Horse Oil Portrait of Jubilee and Trinity
Welcome to our horse oil portrait of Jubilee and Trinity. Clive and his wife were moving out of the country and so had to sell their two treasured horses Jubilee and trinity. They decided that they would have an oil…
Sunday Squirrels
Our post today is all about Sunday Squirrels. We have a pair of squirrel who live in the little woodland of trees just below our studio. It isnt really a woodland as such, although we call it that. It’s just…
Siyouni the Aga Khans Stallion
Welcome to my latest portrait of Siyouni the Aga Khans Stallion. Lady Bamford has commissioned me three times. The latest commission was a drawing of a stallion called Siyouni which you can see below. Lady Bamford commissioned the drawing for…
Happy Client and Mr Bones
Welcome to our wonderful post about a very happy client and Mr Bones. You can read all about the oil painting of Mr Bones on his dedicated blog post Oil Dog Portrait of Mr Bones. View the oil painting in…
Happy Clients Stanley and Jarvis in Situ
Welcome to my happy clients Stanley and Jarvis in Situ. I created this portrait for a lovely family her min the UK, which was a gift from their friends. The two dogs, Stanley and Jarvis, modelled very well for new…
Banjo Framed, A Must See
Welcome to my latest post, here is Banjo framed, a must see post. The frame is amazing! My client Rob emailed us these wonderful photos. They are of Banjo’s portrait which was commissioned as a surprise for Rob’s wife for…
The Portrait of Mike
Welcome to the portrait of Mike. Barry, from Australia, emailed me to find out if I would be able to draw his dog called Mike. Mike passed away very suddenly and Mike was devastated. He was a true and loyal friend…
Max Framed and in Situ
Welcome to Max framed and in situ in my clients home. So these photos below are of a portrait I drew last year of a very much loved and missed cat called ‘Max’. Some of our readers will remember his…
Rooney and his portrait
Here is Rooney and his portrait. Eva received Rooney ‘s portrait as a Christmas present from her sister Marcella. She has emailed me two amazing photos of Rooney with his portrait. Arent they wonderful! Apparently Eva and Marcella had been…
Video of Violet and Gil, Charlie and Rooney
Here as promised is the video of Violet and Gil, Charlie and Rooney. They are two portraits of 10 x 8 and one portrait of 18 x 14 size. The portraits were commissioned by Marcella, USA. They were for her…
Happy Client Photos!
Here are some fantastic Happy Client Photos. Marcella commissioned three portraits for herself and her family for Christmas 2017. You can even see a video of all of the Pencil Portrait Video together in my art studio. Marclela took this wonderful photo…
Pencil Pet Portrait of Spaniel Charlie
Welcome to my Pencil Pet Portrait of Spaniel Charlie. My client Marchella commissioned me to draw her sisters dog Rooney and her parents dogs English Setters Violet and Gill as Christmas presents in 2017. She also asked me to draw…
Pencil Drawing of English Setters Violet & Gil
Welcome to my Pencil Drawing of English Setters Violet & Gil. My client Marcella commissioned me to draw Violet and Gill as a Christmas gift for her parents in 2017. Marcella also commissioned me to draw her sisters dog Rooney…
Pencil Drawing of Rooney
Welcome to my pencil drawing of Rooney. Marcella, my client, emailed to ask if I would be able to draw her sisters dog Rooney as a surprise gift. I was delighted! Rooneys photos were wonderful and so happy. He has…
Happy New Year to all of our readers!
