Commissions open
Your pet, painted in oil
A textured oil portrait on panel, painted by hand from your photographs. One original, signed, never reproduced.
20 x 20 cm (8 x 8 in)
$200 €180
+ shipping, confirmed before you pay
20 x 20 cm (8 x 8 in) · oil on panel
Other sizes available on quote
- Painted from your photographs
- 3 to 6 weeks
- 50% deposit once you approve the sketch
- Ships worldwide
- 01
You send photos of your animal
- 02
I send you a sketch of the composition
- 03
You approve and pay the 50% deposit, I paint
The studio
I only paint animals
I work in oil on small prepared panels, in the west of France. I came to animals because they are the hardest thing I know how to paint: a dog's eye is either alive or it is glass, and there is no hiding it.
I paint from photographs, in two sessions: the first lays in the drawing and the big masses, the second, once that layer is dry, brings the fur, the eyes and the light. The brushwork stays visible and textured. A portrait is finished when I stop wanting to touch it. Most of my panels are 20 x 20 cm, small enough that nothing can stay approximate, and a portrait sits on a shelf or a desk rather than on a gallery wall.
- Medium
- Oil on prepared panel
- Format
- 20 x 20 cm, other sizes on quote
- Based in
- Pays de la Loire, France
- Ships
- Worldwide, cost confirmed before you pay
Commissions are open. My own finished panels are sold at auction on Instagram.
Tabby and white cat, oil on panel · 20 x 20 cm
Questions
Before you write
Which photo should I send?
One sharp photo is enough, more helps, ideally at eye level and in daylight. Avoid the flash and avoid shooting down at the animal. If none of your photos will do, I tell you before anything is agreed and explain what to shoot again.
Can you paint two animals?
Yes. Two animals need a larger panel, so it is on quote: tell me in the form and I send you the price with the sketch.
Is the painting framed?
No. It is painted on prepared panel and comes unframed, to frame to your own taste. I can advise on framing if you want.
How much is shipping?
It depends on where you live. I ship worldwide, tracked, in rigid packaging, and I confirm the exact cost with the sketch, before you pay anything.
Can it be a gift?
Yes. Tell me in the form when you need it and I tell you straight away whether the date is realistic. I can ship it directly to the person.
How long does it take, and when do I pay?
Three to six weeks from the deposit. You pay nothing until you approve the sketch, then a 50% deposit. The balance and shipping come once you have approved the finished portrait, before I ship it.
Book a commission
Tell me about your animal and attach your photographs: I reply within 48 hours with the real timeline.
atelier@benjaminphilippot.com I reply within 48 hours · 50% deposit once you approve the sketch