Oil Pet Portrait Stories
Pet Portraits in oils traditionally hand painted in oils by Nicholas Beall.
Golden Retriever Oil Painting
Welcome to the pet portrait story of the Golden Retriever oil painting of H. Nicholas traditionally hand painted the portrait on Italian Linen canvas. Our client commissioned the painting as a Christmas surprise for his wife. We love it when clients…
Oil Pet Portraits by Nicholas Beall
Welcome to the latest Oil Pet Portraits by Nicholas Beall of Chucho and Jack Henry. Our client Cate ordered two 14 x 12 oil paintings of her dogs in oils on canvas, both framed. Cate has some lovely photos of…
Spaniel Pet Portrait in Oils of Millie
Welcome to our latest Spaniel Pet Portrait in Oils of Millie. The portrait was a 16 x 12 oil painting traditionally hand painted by Nicholas on Italian Linen canvas. Our client Peter got in contact and sent us this lovely…
Cat Portraits in Oils – Cat Portrait of Roly
Welcome to our most recent cat portrait in oils of Roly. He is a very handsome cat, painted for returning clients in Scotland by Nicholas. Kirstie commissioned the portrait as a gift for her husband’s birthday. Gordon was over the…
Spaniel Pet Portrait of KitKat
Spaniel Pet Portraits are the order of the day today, as this oil pet portraits story is all about Kitkat the Spaniel and her pet Portrait. Steve our client asked us of he could commission an oil painting of his…
Golden Retriever Pet Portraits
Welcome to the latest Golden Retriever Pet Portraits commission of dogs Monty and Mungo. Nicholas was commissioned by clients in Guernsey to paint their two beautiful dogs, one of which Monty, had sadly passed away. The portrait would serve as…
Large Scale Oil Pet Portraits
Welcome to our latest bespoke large scale oil pet portraits commission. This portrait was commissioned by Jamie and Lubka Hallam of their two gorgeous dogs Bilbo and Mr Kipling. Jamie and Lubka requested a large oil painting of them sitting…
English Bulldog Pet Portrait
Welcome to Nicholas’ latest English Bulldog Pet Portrait in oils on canvas. Our client Mark contacted us earlier this year to see if Nicholas could create an oil painting of his English Bulldog. The only problem was that Rocco was…
Double Horse Oil Painting
Welcome to our Double Horse Oil Painting by Nicholas Beall. As you may already know my name is Melanie and I specialise in pencil drawings of pets. Nicholas specialises in the oil paintings. I am the one who writes the…
Labradoodle Pet Portrait in Oils
Welcome to our Labradoodle pet portrait in oils by Nicholas Beall. Claudia emailed us to see if we would be able to create a painting of her dog Luna. But for a birthday deadline. It was within two weeks!! We…
Oil Pet Portrait of Boo The Pomeranian
Welcome to Nicholas’ latest oil pet portrait of Oil Pet Portrait of Boo The Pomeranian! Our client Sienna Mason Davies called our studio to chat about having an oil painting of her boyfriend’s Pomeranian called Boo. Sienna didn’t have any…
Dog and Cottage Oil Pet Portrait
Welcome to our latest Dog and Cottage Oil Pet Portrait with our clients dog Stella front and centre stage! Our client Richard had one particular favourite photo he wanted to use for the portrait and it was of Stella in…
Norfolk Terrier Pet Portraits in Oil
Welcome to our latest Norfolk Terrier Pet Portraits in Oil of a beautiful dog called Freddie. Our clients wanted to have an oil painting at 14 x 11 inches of their beloved boy immortalised on canvas. Vanessa and her family…
Maltese Pet Portrait Oil Painting
Welcome to our beautiful Maltese pet portrait oil painting of Bob. Isn’t he gorgeous! Nicholas traditionally hand painted Bob at 16 x 12 inches. The painting is an on linen canvas, painted for a lovely client here in Wales called…
Cat Pet Portraits In Oil
Welcome to Nicholas’ latest cat pet portraits in oil. Katie contacted us asking if we would be able to paint her cat Shelly in oils at 16 x 12 size. Katie had two photos of Shelly, one of which was…
Terrier Oil Portraits
Welcome to our Terrier Oil Portraits painting of Blu, who was a gorgeous little dog commissioned by Jayne and her family. In actual fact Jayne’s family purchased one of our Gift Vouchers for Jaynes birthday. Jayne and her family sadly…
Dog Oil Portrait
Welcome to our latest dog oil portrait of Spyder. Nicholas traditionally hand painted Spyder for clients Karen and her family in Ohio, USA. Karen’s husband took some beautiful photos of their dog Spyder specifically for their dog oil portrait which…
