Where possible, I prefer to take necessary reference photographs of your pets myself. If you can provide me with suitable photographs (prints or digital files), they can also be used.
The paintings are produced on high-quality acid-free paper. Free matting & generic framing is included. My standard painting sizes are 8x10, 11x14 or 16x20 (matted size). Larger sizes are available on request.
The commissioned paintings may take several weeks to complete depending on my work load, if you need your painting by a specific date please let me know. Allow extra time for Christmas delivery!
Out of province and overseas enquiries welcome, you don’t have to live in Canada!
Please feel free to contact me at any time for more information.
I was born in Devon, England many years ago.
After a brief interlude as an apprentice stained glass window designer I studied illustration and typography for three years at the Exeter College of Art, graduating with a degree equivalency in art & design. With a further year of study at the college I gained licentiate admission to the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers (LSIAD).
I emigrated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1971, and decided to stay. Putting my graphics skills to use I began a thirty-year career in advertising, graphics and multi-media.
With a passion for watercolours that goes back to my school days I have now combined my love of animals with the joy of painting, and specialize in portraits of pets and animals - and people too.
I now live on Pender Island, in beautiful British Columbia.
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GEOFFREY MARTIN | WATERCOLOUR PET PORTRAIT ARTIST | ORIGINAL ANIMAL PAINTINGS | COMMISSIONS | BRITISH COLUMBIA | ALBERTA | CANADA | GULF ISLANDS | VICTORIA | VANCOUVER | CALGARY
All about the paintings...
I try to capture the unique personality of your “best friends” in a realistic style that can convey more emotion than a mere photograph! To quote one customer, “You have captured her gentle nature through her eyes and you can feel her heart when you look at the painting”. It is the joyful emotion that I can share with my customers that makes it all worthwhile.
All about me...
My watercolour paintings make special gifts for yourself, your family and friends - for Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day, birthdays and Christmas.
They are a lifelong memory of a beloved family member.
“Your best friend,
your faithful companion,
captured in watercolour.”
