Pet portrait commissions · United Kingdom
Loved in Colour
Colour-drenched pet portraits of the animals you love. Built digitally, then by hand in oil pastel, coloured pencil and mixed media, from a photograph already on your phone.
…with white highlights and gold embellishments
A4 from £35A3 from £55Postage £10Ready in 2 to 3 weeks
Send me your photo See a photograph become a portrait
Buddy · A3 · mixed media
What it is
A physical, one-off worked surface. Layered over many hours in oil pastel, coloured pencil, paint pen and mixed media, then posted to you.
Who it is for
Anyone with a photograph of an animal they love. Dogs, cats, horses, fish. Gifts, and memorials for the ones no longer here.
What to do next
Send me the photograph. I will tell you honestly whether it will work and exactly what it will cost, before you commit to anything.
Before and after
From photo to piece
Every one began as an ordinary photograph on somebody's phone. Drag the handle across to watch it become the piece.
A4 from £35, A3 from £55, plus £10 postage.
The collection
My portfolio gallery so far
Dogs, cats, horses and fish. Long coats, black coats, wet noses and daft expressions. Select any portrait to open it larger.
A4 head study from £35 · A3 full body from £55 · postage £10
Up close
Where the light catches
Oil pastel sits proud of the sheet. Gold and white paint pen go on in the last half hour and they are what makes a piece shift as you walk past it. This is what the surface looks like from a few inches away, and it is the part a screen can never quite carry.
About me & process
I would rather show you how it is made
I started making digital pet portraits on a sketchbook platform when I was twelve, drawing for friends and family who wanted something of their own animal. What began there has grown into a more collaborative process.
Every commission begins with your photograph. I use AI generation and engineering alongside Photoshop and manual editing to develop a reference base, working out proportions and composition before anything is committed. That reference is a starting point and not the finished piece.
I then print the composition reference, and the sheet becomes the physical surface I work on. From there the piece is built up over many hours with oil pastel, coloured pencil, paint pen and mixed media layered across the surface, drawing on collage and printmaking techniques. White highlights and gold embellishments go on last. You can ask to receive the separate reference sketch, so you can see where your portrait began.
What arrives is a physical, worked, one-off surface, made for one animal and one home.
After achieving A*A*A* at A-level, including Fine Art, I am going on to study Digital Media and Culture at King's College London. I intend to keep experimenting with print, technology and media, and where they meet traditional materials. I am interested in what it means for an artist to evolve rather than stand still, and this is where that has taken me so far.
Beth x
Made by hand, at my desk
No filter does this part. White paint pen into a nose, a stick of oil pastel worked into an ear, one mark at a time until the colour holds. This is what the hours actually look like.
The process
The photograph
Yours, as it is. A phone photograph from years ago is enough to begin.
The reference base
Proportion, pose and colour direction are resolved digitally before any mark is committed.
The surface
The reference is printed, and that printed sheet becomes the ground I work into.
The build
Oil pastel, coloured pencil, paint pen and mixed media accumulate over hours until the colour holds.
The finish
White highlights and gold go on last. It is the part that makes a piece move as you walk past it.
Before any colour, the planning sketch
Every piece is worked out first as a line drawing with a set of colour marks beside it. Pose, crop, where the weight sits, which colours are allowed in. You can ask to see yours before I start.
Memorial commissions
For the ones who are no longer here
You don't need a perfect photograph. You just need one that reminds you of them.
I have worked from old prints, from screenshots, and from photographs taken on phones long since replaced. Tell me what you want carried into the piece, and I will take care with it.
Sizes and prices
Choose your portrait
Prices depend on the photograph, the size and the composition you have in mind, so these ranges are where pieces land. I confirm the exact price before you pay anything.
A4 head study
£35 to £45
One pet, head and shoulders. 210 by 297mm.
A3 full body
£55 to £65
One pet, full body or a scene around them. 297 by 420mm.
A2 statement
On request
Larger pieces and sets of several animals. Ask and I will quote.
What you receive
- A one-off worked surface, made for your animal and nobody else's.
- Layered in oil pastel, coloured pencil, paint pen and mixed media, with white highlights and gold worked in at the end.
- A personalised note or gift card, written by hand.
- Stickers and a business card.
- The separate reference sketch, if you ask for it.
- Packed flat with a tissue paper sheet across the surface, sandwiched between rigid cardboard for safety and wrapped nicely.
One thing worth knowing. Oil pastel never fully hardens. Please do not touch the surface, and frame it behind glass. It stays alive that way for decades.
The small print, plainly
- Postage and packaging is £10, added on top and never folded into the price. Royal Mail Tracked 48.
- A 50% deposit by bank transfer books your slot and starts the work.
- The balance is due once you have seen and approved the finished piece.
- Turnaround is 2 to 3 weeks from your deposit.
- One round of minor adjustments is included. The style is expressive and colour led rather than photo-realistic, and that is the point of it.
- A frame-ready mount board can be added. Ask when you enquire.
- Bespoke and personalised pieces are exempt from the 14 day cancellation right under UK consumer contracts rules, so please do read the commission terms.
Reviews and testimonials
What people say when it arrives
Messages from people who have commissioned a piece.
Rated 5 out of 5 pawprints
Absolutely thrilled with my pet portrait. I love the way you’ve captured his expression and character. I also love the colours used which works perfectly in my hallway. I can’t stop looking at it.
Rated 5 out of 5 pawprints
Absolutely delighted with the portraits that we have received. Beth is very talented. They are amazing. Thank you so much.
I absolutely love it for more reasons than I can articulate.
Oh Beth it's brilliant. You've got the thumbs up from all four of the family, who all think you are very clever.
I got my portrait today. It's lovely, thank you. Packaged really well, with a nice wee message from you included.
This is perfect. Can I ask you to post this direct to my friend? She will love this.
I absolutely love this. I'll get pics over to you when it's framed. I've posted the picture on our dog rescue Facebook page.
They have arrived. I love them so much, thank you.
Already commissioned? Leave a review
If I have made something for you, I would love to know how it landed. Pick your pawprints, write a line, and it will open a message ready to send.
Start yours
Tell me about your pet
Four things is all I need. I will say honestly whether your photograph will work, and confirm the price, before you commit to anything.
A hand on an A3, because size is the thing people misjudge online.
Contact me and my platforms
Find me anywhere
The quickest way to start is an email or a message on Instagram with a photograph attached.
Beyond Loved in Colour
Support my other creative endeavours
Loved in Colour is one part of a wider creative practice. I write, I design, and I am building a career as a creative designer. If you have enjoyed the work here, these are the other places I am putting it.