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Pet Portraits by Commission – Pencil Drawings from Photos

Double Dog Portraits

This portrait was one of my favourite dog portraits to date! Stanley and Jarvis, a Black Labrador and Cocker Spaniel, are absolutely gorgeous and I really enjoyed drawing them. Scroll down to read about how the commission came about and view lots of lovely photos too!

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About The Dog Portrait Commission of Stanley and Jarvis

The portrait of Stanley and Jarvis was one of my favourite commissions of 2017! Sarah emailed to see if I would be able to create a gift voucher pack for her friend Paula. Sarah's family wanted to commission a portrait for them as a thank you gift for helping them with her children’s teeth. Paula is an orthodontist! What a lovely way to say thank you!

Paula was thrilled with her gift and emailed photos of her two dogs Stanley and Jarvis which were perfect for a portrait. You can see that Stanley has his lip curled in the photo however I drew it naturally in the portrait with his lip down.

Sarah commissioned an 18 x 14 portrait and you can read two testimonials emails from both Sarah and Paula when they saw the final portrait below. You can also see a photo of when the portrait was displayed in Sarah's home too!

Happy Clients...

"It's beautiful Melanie! I love it! Thanks so much! Will get one of our lab soon too!"

- Sarah X

"Dear Melanie, It’s really beautiful – I think you have captured them really well. Ben and I are really happy."

- Paula

Double Dog Pet Portraits in Pencil

"Dear Melanie, Thank you so much for our fabulous framed drawing of Jarvis and Stanley! We are so impressed, it is gorgeous - well done! Hope to be in touch again one day."

- Paula and Ben

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Double Dog Portraits

If you have a Labrador or a Spaniel you would like to have a portrait of, why not take photos of them and send them via my contact page. Let me know your ideas and I look forward to working with you soon!



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