October drop

Commissions are open

12 of 12 October slots left

One artist. Twelve commissions a month. No prints.

Next slots open 1 October

You'll hear when the next slots open. Nothing else.

From photo to canvas

Send a phone photo. Get a painting.

Every portrait starts as an ordinary photo — usually a bad one, taken on a sofa, in poor light. That's fine. The work is in the translation, and that's my job, not yours.

What makes a good reference photo

Four steps, seven to fourteen days.

  • Claim a slot

    Choose your size and take one of this month's commissions. The cap is real: when the twelve are gone, the month is closed.

  • Send one photo

    Upload a reference photo at checkout. Daylight, eye level, no filter. If it won't work, you'll hear from me before I start — not after.

  • Approve the proof

    You see a photograph of the finished painting before it leaves the studio. Changes at this stage are free.

  • It ships

    Signed, varnished, and framed if you asked for it. UK tracked delivery, 7–14 days from photo to doorstep.
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A note on price

Why this isn't forty pounds.

Search “custom pet portrait” and most of what comes back is a print — your photo run through a filter or a template, printed to order, shipped from a warehouse. Those have their place. This isn't that. What you're paying for is the hours: one artist, one canvas, colour mixed and laid down by hand, and a month that only holds twelve of them. When it's finished, it's the only one there is.

The studio

One pair of hands.

[Artist name] paints every commission at the studio in [town]. No assistants, no outsourcing, no second studio somewhere cheaper. That's the reason the cap exists — twelve is what one person can paint properly in a month, and painting more would mean painting worse.

More about the studio

Before you commission

What if my photo isn't very good?

Most aren't, and most still work. Daylight and eye level matter far more than a good camera. Upload what you have — if it genuinely won't translate, I'll tell you before I start and you can send another.

Can I change it once it's painted?

You approve a photograph of the finished painting before it ships, and adjustments at that stage are free. Once you've approved it and it's posted, it's yours as it is.

Can you paint two pets in one portrait?

Yes. Choose the multi-pet option at checkout and upload a photo of each. Larger sizes work better for more than one.

Why can't I order right now?

Because the month is full. Each drop is capped and every painting starts the week it's bought. Join the waitlist and you'll hear when the next slots open.