Happy New Year to all of our readers! We hope that everyone reading our blog had a wonderful festive season! With all good intentions I had tried to get down to the studio to make a final Christmas blog post…
Pencil Portrait of Three Dogs
Welcome to my pencil portrait of three dogs called Dexter, Tui and Purdy. Heather, my cellists, commissioned a drawing as a surprise for her mum. She had one particular photo she knew her mum loved that was on her facebook…
Cat Pencil Drawing of Padstow
Welcome to my cat pencil drawing of Padstow. Claire and her family emailed to ask if they could commission me to draw their beautiful cat who had recently passed away at a very young age. I was so sad to…
Oil Pet Portrait of Lucky
Welcome to the Oil Pet Portrait of Lucky. Our client Ita, is a returning client and has commissioned oil paintings from us in previous years. This particular commission was to be a surprise gift to a close friend of their…
My new apprentice…
Who do you think is my new apprentice….!? Yes you have guessed it – it is Lily our Tibetan Terrier. While working in the studio I am often getting out of my chair for one thing or another. At every…
Tree surgeons were here…
Tree surgeons were here recently to fell a large ash tree which is right next to our art studio. The tree was very tall and straight. It was an Ash tree, however it did sway quite a bit in the…
Chickens outside the studio
Our chickens outside the studio today were sunning themselves and I thought it was a great photo opportunity. The chickens do have their own run, its quite large. They have a little one in front of their shed and a…
Studio and website news!
Welcome to our latest art studio and website news! It’s amazing when, all of a sudden, you find new ways of using technology for blogging. It never ceases to amaze me how things develop so fast. Also how important it…
Dog Pencil Drawing of Mike
Welcome to my Dog Pencil Drawing of Mike. Barry, Australia, got in touch as his stunning dog Mike passed away suddenly quite out of the blue. Mike was a very special dog and very much Barrys best friend. The drawing…
Cat Portrait Max Framed
Here are the photos of the Cat Portrait Max Framed. Its a beautiful frame, its called Westminster and it works so well with my pencil drawings. There has been a bit of an extra wait with this moulding as my framers…
Lady Bamford and Betty
Welcome to my commission from Lady Bamford and Betty! This is the second commission on behalf of Lady Bamford for her staff. The portrait below is for Lady Bamfords personal assistant Emma as a gift for her birthday. The pencil drawing is a…
Pencil Portrait of Zeke
Welcome to my Pencil Portrait of Zeke. Zeke was a very much loved and very much missed Labrador residing in Florida. The portrait is an 8″ x 7″ drawing on Italian Fabriano paper and its heading off to the USA…
Pencil Portrait of Banjo
Welcome to my Pencil Portrait of Banjo. My client Rob commissioned me to draw their family dog called Banjo as a surprise gift for his wife. Rob and his family live in Central Queensland, Australia and I alway love sending…
Pencil Pet Portraits of Stanley and Jarvis
Welcome to my Pencil Pet Portraits of Stanley and Jarvis. The pencil drawing is a 24 x 18 pencil portrait which was commissioned as a thank you gift. The recipient Paula, was delighted and got in touch with us sending…
Lily the Tibetan Terrier – We Passed our bronze!
Lily the Tibetan Terrier has passed her Bronze Kennel Club Certificate. Lots of things have been happening here over the last few weeks. From doing lots of small jobs on our little cottage like painting the chimneys, painting and fixing…
Cat Portrait of Max
Welcome to my Cat Portrait of Max. Rebecca got in touch after loosing her much loved cat called Max. Max was a siamese cat and the photos Rebecca sent me were stunning. Rebecca ideally wanted a pencil drawing of Max,…
Dog Portrait of Django
Welcome to my Dog Portrait of Django. Andrew, from the East Coast of the United States, emailed to ask if he could have a portrait of his friends dog drawn as a gift for her. Andrew wanted an 18 x…
Dog Oil Painting of Lily
Welcome to our dog oil painting of Lily, painted by Nicholas. The portrait is a 12 x 10 inches portrait and was painted as a graduation gift for a returning client. I have add Janes initial email below. We always remember our…
Horse Oil Painting of Artu
Welcome to the Horse Oil Painting of Artu. Returning client Gill called our studio to arrange an oil painting of her daughter horse called Artu for her birthday. Bella’s birthday date was fairly close, however we just managed to get…