Black Labrador Oil Portrait
Welcome to our Black Labrador Oil Portrait which is the first oil painting of January! It was lovely to get back into the studio and start on the next batch of paintings and drawings. Our client Drinda sadly lost her…
Oil Pet Portrait Commission
Welcome to our latest oil pet portrait commission of Leya and Jack. Matilde Mourinho contacted us in 2018 to see if we would be able to create an oil portrait for her mum for Christmas. Time was very short as…
Weimaraner Oil Portrait
Welcome to our Weimaraner oil portrait of Keo, traditionally hand painted by Nicholas. The oil painting of Keo was completed just prior to Christmas in 2018 for client Lyndsey, here in the UK. Lyndsey emailed us some beautiful photos of…
Bichon Frise Oil Painting
Welcome to our latest Bichon Frise Oil Painting! This portrait was painted in October 2018 by Nicholas for a client in the USA. Jennifer commissioned it to give as a gift to her family for Christmas. The Bichon Frise in question is…
Horse Oil Portrait
Welcome to our latest horse oil portrait of Elly. Nicholas completed the oil portrait for a 50th Birthday surprise. Hannah arranged the oil painting for her boss and their family to give as a gift to Elly’s owner. They had…
Cat Oil Portrait
Welcome to our latest Cat Oil Portrait of Mitzy. Helen commissioned a cat oil portrait of their family’s beloved cat called Mitzy. It was to be a surprise present for her husband. Sadly Mitzy has passed away and Helen and her…
Dog Portrait of Dessie and Jasper
Welcome to our latest dog portrait of Dessie and Jasper. The oil painting was commissioned by a lovely client here in the UK. It was to be a surprise gift for his wife on her birthday. The size was 28 x…
King Charles Spaniel Pet Portraits
Welcome to Nicholas’ latest King Charles Spaniel pet portraits oil painting of Boone. Readers may have noticed that we haven’t posted any of Nicholas’ oil paintings recently. I will be adding them to our blog over the next few days…
Golden Retriever Oil Pet Portrait
Welcome to our latest Golden Retriever Oil Pet Portrait of Charlie and Eliot. Charlie and Eliot are sisters and they were commissioned by Nicole (USA) at 20 x 16 size. Nicholas traditionally hand painted the portrait in oils on Italian…
Weimaraner Pet Portrait
Welcome to our latest Weimaraner pet portrait, hand painted by Nicholas Beall. Isn’t it fantastic! I think it’s one of my favourite portraits to come out of the studio recently that Nicholas has painted. The Weimaraner in question is called…
Oil Painting of Pets Harry & Oscar
Welcome to the most recent oil painting of pets Harry & Oscar. They were traditionally hand painted by Nicholas Beall in oils on Linen canvas for lovely clients in the USA. Judy and her family commissioned the oil painting of…
Dog Oil Portraits of Dora and Dolly
Welcome to the dog oil portraits of Dora and Dolly. These two gorgeous little girls were painted by Nicholas on our usual Italian linen canvas using traditional methods. Returning client Lady Bamford commissioned the oil painting which will be framed…
Corgi Oil Painting
Welcome to our latest Corgi Oil Painting by Nicholas Beall. The portrait, a 16 x 12 oil painting traditionally hand painted by Nicholas, was commissioned by local client Suzanna of her Corgi Luke. We know Suzanna from our local dog club…
Cat Portrait in Oils of Dudley
Welcome to Nicholas’ latest cat portrait in oils of Dudley. This commission has been utterly delightful and we have really enjoyed working with our clients from the outset. Dudley sadly passed away during the commissioning process, so this painting will…
Horse Oil Painting of Chino
Welcome to Nicholas’ latest horse oil painting of Chino. Olivia and Hannah Dix, mother and daughter, contacted us about having an oil painting. They wanted one created of their beautiful horse called Chino. I spoke to Olivia on the telephone…
Great Dane Pet Portrait
Welcome to our latest Great Dane pet portrait. Jennifer, from Florida USA, emailed to see if we would be able to create a painting of her two Great Danes. She wanted to commission it as a birthday gift for a…
Spaniel Oil Portrait
Welcome to our Spaniel oil portrait of Wilf. Steve contacted us asking if we would be able to paint his gorgeous spaniel Wilf who had sadly passed away. Steve’s first email was wonderful. We really appreciated his words and were…
