athryn Beals is a professional portrait painter located in California. She paints portraits of dogs and people from photographs.

Kathryn is now taking portrait orders for the holidays. Order by December 1 to have your portrait ready for Christmas, or purchase a gift certificate valid for one year. Portraits booked up in November last year so order soon!

Kathryn specializes in a distinctive portrait style with an emphasis on warmth and character. She believes the secret of a compelling likeness, whether a pet portrait or a human portrait, is in the expression in the eyes. Kathryn hand-paints her portraits on the highest quality stretched canvas, using premium quality American-made paints. You can watch her paintings step-by-step on her art technique blog.

Kathryn's portraits are fully guaranteed and are shipped worldwide for free. These original paintings make a classy and memorable gift that will last a lifetime. Commission a portrait using your own photos, or purchase a gift certificate and let your recipient choose the perfect pose for their painting.

To purchase a gift certificate, just submit the online order form with payment and your recipient's name in the comments section. They can choose and submit their own photos for their portrait up to one year later.

Check out these Dogster dog portraits, or visit our Bay to Barkers Gallery to see photos from the event last summer.