Pencil Pet Portrait of Kilo
Welcome to my pencil pet portrait of Kilo. James (USA) emailed me a few months ago enquiring about my pencil pet portraits as their family had recently lost their beautiful dog called Kilo. James requested a 12 x 10 pencil…
Oil Dog Portrait of Mr Bones
Welcome to our Oil Dog Portrait of Mr Bones. Our client Sarah, USA, commissioned an oil portrait of her sons sadly much loved and very much missed dog called Mr Bones… ……This is Mr. Bones…my son Walker’s dog. He had…
Dog and Cat Pencil Portrait
Welcome to my latest dog and cat pencil portrait. It is of a cat called Patch along with a Chihuahua called Angel. Neil along with his son Dean contacted me to ask if I would be able to draw a 16…
Dog Portraits – Happy Clients
Paula commissioned me to draw her beautiful dog called Teasel at the start of this year. You can see Teasel’s portrait and read more about the drawing and the commission on my dog portraits gallery – Teasels Portrait >> Paula framed the…
Cat Pencil Portraits – Happy Clients
You may remember Tyson, one of my recent cat pencil portraits, which I posted about a month ago. It was a pencil drawing at 12 x 10 size framed using our Windsor Wash frame. Consequently, Kim, the owner of Tyson’s portrait, rang me all the…
Cat Pencil Pet Portraits Montage
Welcome to my latest Cat Pencil Pet Portraits Montage. This portrait was commissioned by Vivian in Hong Kong who arranged this portrait as a birthday gift for her friend. I think this has to be one of my favourite cat pet…
Cat Portraits Happy Clients
Happy clients Julie and Howard commissioned me to draw their cats Pixie and Boots. They have very kindly sent a photo of their portrait in Situ. They had their local framer frame the portrait in a walnut frame. In addition this left…
Dachshund Pencil Portraits
Welcome to my latest Dachshund pencil portraits. Its funny how things are with the animals we paint and draw. This year we had two ‘Gypsy’s’ in a row – a horse and a dog. Now we have two Lily’s in a…
Dachshund Oil Painting of Lily
Welcome to our Dachshund oil painting of Lilly. The portrait of Lilly was commission by returning client Nicola from Cardiff. Nicolas has commissioned many oil paintings for over the years of her dogs and horses. She has four gorgeous Dachshunds…
Pet Portraits Video of Chico and Amber
Welcome to my latest pet portraits video of Chico and Amber. The video shows the portraits close up and in detail while I narrate. Each painting was commissioned by returning clients of their dog and horse. Nicholas Beall traditionally hand…
Tibetan Terrier – Our Lily!
As some of our regular readers will know we have a gorgeous and very lovable Tibetan Terrier called Lily. She is three years old this month. As any dog owner will know, time just flies from puppyhood to adult. She passed…
Oil Painting of Amber
Welcome to the oil painting of Amber. The oil painting was commissioned by a returning client, Una. At the same time she also commissioned an oil painting of her horse Chico. You can see Chico’s painting in more detail on…
Cat Pet Portrait of Tyson
Welcome my Cat Pet Portrait of Tyson. He has been drawn for Kim, my client in the USA. The portrait is a 12 x 10 pencil drawing on Italian Fabriano paper and I have been working on his portrait for around…
Cat Pet Portraits Pixie and Boots
Welcome to my cat pet portraits Pixie and Boots. The drawing is a 16 x 12 pencil portrait on Italian Paper using Derwent pencils. I have really enjoyed drawing them both and the clients are thrilled. Although the drawing was…
Horse Oil Painting of Chico
Welcome to our Horse Oil Painting of Chico. Chico was commissioned by returning clients and Unable asked Nicholas to paint not only the portrait of Chico but an oil painting of her Labrador too. You can also see the oil…
Horse Montage Pencil Portrait of Casanova
Welcome to my horse montage Pencil Portrait of Casanova. My clients, Jane and Paul, wanted to commission as a surprise 18th birthday gift at the start of April. They wanted to keep the commission a compete surprise and called our studio…
Pet Portrait Testimonials
We receive lots of pet portrait testimonials for our pet portraits and this one is wonderful. As a result, we received a fantastic photo from one of our clients. He was the happy recipient of one of our oil paintings.…
Horse Oil Portrait of Gypsy
Welcome to the horse oil portrait of Gypsy. The painting of Gypsy is absolutely stunning and was commissioned for a birthday surprise. It is an 18 x 14 traditional oil painting on Italian Linen Canvas. Nicholas paints his backgrounds in…
Pencil Pet Portraits – Teasel!
