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I am a pet portrait artist and owner of Flying Fur Pet Portraits. I reside in the Greater New York area. I have been in the veterinary field most of my life, from a veterinary technician to practice manager of a large veterinary hospital in Westchester, N.Y.

In March of 2012, I left my job to pursue my art and start my own pet portrait business, It is an exciting road and a dream fulfilled.I love being able to give people a beautiful portrait to honor their best friend.


I have donated my one of a kind custom portraits for raffle/auction winners for various animal groups both here and in the UK, to help them raise money for their organizations. I have also done commissioned portraits as gifts for judges in agility and flyball trials.

I share my home with 5 dogs. Two Border Collies, a Great Pyrenees, a Pomeranian, a Toy Poodle and numerous cats. Read Less

Many people have asked me how I create a digital portrait of their pet in oils and pastels.

It starts with a clear photograph that is emailed to me. I then begin the transformation from photograph to a one of a kind digitally hand painted portrait.

I have a virtual palette consisting of thousands of colors, tones and hues. I have a graphics tablet that serves as my canvas and a stylus pen for a brush.I employ the same hand strokes as a traditional artist with a selection of 700 different different brushes. My canvas can be as small or as large as I like, while still being able to work in a small space.

Every every hair strand is individually hand painted. I try to make the portrait as realistic as is possible, following the guidelines from the photograph. I have on occasion taken the artistic liberty to enhance a particular feature of the pet I am painting, and create detail in a portrait that is lacking in the original photograph.

All my portraits are printed using the Giclee method of printing with archival ink on museum quality canvas. Your portrait will last at least 100 years without losing color or vibrancy.The result is a portrait that is very difficult to distinguish from a traditional oil painting of your pet.

I paint all my portraits with love and care to maintain the integrity and spirit of your pet.
My goal in painting your pet's portrait is for you to smile every time you see it on the wall! Read Less

The portraits that are on my website are for sale for less than a commissioned portrait. I frequently add new art. So, keep your eye out for new breeds of dogs as well as mixed breeds, cats, birds and pocket pets.

Please email me with an uploaded photograph of your pet Choose a close up or semi close up picture that is sharp and not blurred. Let me know about the background and if you want to keep it or have me create a background for your pet's portrait. I can also work with the color(s) that you would like to include in the in the portrait, or you can let me choose what I think will enhance the portrait of your pet.

Please email me at: flyingfurpetportraits@aol.com and find me on Facebook under Flying Fur Pet Portraits.

Thank you for visiting,

Laura J, Rothstein Read Less