About Paint My Dog
Wanting to provide an alternative to the classic pet portrait, British artist, Justine Osborne created paintmydog.co.uk offering a fresh and contemporary approach to the much loved and celebrated tradition of painting dog portraits.
Fascinated with the dogs' different personalities, artist and painter Justine Osborne BA specialises in oil paintings of dogs. She successfully conveys the spirit and depth of expression that is unique to each dog, creating eye-catching and contemporary canine images.
Justine has painted many subjects over the years, but it is the exuberance and lust for life which dogs have, that inspires her to paint them over and over again.
"I enjoy the colours of dogs, their shape, their intensity of expression.Cross-breed or pure bred, every dog has its own challenges. Working with the owners allows for an insight into each dog's personality and the great effect they have on our lives. An irreplaceable bond occurs between owner and dog, and I always feel privileged to create images that represent such special relationships." view latest dog portrait
Justine takes her influences from many different artists, her favourites including: Stubbs, Lucian Freud, David Hockney, Jenny Saville and Morandi. Read an interview with Justine.
An artist grateful for the love and constant inspiration dogs provide in life and art. After many years in urban London, Justine now lives with her basset hounds Minnie and Morris in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire and have a slower pace of life in the English countryside!
Why paint dogs?
My sleeping basset life models continue to inspire and fascinate me, these daily sketches of my hounds play an important role in my scrutiny of the dog!
A big thanks to my muse Minnie who inspired it all- Minnie the basset hound.