Rhodesian Ridgeback Oil Painting
Welcome to Nicholas latest Rhodesian Ridgeback Oil Painting. This portrait will be a very special surprise for our clients wife as a birthday surprise! The Rhodesian Ridgebacks are called Maddie and Amber and the portrait is a traditionally hand painted oil…
Oil Portraits – Tilly
Welcome to the story of the oil portraits painting of Tilly. Nicholas painted this beautiful portrait of Tilly for our client Diane. Tilly’s oil painting was created to 14 x 11 size in traditional oils on Italian linen fine grain canvas.…
Horse Oil Painting of Remy
Welcome to the horse oil painting of Remy and his story. Remy’s horse oil painting was commissioned by a returning client, Marianne, from Canada. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page you will see there three horse…
Corgi Pet Portraits
Welcome to our Corgi Pet Portraits oil painting of Thomas. Nicholas has been working really hard on his latest Corgi pet portraits painting, which you can see below. Thomas, the Corgi in question, has been traditionally hand painted in oils by…
Horse Portrait of Inca
This is Nicholas’ latest painting, a horse portrait of Inca in oils, is beautiful. Jamie emailed us in 2017 to find out if we would be able to paint his wife’s event horse. The horse is called Shannondale Inca, by…
Dog Portrait of Leon
Welcome to our latest dog portrait of Leon painted by Nicholas Beall. He has to be one of our favourite dogs that we have portrayed this year. Just look into his eyes soulful eyes! Are they gorgeous! Richard and his wife…
Pet Portrait of Amber
Welcome to the pet portrait of Amber. Richard emailed in August 2017 to arrange a portrait as a Christmas gift for his wife of their labradoodle. We do love organised clients! Richard took a number of lovely photos of Amber…
Pet Portrait of Agarn
Welcome to the Pet Portrait of Agarn! The portrait was commissioned by our client Bill in the USA. It was to be a complete surprise for his husband at Christmas 2017. We worked closely with Bill to create the perfect…
Horse Portrait of Radley
Welcome to our latest commission, a horse portrait of Radley. The painting, by Nicholas, is a 14 x 11 oil on Italian Linen Canvas. Our client Richard emailed asking if we would be able to portray his partners horse Radley.…
Pet Portraits of Marley and Nohea
Welcome to the two beautiful pet portraits of Marley and Nohea! Our client Polly emailed us in 2017. She asked if we would be able to portray her two beloved dogs who had sadly passed away. She wanted oil paintings…
Pet Portrait of Lance an Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Welcome to the Pet Portrait of Lance an Entlebucher mountain dog! Jennifer contacted in 2017 and wanted to commission a painting of her partners dog Lance who is an Entlebucher mountain dog. Jenifer had a wonderful photo of Lance. He was…
Pet Portrait of Vinnie
Welcome to the pet portrait of Vinnie! Isn’t he gorgeous! I have added a scan along with a detail of the painting too so our readers can see him up close. The portrait was commissioned by a returning client Katherine…
Pet Portrait of Tobey
Welcome to the pet portrait of Tobey! Chuck and his wife Gaye wanted a portrait of their beautiful spaniel called Tobey. Chuck actually called us while we were in our car on errands, and he was at a stop light…
Oil Portrait of Maco, Rex & Rosie
Welcome to the Oil Portrait of Maco, Rex & Rosie. Our client Katie contacted us asking if Nicholas could paint their dogs for birthday surprise. Katie inlisted her daughters helping in taking photos. She took a number of fantastic photos of the…
Pet Portrait of Cinega
Welcome to the Pet Portrait of Cinega. Karen emailed to ask if we would be able to paint a portrait of Cinega for her husbands birthday. The deadline was pretty tight but we had the portrait there in time for faming…
Pet Portrait of Les and Alfie
Welcome to the Pet Portrait of Les and Alfie. Kerrie and her mum emailed us to see if we would be able to paint a portrait of Kerrie’s dad and their dearly missed and much loved dog Alfie. They had…
Cat Portrait of Frankie Blue Eyes
Welcome to our cat portrait of Frankie Blue Eyes. You can see immediately why Frankie was called Frankie blue Eyes. He was a Snowshoe Siamese Cat and was commissioned by returning clients. Sadly Frankie passed away and so we are honoured…
