Pet Portraits - Penny Richardson Fine Art

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Bird Paintings

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Commissioned Bird Paintings

Bird Paintings

The bird painting of Wobble above was commissioned in 2006.
I have just been commissioned to paint two ‘ruby macaws’ for a customer living in Trinidad, West Indies. The bird painting will be acrylic on canvas 20″ x 30″ coming next.

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About Artist Penny Richardson

I have over 30 years’ experience as a professional artist painting commissions of pets, animals and birds.
I work in a variety of painting mediums that include gouache watercolour, soft pastel, acrylic and oil. These enable me to capture paintings in fine detail with a rich use of colour, giving a tremendous amount of realism.

If you would like to commission me, please telephone me on 07884198748 or email your favourite photos with any ideas you might have regarding the painting you would like.
I will then look at your specific requirements and either discuss by phone or send you an email with a written quotation which will be tailored to your request.

Norwich Terrier Painting

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Norwich Terrier Painting
Mable

Norwich Terrier customer testimony

We are thrilled with the picture of our Norwich Terrier Mabel. It looks lovely on the wall and really captures her personality.

Thanks, Sarah

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About Dog Artist Penny Richardson

I have over 30 years’ experience as a professional dog artist painting Jack Russell Terriers.
I work in a variety of painting mediums that include gouache watercolour, soft pastel, acrylic and oil. These enable me to capture dog portrait paintings in fine detail with a rich use of colour, giving a tremendous amount of realism.

If you would like to commission me to paint a dog portrait for you, please telephone me on 07884198748 or email your favourite photos with any ideas you might have regarding the painting you would like.
I will then look at your specific requirements and either discuss by phone or send you an email with a written quotation which will be tailored to your request.

Black & White Child Portrait

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Black & White Child Portrait

Acrylic Child Portrait in Black & White

Capturing the character of a child is always a desire of mine. In this black & white child portrait I have used pencil to sketch in the child and then used acrylic paints onto board. The acrylics are watered down to place layers of differing shades of black, one upon the other. This gives a free effect behind the subject in order to bring out contrasts.

To achieve impact in child portraits, I create light and shade to the subject. Light is everything in child portraits, as it brings life, especially in the eyes.

A Child portrait can also be achieved in gouache watercolour, pastel or oil paints, each medium will have a different feel. Pastel radiates a velvet warmth, gouache can bring a more detailed outcome. Oils and acrylics will produce a more flowing loose portrait.

Acrylics and oils are very similar painting mediums and can be used the same way. The benefit of acrylic over oils is that the painting is completed within a much shorter timescale.

Today’s acrylics are much richer in pigment and it is hard to distinguish them when comparing them to traditional oil paints.
I tend to use the brand, Winsor and Newton for gouache water colour, acrylic paint and oil paint.

Limited Edition Prints are available of the original painting through our own specialised printing service. Prints can be digitally enhanced, to create different effects that are fun and unusual. This means that your original painting remains where you want it too be.
A professional Bespoke Picture Framing service is also available at our Gallery Workshop in Exton in Rutland.

Please contact me with your ideas to see what I can do for you.

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Jack Russell Portrait Painting

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Jack Russell Painting - Penny Richardson Fine Art
Jake 2016

Jack Russell Painting Testimonial

Many thanks to you both she is delighted with the painting of her Jack Russell Jake.

Alison

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About Dog Artist Penny Richardson

I have over 30 years’ experience as a professional dog artist painting Jack Russell Terriers.
I work in a variety of painting mediums that include gouache watercolour, soft pastel, acrylic and oil. These enable me to capture dog portrait paintings in fine detail with a rich use of colour, giving a tremendous amount of realism.

If you would like to commission me to paint a dog portrait for you, please telephone me on 07884198748 or email your favourite photos with any ideas you might have regarding the painting you would like.
I will then look at your specific requirements and either discuss by phone or send you an email with a written quotation which will be tailored to your request.

Picture Framers in Rutland & Stamford.

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Picture Framers John & Penny Richardson from Exton in Rutland have been framing professionally for over 25 years. We source a large supply of contemporary and traditional style picture frames of outstanding quality. We use the most reputable picture frame manufacturers in the UK.

Latest range of NEW Picture Frame mouldings available from April 2016.

Picture Frame Mouldings
Picture Frame Mouldings

Picture Framers – Est. 1990

As an optional extra, we can seal glazings to the frame to KEEP OUT those annoying thrip flies and any atmospheric pollutions.

Mountboards

We use white core mount boards that are acid free from Daler Rowney. As an option, we also offer preservation and conservation mount boards from the same manufacturer.
View our page on Conservation Picture Framing:
Conservation Picture Framing

Picture Glass

We use high quality 2mm clear float glass and non reflective diffused glass.
We also offer various types of conservation glazing that protects your artwork from 93% of UV light.
View our page on different types of Picture Glass like 3mm Artshield Plastic Glazing and Schott Mirogard Specialist Glass:
We recently glazed an Oil Painting of the Marquess of Exeter for Burghley Estates in Stamford using Schott Mirogard Anti-Reflective glass that is Low in reflection, neutral in colour, and nearly invisible.
Different types of Picture Glass for Picture Framing

All our frames are mitred, using the famous Morso Mitre Guillotine Cutting Machine. We then join frames from underneath using a precision underpinner.

We use state of the art mount cutters from Fletcher and Keencut, giving you the option of rectangular, square, oval and circular bevel edged mount apertures of all sizes.

If you would like to discuss your bespoke picture frame requirements, please contact us on 07884 198748 so that we can arrange a free no obligation consultation.

We are also available in the evenings and at weekends, do please ring for an appointment.

I have been a Pet Artist painting quality pet portraits for over 30 years. Along with my husband John we have an Art Gallery & also a Bespoke Picture Framing Service in Exton in Rutland, the smallest county in the United Kingdom.

I was born in Harrogate in North Yorkshire and started my career as a Pet Artist painting Pet Portraits on my father's Farm, at Cold Overton near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, after leaving Loughborough Art College in 1984.

I have a long history of artists in my family line. My mother studied at the Harrogate School of Art. In the second World War she was a red cross nurse and she sketched and painted many scenes from that era and time depicting the life and activities of ordinary people at their workplace i.e. nursing, fire service, trams and dockyard scenes etc.

I love painting pet portraits & I am very passionate about my work. My aim is to achieve the best quality pet portraits that have a realistic likeness to your animal. I have been commissioned from all over the UK and many commissions abroad. I am very happy to take on international commissions and have recently shipped four paintings to Alaska.
I was once commissioned by Sir Henry Tate to paint the Cottesmore Hunt opening meet at Preston Lodge. I am also an accomplished architectural, landscape and floral painter.

If you like my style of work and would be interested in a commission, please contact me on 07884 198748, or via the online contact form.

Penny Richardson

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PET ARTIST PENNY RICHARDSONArtist Penny Richardson PET PORTRAITS TESTIMONY Pet Portraits - Pet Artist - Penny Richardson Hi Penny,
Apologies for the delay in contacting you to thank you so much for Ruddles portrait.
You have (as you did with our labrador in 1994) captured him exactly.
I love it.
Many many thanks.
Regards Pauline x

Penny Richardson Fine Art

April House
Top Street
Exton
Rutland
LE15 8BB
United Kingdom

Tel. 01572 813500
Mobile. 07884 198748