Hand-painted in oil · From your photograph
Your dog, painted the way the Old Masters painted people.
Katherine builds each portrait in thin layers of oil, glaze over glaze, the way Leonardo and Rembrandt did. It takes weeks. The result catches the look you know, the ear that never sits flat, and it will outlast all of us.
Layers in every portrait
Toned ground, drawing, underpainting, glazes, varnish. Each one has to dry before the next.
That is why the colour has depth a single pass can’t get, and why fur looks like fur up close. See how a portrait is built →
Recent commissions
From the studio wall
Memorial portraits
For the ones who are already gone.
Chichi and Romeo were both painted after they died, from photos their families already had. A phone snapshot is often enough. Katherine will tell you honestly what she can do with it before you pay anything.
If you’re not sure your photos are good enough, send them anyway. Most people are surprised.
How ordering works
Four steps, no surprises
Send your photos
Upload a few favourites through the quote form. It’s free and there’s no obligation.
Agree the details
Katherine confirms size, price and delivery date. A 50% deposit reserves your studio slot.
Approve the sketch
You see the drawing and composition before any colour goes on, and can ask for changes.
Receive your painting
You approve a photo of the finished portrait, pay the balance, and it ships insured.
Sketch approval
You approve the drawing before painting starts. Changes at this stage are free.
A date you can plan around
Your delivery date is confirmed in writing when you book, so gift deadlines are safe.
Insured shipping
Packed with corner guards in a rigid box and fully insured to your door.
Painted by one artist
Katherine paints every portrait herself. It is never passed to an assistant or printed.