Dog Oil Portrait of Ted
Welcome to the latest dog oil portrait of Ted. Nicola, a returning client from Cardiff, commissioned a portrait of Ted the Dachshund in oils on canvas. She wanted it to match portraits she commissioned of her other Dachshund at this…
Dog Pet Portrait of Yogi
Welcome to our Dog Pet Portrait of Yogi. Client Shane from Canada, emailed to ask if we would paint a portrait of their Bernese mountain dog called Yogi. We were thrilled and Nicholas was really looking forward to putting brush…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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……
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…
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. Oil Pet Portraits – Dog Portraits Oil It…
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…
Oil Pet Portrait of Jack
Here is the final scan of Jack’s 12 x 12 oil pet portrait. Jack is a very much loved and missed family pet. The oil painting was completed for a client in the USA. He is giving the portrait as a…
Horse Oil Portrait of Schnapps
Here is the Horse Oil Portrait of Schnapps! Iain got in tough as you can read from the email below asking if they could commission a portrait of their stunning horse Schnapps who sadly they lost the previous year. Hello…
Dog Portrait of Patsy
Welcome to our dog portrait of Patsy, traditionally hand painted in oils by Nicholas Beall. Our clients Harlan Crow and family, have commissioned three oil paintings in total. They have them displayed in their beautiful home in the USA. You…
Bull Dog Puppy Portrait of Otis
Welcome to our Bull Dog Puppy Portrait of Otis. This portrait was commission day returning clients in the USA. Harlan Crow and his family wanted an oil painting of their beautiful Bull Dog Called Otis. The family took lots of…
Sheltie Pet Portrait
Here is the beautiful Sheltie Pet Portrait of Joey. Nicholas put the final touches to it yesterday and it was dry enough to scan this morning. The painting is an 18 x 14 oil on linen canvas. It has also been painted on…
Horse Oil Painting of Merchant of Dubai
Welcome to the horse oil painting of Merchant of Dubai, traditionally hand painted in oils by Nicholas. The portrait was commissioned by returning cleint Richard Lobban as a surprise present for his father. They emailed us the perfect photo to…
Horse Oil Portrait of Amosite
Here is the horse oil portrait of Amosite. Mark commissioned an oil painting of their horse Amosite, to give his wife as a birthday surprise. The oil painting is 20 x 16 and was painted in oils on linen canvas by…
Horse Oil Painting of CC Top
Welcome to our latest horse oil painting of CC Top. Our client Jeanne is originally from Norway, however she is now living in the Isle of Man. Jeanne commissioned an oil painting of her Son in Laws horse called CC…
Cat Portrait of Milly & Molly
Here is the beautiful cat portrait of Milly & Molly! Alan and Amanda commissioned Nicholas to create an oil painting of their cats also framed too. The portrait is 26 x 14 in size and Nicholas painted it on bespoke…
Cat Oil Portrait of Purdy
Welcome to the Cat Oil Portrait of Purdy. Our clients Alan and Amanda commissioned two oil paintings of their cats. The first is of Purdy who had sadly passed away. They wanted to get an oil painting as a wonderful…
Oil Pet Portrait of Chow Murphy
Welcome to our latest oil pet portrait of Chow Murphy. The oil painting of Murphy was commissioned by a returning client in the USA and its always a pleasure to work with him again! Gary has asked Nicholas to paint…
Dog Portraits – Beagle Oil Pet Portrait
Welcome to Dog Portraits – Beagle Oil Pet Portrait which is now completely finished. Christopher the Beagle passed away at the great age of 16. Owners Dwayne and Jo Floyd (USA) wanted to remember their Beagle every day by having…
English Bull Dog Pet Portrait
Welcome to our English Bull Dog Pet Portrait of Remington! The portrait of Remington is a beautiful painting, traditionally hand painted by Nicholas. Pattie and Tom from Hawaii commissioned the painting as they wanted to commemorate their beloved Bulldog, Remington.…
Black Labrador Oil Painting of Wilson
Welcome to our latest blog post about our Black Labrador Oil Painting of Wilson. Debbie White, a returning client and proud owner of a delightful black Labrador named Wilson, shared numerous photographs in the hope of commissioning a pet portrait…