Animal Portrait Artists
This Animal Portrait Artists resource list is for you. There’s nothing quite like having a drawing or a painting of your beloved pet on the wall, something that will last a very long time. This list (will) feature artists from around the world, working with all media – pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, pastels, acrylic, oil, even fabric … What am I forgetting? I list the artists here, according to the country in which they live.
Bear with me as I build this page. I have much research to do. Thanks for visiting, and let me know your experiences with the artists here. If you commission any animal portrait artists to do a piece for you, let me know how happy you are with the results. I’d love to hear about it.
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Animal Portraits Artists – CANADA
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Animal Portraits Artists – UNITED STATES
California
Artist: Sheri Hoeger ♦ California, USA (see Featured Blog Post)
Medium: Pastels and Acrylic
Projects: Pet Portraits, Murals; Borders, Garlands & Motifs; Faux & Decorative Finishes; Fine Art, Paintings & Panels; and Public Art, Giclees, and Note Cards. Teaches “How to paint your pet” classes.
Ships: Internationally
Website: Art To Live By ♦ Facebook – Sheri Hoeger Art ♦ Contact email or Phone: 916-501-1790
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Mississippi
Artist: Jenna Whittaker ♦ Mississippi, USA (see Featured Blog Post)
Medium: Arylic paints and Digital art
Projects: Pet Portraits, Book Covers, etc. Also paints people, environments and architecture, and fantasy creatures.
Ships: highest quality digital file, via email, dropbox, which can then be printed.
Website: JennaWhittaker Art ♦ Facebook: Jenna Artwork ♦ Contact email
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New York
Artist: Kate Crosgrove ♦ Brooklyn, New York (see Featured Blog Post)
Media: Oil Paint in Linen
Projects: Currently paints dogs and cats but is open to portraying any animals.
Instagram: @colossal_portraits
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Ohio
Artist: Jessica Cancio Sylvania ♦ Ohio, USA
Mixed Media: Watercolor & Pen & Ink
Projects: Specialize in pet portraits: dogs, cats, horses, etc.
Ships: Internationally
Website: J Cancio Furry Friend Art ♦ Facebook: Cancio – Furry Friend Art ♦ Instagram: @jcfurryfriendart ♦ Contact email
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Oregon
Artist: Sarah Wilde ♦ Portland, Oregon, USA
Medium: Digital, with Wacom tablet and stylus, Corel Painter Software, and loads of custom brushes. Her usual style is pastel, though she also does watercolor-style paintings.
Projects: Commission pet portraits, Prints of paintings. Cats, dogs, some horses, even a Bearded Dragon!
Ships: International – Australia, New Zealand, Germany, England, even Israel!
Etsy Shop: Wilde About Animals ♦ Facebook – S Wilde 44 ♦ Contact email
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Pennsylvania
Artist: Pat Salopek ♦ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Medium: Oils, pastel chalk and acrylic
Projects: Dog portraits, landscapes, seascapes and people (sometimes)
Other Info: I am also a certified instructor for the Alexander Art Company which specializes in the wet on wet method. I teach in various local areas near my home.
Contact: Facebook: Creative Art by Pat ♦ Facebook Profile ♦ Contact email ♦ Phone: 412-461-5185
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Washington
Artist: Christine Merrikin Musser ♦ Washington, USA
Medium: Needle felt, for its ability to sculpt with colored fibers (many of which are hand dyed by her. “Thunderfoot” English Angora pet rabbit, produces wool often used in pet sculptures. Also fused glass, polymer clay, hand painted silk, papier mache, and more.
Projects: felt figures, mobiles, pins, cake toppers, scarves, fused glass jewelry and decor, polymer clay switch plates, and more.
2 Website(s): Felt Artistic and Merrikin Designs ♦ Facebook Page ♦ Contact email
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Wisconsin
Artist: Chris Beetow ♦ Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Medium: Digital
Projects: Whimsical pet portraits that capture a pet’s personality
Ships: Digital delivery worldwide
Website: Chris Beetow Illustration ♦ Facebook Page ♦ Contact email
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Animal Portraits Artists – EUROPE
Spain
Artist: Minzoo Nfelting ♦ Madrid, Spain
Medium: Needle felting
Projects: Horses Gallery ♦ Pets Gallery
Website: Minzoo Nfelting ♦ Facebook: minzoo.nfelting ♦ Contact Minzoo
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Animal Portraits Artists – AUSTRALIA
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Animal Portraits Artists – UNITED KINGDOM
England
Artist: Colette Brownrigg ♦ Christchurch, Dorset, UK
Medium: Primarily graphite, coloured pencil or water colour; sometimes acrylic or oils for larger pieces
Projects: Portraits on commission, mostly of dogs and cats, and have illustrated other animals and wildlife in the past for publication.
Website: Colette Brownrigg ♦ Facebook: Portraits by Colette
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Artist: Lise Richardson ♦ Bath, Somerset, UK
Medium: Watercolour, gouache
Projects: Pet portrait illustrations, dog greeting cards and gifts
Website: Lise Richardson ♦ Facebook: Lise Richardson Art ♦ Contact email
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Artist: Jay Brockbank ♦ Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Medium: Ink in the pointillism style
Projects: Mainly Pet and horse portraits, but also likes to do wildlife portraits
Ships: International
Facebook: JayB-Artworks ♦ Contact email
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Artist: Abi O’Dea ♦ Arnold, Nottingham, UK/ENGLAND
Medium: Graphite pencil and markers
Projects: Mainly animals, but also does fan art of Disney films and other films
Ships: Within the UK
Facebook: AbisPetPortraits
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Artist: Kate Evans ♦ Cardiff, UK
Medium: Graphite and Oils
Projects: Animal Portraits
Notes: I have made time-lapse videos quite a few of the pet portraits I have done this year. The videos I create excite my clients before the artwork is mailed to them. Here is an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5CcxxN3hJs
Website: Red Maiden Art ♦ Facebook: RedMaidenArt
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Scotland
Artist: Eilidh Geddes ♦ Thurso, Scotland
Medium: Graphite, pastel and soon coloured pencil too!
Projects: Pet portraits
Ships: Internationally
Facebook: Pet Portraits by Eilidh Geddes
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Wales
Artist: Julie Heath: Ruthin, North Wales, UK
Medium: Pastel and coloured pencils
Projects: Portraits of animals and people too.
Contact: Facebook: Julia Heath Pet Portrait Artist
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Great list 🙂 Is it possible to get on it somehow?
I make cat and dog portraits i ballpoint pen and watercolor. See more at my site http://tclausen.net
Oh an btw – I checked your article for broken links. Everything seems fine 🙂
Thomas
Thomas, if you’d like to be added to my animal Portrait Artists list, please send your information to jeanne@animalbliss.com Send name, where you live, the medium you work with, anything else you’d like to add, and an example of your work. Thanks!