#fine art dog paintings

[sloppjockey]

dogperson iii. oil painting on coaster. yet another for 'salut 9' open now at Nucleus Portland

[the-evil-clergyman]

Selene Thrown Down by Argus by Ferdinand Keller (1886)

[ivyfox-illustration]

I painted a Doberman named Wicked in watercolors!

Want a pet portrait done? My commissions are open!

I figured out a new technique with my watercolor brushes to make more realistic short/fine hairs. I am absolutely in love with this painting, I think it may be my best so far.

About my process:

So usually I’d use a cut up acrylic brush to get an uneven/jagged texture that creates strokes resembling when used to paint. This is great with long haired animals if they have flowing hair. With short haired dogs it doesn’t work as well because of the hundreds (thousands?) of tiny little strokes required to get the texture right. This time I used an actual watercolor brush (a smaller round brush) and would flick any excess water off so it was mostly dry (but with pigment) and splayed out kind of wildly (more or less depending on how sparse or heavy/dark I needed the hair to be in each area) I primarily used a Windsor & Newton Series-7 size 3 (finest sable). The paper is 9x12. Adjust your brush sizing accordingly. I used a white gel pen for corrections. Often it’s too bright for a particular area on a darker dog so I’ll often rub it in with my fingers to soften the contrast!

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

James Jebusa Shannon (1862-1923) "Lady Marjorie Manners" (1900) Oil on canvas

[szczekaczz]

James Ward, Ravager, One of the Lambton Hounds (1835)

[thepaintedroom]

Marie-Desiree Bourgoin (French, 1839–1912) • Sarah Bernhardt Sculpting in Her Studio • 1879 • Watercolor and gouache over graphite • Metropolitan Museum of Art

[bebs-art-gallery]

All Dogs Go to Heaven. We Will Meet Again.

to all of us who’ve lost our best friends ♡

— artwork by Martin Wittfooth

[constanzarte]

Briton Rivière, Compulsory Education

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Luis de Madrazo y Kuntz (Spanish, 1825-1897) María Teresa de Madrazo y de Madrazo, 1870 Colección Madrazo. Comunidad de Madrid

[mjhartwork]

Terrier Du Bois.

I know that "harrier" is already a dog breed... but he looks more like a terrier!

[icecreamwithjackdaniels]

Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900), "Oosisoak", ca. 1861

[ardentinwoe]

Agent of chaos...

[sorrcha]

dogy..

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Marguerite Gérard (1761-1837) "The Bouquet" (c. 1783) Oil on canvas Currently in a private collection

[szczekaczz]

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, Chien qui aboie (1798)

[thepaintedroom]

Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson (Norwegian, 1837-1921) • A Farewell from the Window • 1873