Pet Portraits
Welcome to my Pastel Pet Portraits UK website. I’m a British based animal portrait artist and my pet portraits business has been running for over 20 years. My custom pastel pet portraits can be supplied framed or unframed. The hand painted dog portraits, cat portraits and horse portraits that clients commission me to paint are available in a range of sizes.
Some examples of my work can be seen on this website. To see more of my work please visit our Facebook or Instagram pages.
Animal Portraits By Lorraine Gray
I’m Lorraine Gray and I have been a professional animal portrait artist for over 20 years. I have been delighting clients worldwide with my pet portraits of their beloved cats, dogs and horses from their photos. In 2007 I appeared on BBC1 Television at Battersea Dogs Home. I am also an author of three books on how to paint pet portraits in oils.
Many of my commissioned pet portraits are from people who want a lifelike portrait to remember a recently passed, loved pet. With a good photo to work from and by talking to my client about their pet’s personality I aim to bring their furry friend to life in the pet portrait I produce. Having a painting of the pets we have loved can be very comforting when they have gone.
A pet portrait is a beautiful way to remember a faithful friend
I also get lots of commissions from people wanting to give pet portraits as a gift. Pet paintings are great gifts, especially as Christmas gifts or birthday gifts. If you want to commission a custom pet portrait as a gift please book early. For those times where the decision is last minute you can always buy a gift certificate so that the owner can decide on the pose at a later date. Details of my gift cards can be found on my prices page.
Some examples of the pet portraits I have drawn appear on this website. There is also a blog section where you can read about my commissions and view work in progress, finished pet portraits and framed paintings. I’m also active on Facebook and Instagram where you can view my work.
My testimonials show that you can be confident that I will provide you with a animal portrait that is lifelike and will bring you many years of cherished memories of your pet or pets. A small selection of reviews relating to some previous pet portraits appear further down this page.
Pet Portraits From Photos

Dog Portraits
Beautiful & lifelike dog portraits from photos in pastels. As with all my pet portraits I can supply framed or unframed.

Cat Portraits
Let me capture your cat’s personality forever with one of my commissioned cat portraits. Pet portraits make the ideal gift.

Horse Portraits
Pet portraits of horses from a photo. My horse portraits are available in pastel and can be supplied framed or unframed.
Reviews
FAQ
Most frequent pet portrait questions. Click question to reveal answer.
Latest Blog Posts
Black Labrador Portraits
Portraits of Pets – 2019
German Shepherd Portrait in oils

Why not commission me to paint a custom dog portrait, cat portrait or horse portrait?
We all love our pets dearly and so it’s only natural that we want to capture their personality in a painting. Pet portraits make a wonderful gift to someone special, or why not treat yourself?