Welcome to my latest Pencil Pet Portraits. The pencil drawing is a 12 x 10 on Italian Fabriano paper for a lovely client called Paula based in Cornwall. Sadly Teasel had passed away and Paula got in touch with a…
Cat Portraits Happy Clients
Welcome to our cat portraits happy clients post all about Puff. Nicholas painted a beautiful pet portrait of the lovely cat Puff last year. He was painted din oils on canvas at 16 x 16 size. We are always happy…
Oil Pet Portrait of Sonny
Welcome to our oil pet portrait of Sonny. Gill contacted us requesting a portrait of their collie Sonny as a special birthday surprise for her husband. This was Gills initial email to us… …..Our Welsh Border Collie, Sonny, has just…
Happy Clients with their painting
Here are our happy clients with their painting. I have added the horse portrait of Ariel on our website, in addition to the wonderful photos of Eleanor and her mum with the painting in situ. I have also added them…
Happy Pet Portraits Clients
Here are our very happy Pet Portraits Clients Kris and Kevin. They took the most wonderful photo of them with their portrait. They posed with the painting also with their children holding the portrait of Maggie and Max. Kevin commissioned…
In the Studio 2016…..
In the Studio 2016 wishing our readers a very happy, albeit a little belated, New Year. We hope that you had a lovely festive season and are now keeping well and happy in 2016. It has been a few weeks…
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all of our clients and readers of our blog! We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our clients who have commissioned us this year. Without you, our dream job wouldn’t be possible. We have…
Cat Pencil Drawing of Rufus and Floyd
Welcome to my Cat Pencil Drawing of Rufus and Floyd. Sebastian emailed me to find out if I would be able to draw their two cats Rufus and Floyd as a family gift. We always love hearing how client find…
Horse Pet Portrait of Ariel
Welcome to our Horse Pet Portrait of Ariel. We received a wonderful email from Eleanor who asked if we would paint a portrait of their horse. It was to be for her mums Christmas gift. You can read one of…
Pencil Pet Portraits Montage
Welcome to my latest pencil pet portraits montage. Dean, my latest pencil montage, was for a returning client called Lizabeth. The portrait is a 18 x 14 drawing which was framed using our Craigowan Charcoal. Lizabeth emailed me to thank me…
Pencil Horse Montage of Rose
Welcome to my latest pencil horse montage of Rose. Callum emailed to ask if I would be able to draw a montage portrait of his partners horse Rose as a surprise Christmas gift. I worked very closely with Callum and…
Happy Clients John And Luna
Here are very Happy Clients John And Luna. We have received a lovely photo of our client John with his two dogs Lunita and Pincho. Also along with Luna’s painting on the wall behind. Nicholas painted Luna a few months…
Pencil Drawing of Murphy
Welcome to my latest pencil drawing of Murphy. The portrait of Murphy was commissioned by a returning client called Karen here in the UK. Karen had previously commissioned a drawing of a horse called Charles as a gift for her…
Cat Portrait of Ginger and Maggie
Welcome to the cat portrait of Ginger and Maggie. Irene contacted us to see if we could create an oil painting of her two cats Ginger and Maggie. Sadly Ginger passed away suddenly Irene sent us this beautiful email which…
Pencil Pet Portrait of Daisy
Welcome to my pencil pet portrait of Daisy. Mary contacted me to see if I would be able to draw a portrait of Daisy for her daughters birthday gift. Her favourite photos were on a CD which she sent via…
Horse Oil Portrait of Kewlia
