Pet portrait commission prices start at £195 for a standard sized painting of a single pet, unframed. And £225 for the large size. Click here for all prices including multiple pets and framed paintings

Portrait commission prices start at £295 for a standard sized painting of a single subject, unframed. And £340 for the large size. Click here for all prices including multiple pets and framed paintings

It will come as no surprise that the common requests are for cats, dogs and horses. However, I am also happy to paint a portrait of your rabbit or parrot, or any animal family member.

I paint in acrylic. I like the vibrancy of the colours, the texture and the speed with which acrylic dries. I use a combination of Daler Rowney System 3, Windsor & Newton Galleria and Jackson’s studio range. I mix and match depending on the levels of opacity I need to achieve for a particular colour palette. Paler skin tones often need a few layers to build up the colour over my preferred cadmium red underpainting.

My go-to-brush is a Jackson's No. 5 flat, black hog bristle brush or a Windsor & Newton Monarch Round No. 4. I like to get as far into a painting as I can with one of these chaps before moving to a No. 8 Silver Stick flat shader for a little bit of carefully chosen detail.

Sometimes, things go smoothly from the off and a portrait can be completed in a couple of days. Sometimes, I’m not so lucky and a I can get into a bit of a battle with a painting. I find it helpful to have several works on the go at any time so I can jump between pieces. This way, I can keep painting, yet avoid getting stuck when what you should really do is step away and give yourself the possibility of coming back to it with what feels like a fresh pair of eyes.

Yes, absolutely. This is how I work. It makes things very simple. All you have to do is send me the photo and I’ll get busy. For help on photo reference for a portrait click here.

Yes. If it’s your pet, I can paint a portrait - however young, or old, they might be.

Yes. You can choose from painted children’s portraits to delightful charcoal and pencil drawings. All I need is a photo.

Yes, if that’s how you’d like them. It’s up to you. I can frame your painting in a 20mm pewter finish frame with a white window mount as standard. Click here to see how it will look. Or, see here for prices. Or I can deliver to you, mounted only and sized to fit into either a 20” x 16” or 16” x 12” standard frame. Click here for help with sizes.

Yes. All I need is the size of the frame you want to use and the size of the mount, and I can price up your painting to fit. Just email me on hello@carlrussellart.com or call me on 07956 658428.

The delivery cost to Mianland UK for mounted artwork is £9.95, whilst a framed work will cost no more than £25 depending on which size you go for. Please get in touch for prices further afield.