Oil Pastel Portrait | Watercolor/Colored Pencil Portrait | Multiple Pet Portraits | Print Upgrade Package
Choose between oil pastel and watercolor/colored pencil mixed media for your color portrait.
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| Memorial Portrait of Samson, Golden Retriever, 2007. Oil pastel on sanded paper. Mannato Collection, Virginia. |
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| Memorial Portrait of Little Bear, Shih Tzu, 2007. Oil pastel on sanded paper. Berkshire Collection, Florida. |
For $400 (in two payments: $100 deposit when you order + $300 when you approve the finished portrait) you get:
This is an exciting extra! You can order t-shirts, sweatshirts, even baby- and kid-sized apparel featuring your very own pet. Not just the breed art that is already available, but your pet! You can also order mugs, mouse pads, tote bags, teddy bears, buttons, and a multitude of other goodies for home and office! CafePress chooses only the highest quality products and the most advanced printing techniques to fill your order.
Make a deposit now!$100.00 Deposit on pet portrait in oil pastel |
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| Barkley Boxer/Yellow Lab Mix, 2005. Watercolor and colored pencil on paper, Heller Collection, Pennsylvania Read Testimonial | |
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Miss Kitty Angel, Long-Haired Domestic Cat, 2004. Watercolor and colored pencil on paper. Anderson Collection, Pennsylvania. Read testimonial. |
For $445 (in two payments: $100 deposit when you order + $345 when you approve the finished portrait) you get:
This is an exciting extra! You can order t-shirts, sweatshirts, even baby- and kid-sized apparel featuring your very own pet. Not just the breed art that is already available, but your pet! You can also order mugs, mouse pads, tote bags, teddy bears, buttons, and a multitude of other goodies for home and office! CafePress chooses only the highest quality products and the most advanced printing techniques to fill your order.
When I've worn shirts featuring my pup Rosie's portrait, people often stop me and ask how they can get their pet's portrait on a shirt. I have to explain that any local t-shirt shop can heat-transfer your pet's face onto a t-shirt. But it would be missing the key ingredient: the portrait! You can only get that by having your pet's portrait done! Then you'll have a choice of over 70 great products showing off your pet's shining face!
Make a deposit now!$100.00 Deposit on pet portrait in watercolor and colored pencil mixed media |
Herd the whole pack or pride into one portrait!
Double or triple portraits -- that is, additional subjects in same artwork -- can be ordered at a 30% discount on additional subjects in same painting.
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Important note: You must have suitable photos (similar lighting for each animal) for this approach to work. See the photograph FAQ for details.
What if you don't have suitable photos to create a naturalistic setting and it is impossible to take new photos? Order multiple portraits or email me to discuss possible creative options.
Make a deposit now!$200.00 Deposit on multiple pet portrait in oil pastel or watercolor and colored pencil. |
Order high-quality archival quality prints of your portrait.
Order the "Multiply the Joy" Print Upgrade Package with your portrait and you can multiply the joy! These ultra-high-quality giclée reproductions are as close to the original in quality as possible:
Special savings when you order with your portrait: Normally these high-quality prints cost $40 each. But if you order at the same time as your portrait, you pay only $30 for a print. If you order two or more at the same time as your portrait, the price drops to $25 each! (Why? By printing, matting, and shipping everything at once, I save time and you save money!)
Add a print to your portrait order$30.00 Print Add-on to Portrait Order (If you want more than on print, just make a note on your order form -- we'll settle up later.) |
If you are like most of my clients you've probably never commissioned a portrait before and have a lot of questions... So do I! Your portrait will be as one-of-a-kind as your pet: I'd like to get to know your dog better and learn more about what you are looking for in a portrait.
I'm either sitting here working at my studio or not far away -- feel free to pop in and say "hi," say a few words, or ask a question. I'm all ears...
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Contact me via chat (click the button on the left), email or phone 412-828-8679 to discuss any questions you have about having your dog's portait done.
If you are already sure you are getting a portrait, don't wait until you've rounded up photos!
$100.00 deposit on your pet portrait will lock in your place on my waiting list. I'll contact you right away to work out the details. |
While you decide what you want in your dog's portrait, start looking for pictures! If you are like me, you've got a photo albums and shoe boxes (or folders on your computer) overflowing with pictures of your pets (I've got more pictures of the pets than the people in my family!). Get those photos out right now and look through them with details and close-ups in mind.
Send me several of your favorites so I can get a feel for your pet’s character. I’ll tell you if these photos are suitable for my “model.” If you don’t find what you like, get out the camera, read my “Tips on Taking a Photo” and shoot away from all angles, in a lot of poses and places. Then send me prints of your pictures, or have them put on a CD and mail that to me.
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| Britt, a Welsh Springer Spaniel, died suddenly at only six years old. Britt's mom's friends wanted to comfort her with a portrait showing off Britt's beautiful face. Obviously, there was no chance to take the perfect picture. Their solution was to find (being very sneaky to not ruin the surprise!) several pictures. | In the finished portrait, I combined elements of several photos. Her mom's favorite photo with the cocked head was over-exposed so there was no detail visible in the highlights. I started with the cocked head expression, then pulled the missing details, like Britt's freckles, from the bottom photos and her silky ears from the top left and bottom right photos. |
I've done dozens of each kind of portrait. I'll be glad to give you the benefit of my experience about what portrait suits you and your dog. Get in touch below.
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TO ORDER: Email artist Sue Donley, click the chat box on the left, or phone 412-828-8679 to discuss your portrait.