Welcome to the beautiful horse oil portrait of Kewlia. Rosemary called our studio to find out if Nicholas would be able to portray her daughters horse as a surprise birthday gift. We were delighted to speak to Rosemary on the…
Pencil Dog Portrait of Peppa
Welcome to my pencil dog portrait of Peppa. My client Emma contacted asking about having a pencil drawing created of their 2 year old Black Labrador Peppa. She wanted to commissioned the pencil drawing as a surprise Christmas present for…
Oil Dog Portrait of Zizou, Gingko & Rover
Welcome to the Oil Dog Portrait of Zizou, Gingko & Rover. Nicholas completed a stunning painting at 30 x 24 in oils on Italian Linen canvas late last year. The dogs are Rover, (grandfather now deceased), Zizou, 8yrs (son of Rover and…
Happy Pet Portraits Clients – Tracey and Moo
Happy Pet Portraits Clients Tracey and Moo visited my art studio to collect her portrait of Moo. Tracey commissioned me to draw her gorgeous cocker spaniel called Moo. She was a returning client and it was lovely to be working…
Pencil Pet Portrait of Ella
Welcome to my Pencil Pet Portrait of Ella. David Canty commissioned a pencil drawing of his mum’s Spaniel Ella as a surprise present for her 60th birthday. He wanted his mum to choose what she wanted, so ordered one of…
Dog Oil Portrait of Maggie and Max
Welcome to the Dog Oil Portrait of Maggie and Max. We received this wonderful initial email form Kevin, which laid out his requirements extremely well. We love it when clients have an idea of the kind of portrait they would…
Pencil Pet Portrait of Gianni
Welcome to my pencil pet portrait of Gianni. Gianni is a King Charles Spaniel who lived with his owner Kelly, in Australia. Sadly Gianni passed away at the age of 12 and so Kelly sent us this wonderful email to…
Dog Portrait in Oil of Georgie
Welcome to the dog portrait in oil of Georgie! The portrait of Georgie was commissioned as a retirement present for Jane, UK. It was arranged by Alannah who emailed…. …The recipient will be a lady called Jane Barrie and her…
Niko who is named after Nicholas!
Welcome to our blog post all about Niko who is named after Nicholas! Our clients recently commissioned a painting of they very handsome dog Remi who passed away suddenly. You can see the portrait which Nicholas painted here – Remington. Remi sadly…
Cocker Spaniel Pencil Pet Portrait
Welcome to my Cocker Spaniel pencil pet portrait of Moo. Returning client Tracey contacted me to commission a pencil pet portrait of ‘Moo’. Tracey requested the portrait to be drawn from two photos. Moo had been swimming – as spaniels…
Happy Clients Ted and Janice
Welcome to our post all about happy clients Ted and Janice. Ted is a returning client of ours and such a lovely man. We love him so much. He is a wonderful person to know, completely genuine. We have been…
Cat Oil Portrait of Puff
Welcome to the cat oil portrait of Puff. Kristin emailed enquiring about the process of having a pet portrait of their cat painted. This was one of Kristin’s initial emails to us…. Hi Melanie, thanks for your fast response! I…
Duffy Home & Framed
Welcome to our post all about Duffy Home & Framed. The portrait Nicholas recently painted of Duffy has now arrived safely to our clients. It’s framed and is now hanging in situ in our clients home. Beth very kindly took some…
Pencil Pet Portrait of Floss
Welcome to the pencil pet portrait of Floss. Lee snowdon contacted me to find out if I would be able to draw their beautiful black Labrador called floss as a present for Lee’s partner. Lee had taken a wonderful photo…
Henry and George’s painting with Simon
Welcome to the post all about Henry and George’s painting with Simon. Henry and George’s portrait was painted by Nicholas at 16 x 12 size on Italian Linen Canvas. Lisa Shaw commissioned Nicholas to paint Henry and George for a…
Bea’s portrait with Bea!
