Each one-of-a-kind bespoke commission is meticulously created to capture the unique personality and character of your dog.

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Horse Oil Gallery

For clients who are looking for a luxury equestrian portrait, our Horse Oil Gallery showcases Nicholas’ beautiful paintings. With superb attention to detail, his work captures the grace, power, and spirit of each horse, all while maintaining a beautifully painterly touch.

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Unboxing Experiance... All Wrapped Up!

Every pet portrait we create is thoughtfully packaged to make the unboxing experience just as memorable as the artwork itself. Each portrait is carefully wrapped in delicate tissue paper, placed in a custom gift box, and finished with a beautiful ribbon.

Wedding Commissions

Portraits for a Special Day

A bespoke pet portrait makes a unique and deeply personal wedding gift. Whether it’s a cherished horse, cat or dog. We have created a number of paintings and drawings for special days like wedding or pre wedding dinners. If you have a wedding coming up, take a look at our wedding story page to read about the portraits you see here and more!

"Em's reaction was better than I expected! I gave it to her during my speech! She absolutely adored it and it's now proudly hanging up in the house." - James

"The print is beautiful as well and will be perfect to take to France for our Wedding.Thank you both SO MUCH for the amazing work that you do. It has far exceeded our expectations and we could not be happier! We will definitely recommend you to others!" - Kim

Pet Portrait Wedding Stories

Pet Portrait Stories

Continuing from to our wedding stories page above, we love creating pet portrait stories on our blog about our commissions. Following the portrait from start to finish. This includes one painting we completed of Milo. We were approached by the actor John Nettles in 2024 to create an oil painting of his granddaughter’s dog. John shared with us a unique photograph of Milo, captured on the rare occasion that Jersey was covered under a blanketed of snow. We are thrilled to have captured this moment in an oil portrait and you can read more about the commission on the dedicated pet portraits stories blog post here - Oil Painting for Actor John Nettles

Stories in Oils Stories in Pencil

Testimonials & Reviews

Chatting over the years with our clients, we hear time and time again that they have been looking for someone special for a long time to paint their pets. When the stumble upon our website, they are so pleased that they have finally found what they have been looking for! This is apparent when we recieve amazing emails from cleints when they recieve their artwork. Visit our Pet Portraits Testimonials page to view some amazing photos clients have sent us of themselves with their portraits. Send us your favourite photo and we will create you a unique, one of a kind portrait to your specification...all delivered safely to your door. If you would like to commission a pet portrait from either myself or Nicholas, please drop us an email or message us via WhatsApp or Messenger at anytime!