Beth's Pet Portraits

My name is Bethaney Edge, I'm a UK based pet portrait artist, and I traditionally hand paint colourful and detailed portraits of your pets from photographs, so that they can be remembered and treasured in a beautiful way. I use artist quality oil paints on professionally stretched linen canvas to create vibrant paintings that reflect you and your pet, as you can customize your commission down to the very last detail, or if you are not sure about what you want from a portrait, my opinions and guidance are always available.


What are oil paints?
Oil paints are made of pigments ground into a medium of oil (such as linseed) and have a thick buttery consistency. They are usually applied straight onto canvas in layers with a brush, and are thinned with turpentine and oil. I use artists’ oil paints which have high quality pigment content, and I use linseed oil as my primary paint thinner. A completed oil painting is often varnished after six months for protection, and can be framed or unframed. I paint the edges of the canvas so that my customers can choose whether or not to frame their portrait. Read more about the way I paint in my information pages.


Why choose an oil painting?
Oil paints have many good qualities, such as their excellent depth of colour and their hardwearing properties. The smooth consistency is perfect for blending and creating depth in a painting, and the richness of the colours looks stunning when a finished portrait is hung on the wall. I like to paint very smoothly onto a linen canvas, so there isn’t much texture, and I allow each layer to dry before I start a new layer so that the depth of the portrait can develop.

Navigation of this site is from above, where you can browse the gallery to see other portraits that I have completed, or take a look at information about what will happen if you wish to have a painting commissioned. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further help or information, I will be happy to hear from you.