Here is Bea’s portrait with Bea! Elizabeth commissioned me to draw Bea in 2015 as a surprise gift for Charles, her husbands birthday. We have just received these wonderful photos of Bea posing with her portrait. The drawing is now framed…
Pencil Pet Portrait of Shep
Welcome to the pencil pet portrait of Shep. Steve Reader emailed our studio ensuring about having a pencil drawing of his dog called Shep. Sadly Shep had passed away and you can read Steve’s initial email to us below… Hi…
Bilbo’s portrait in situ
Here is Bilbo’s portrait in situ! I thoroughly enjoyed working with client Tony on the portrait of Bilbo, who is a Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen. We chatted on the phone many times, not only about the portrait but about computers…
Pet Portraits Happy Clients
Welcome to our Pet Portraits Happy Clients post all about Jane and her portraits. The school emails us the most fabulous photos of Jane receiving Georgie’s portrait. Jane retired after 22 years of service to Taunton School. Our photos show Jane…
Boomer with his family!
Here is Boomer with his family! We have received a wonderful photo from our clients Deepy and Kristian. In 2015 Kristian commissioned Nicholas to paint their much love and missed dog called Boomer. The portrait was an 24 x 18 oil painting…
Horse Portrait Happy Clients
Welcome to our Horse Portrait Happy Clients post all about Tequilla’s portrait. Also a very happy client called Jaime. Last year Nicholas painted a stunning horse for Jaime Todd in Ireland. The horse was called Tequilla (Donny) and the painting…
Junji and Daisy Framed!
Here are the portraits of Junji and Daisy Framed. My clients too sa range of fabulous photos of Junji and Daisy sitting beside their portrait. It is now framed and hanging in situ in Hong Kong. We can’t thank Wendy and…
Horse Oil Portrait of Leah
Welcome to the Horse Oil Portrait of Leah. June Foster emailed to find out if we would be able to create portrait of her daughters horse for a very special up and coming birthday. June’s initial email was as follows……
Pencil Drawing of Labradoodle
Welcome to my pencil drawing of Labradoodle Georgie. Georgie was commissioned for a special lady called Jane who was retiring. The portrait was in recognition of 22 years of service at Taunton School. Also for her services on the board…
Pencil Pet Portrait of Doc
Welcome to the Pencil Pet Portrait of Doc. Here is the final scan of gorgeous dog called Doc who is passed away on Christmas day, which is so sad. Jeff’s first email is below to read… Dear Melanie, Our golden…
Horse Oil Painting of Ballycastle King
Welcome to the stunning horse oil painting of Ballycastle King. Ted, a returning client commissioned Nicholas to paint his horse Ballycastle King in oils. The oil painting was commissioned at 30 x 20 inches. It was painted on Italian Linen canvas…
Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
Bilbo is a Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen. I drew him for client Tony Goode and his wife here in the UK. Tony called me here in the studio out of the blue one afternoon asking if i was the person…
Oil Pet Portrait of Boomer
Welcome to our Oil Pet Portraits – Dog Portraits Oil painting of Boomer. The oil painting of Boomer was traditionally hand painted by Nicholas Beall on professionally stretched gallery wrapped linen canvas. You can view Boomers dedicated gallery page on…
Julie Johnson is a Happy Client!
Julie Johnson is a Happy Client! So this is the most recent testimonial to arrive in our inbox from a lovely client of ours called Julie Johnson in the UK. Nicholas has painted both of Julie’s dogs over the last few…
Oil Pet Portrait of Misty
Here is the oil pet portrait of Misty the King Charles Spaniel. Our client commissioned the oil painting as a surprise gift. Heather Budsworth was the lucky recipient. If you scroll down you can see lots more photos and more…
Pencil Pet Portrait of Bix
Here is the Pencil Pet Portrait of Bix. Gill Austin, a returning client, contacted to see if we would be able to draw a portrait of her dog called Bix. Gill also called my art studio to discuss the commission…
Pencil Drawing of Barney
Here is my pencil drawing of Barney the old English Sheepdog. My client Chris wanted a portrait of her dog Barney. She wanted a pencil drawing, however was concerned as his fur was white. Chris was worried that Barney wouldn’t…
Happy Clients Photos!
Here are a selection of Happy Clients Photos! Our client Karen very kindly took photos of the oil paintings commissioned recently for Harlan Crow and his family. Kipper, center (Dec 2012) and Patsy and Otis either side (Dec 2014) and…
