Pet Portrait artist Julie Palmer (B.A.Hons)

established since 1996
T.V. commissioned artist Julie Palmer creates beautiful pet portraits of your dog, horse, cat or other loved one in pastels. Working from photographs, paintings can be ordered regardless of the distance. Julie receives orders from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and elsewhere.
		note from julie: Hi, and welcome to my site! I've always been fascinated by how portraits can capture the qualities of beauty and life. Feel free to browse the site, view some portraits of my previous commissions, and find out more about me as a pet portrait artist. There's also a FAQ (frequently asked questions) section, and remember if there's anything you're not sure about, please do contact me.
At this site you can:- View pictures of previous works Find out about the costs involved. Prices start from £125 (about $195) Commission a portrait online Discover more about the artist Contact Julie Palmer

Dog Portraits

"Pandora and Joss" (pastels, 2008)

"I am writing to say how wonderful the picture is - you have caught them both to perfection! Thank you so much for all your care and attention in creating what is a very lively representation...your drawing now has pride of place in our lounge!"

(Dr Ian Wotherspoon, Scotland)

Dog Portraits can be head and shoulder studies on a plain background, or more eleborate full body works with scenic backdrops. I also undertake group paintings of dogs.

If you look to the left you'll see an example of two cocker spaniels painted in full body with background detail. Here's the original photo that I was sent:-

The owner specifically asked for the dogs be depicted in their walking area. To give a more pleasing composition, I created a horizon line with hills and blue sky in the distance. Read more here about how to order a dog portrait.

Cat Portraits

"Poppy " (pastels, 2008)

Horse Portraits like my other animal paintings, are worked on from photographs supplied by the customer.

the original horse photo

Horses can be depicted on plain, scenic or atmospheric backgrounds. Here the customer requested an atmospheric one. There's more information here about how to order a horse portrait.

With all my portraits I use the finest quality art materials - Stabilo pastel pencils (for detailing), Rowney soft pastels (for blending) working on Canson fine art paper.

Horse Portraits

"Artic Rose" (pastels, 2008)

Upcoming dates:-

Fathers Day - Sunday 17th June, 2012

Independence Day - Wednesday, 4th July 2012

(Pet portraits usually take about three weeks from ordering.)

Cat portraits can be head and shoulder or full body studies. As with all my paintings I have four sizes available - 12" by 10", 16" by 12", 20" by 15" and 24" by 18". Here's some more info about ordering cat portraits.