Moody oil pet portraits

Candlelight, velvet and deep shadow

Jewel tones, a room lit only by candles and paint laid on thick. For the sitter who has always considered velvet their natural habitat.

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Moody oil pet portraits: example portrait — Framed in black, white or oak.

Dark, rich, unapologetic

Our Gilded Oil portrait borrows from the nineteenth-century salon: a reclining sitter on emerald velvet, sapphire and garnet shadows behind, a hint of antique gold damask. The background is sculpted in heavy strokes; the face is finished with care.

Moody, not gloomy

The darkness is there to make the eyes glow. Light falls warm on the face and chest, so even a black cat or a chocolate Labrador reads clearly from across the room.

Two moods to choose from

Prefer quiet umber and a single beam of window light? That is our Dutch Old Master. Prefer jewel colours and candlelight? Gilded Oil. Both hang handsomely beside dark wood and brass.

Made for a deep wall colour

Navy, forest green, oxblood. A moody oil in a black frame on a dark wall is the kind of thing guests photograph.

Framed in black, white or oak.

Approved by you

You approve every portrait before it's made. Two revisions, should they be needed.

Every marking

Spots, stripes, masks, odd eyes, extra toes. Their face, not a face.

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Framed to give

Archival prints, real frames and a linen box. Ready to hang, or to hand over.

It moves

A code on the frame back opens a moving portrait and a private page.

Enquiries

Questions

What colours appear in the background?

Deep emerald, sapphire and garnet with touches of antique gold. Your pet's own colouring is never changed to match.

Is this style good for a memorial?

It can be, for a pet with a grand personality. For something gentler, see our memorial portraits in golden meadow light.

Can I see it before paying?

Yes. Your first sitting is free, and nothing is printed until you approve the portrait.