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Personal

 

Each portrait is drawn from photos you provide of your own pet. These custom portraits are not generic drawings of a particular breed. Sending more than one photograph is recommended.  

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realistic

 

Portraits are hand drawn in pastels on art paper, not computer generated. Each is “photo-realistic” and captures your pet’s likeness, right down to the colors, cute wet nose, and sparkle in the eyes.

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original

 

Portraits are one-of-a-kind, with or without a background, horizontal or vertical orientation. They make a unique gift or a treasured memento of a beloved pet for the dog lover in your life.

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Custom Pet Portraits

Below you will find some of the custom portraits created for clients, as well as some other fun projects. These include birds, flowers, and some marine life. You can follow the link to more portraits by clicking on the “View the Gallery” button at the bottom.

Lanie

Pastel pencil 9.5×12.5 matted to 11×14

Ruby & Brady*

Pastel pencil 9.5×12.5 matted to 11×14  

Jolene

Pastel pencil 9.5×12.5 matted to 11×14

Willa

Pastel pencil 9.5×12.5 matted to 11×14

Amos

Pastel pencil 9.5×12.5 matted to 11×14  

Marley

Pastel pencil 9.5×12.5 matted to 11×14

Simon

Pastel pencil 7×9.5 vertical orientation

Miele

Pastel Pencil on 9.5×7  Pastelmat pastel paper, horizontal

Sammy

Pastel Pencil 7×9.5 vertical orientation 

Cuties duo*

Pastel pencil 11×14 in progress…

Close-up detail

Pastel Pencil close-up
on pastel paper

Matted

A double portrait finished with mat 

Belle

Pastel Pencil 9.5×7

Randy

Pastel Pencil, 9.5×7 

Mr. Fong

Pastel Pencil, 9.5×7

Zeus

Pastel Pencils 7×9.5

Justice

Pastel pencil, 7×9.5 

 

Pug Puppy

Pastel Pencil 7×9.5 

Jesse

Pastel pencil 9.5×7 

River and Rain

Pastel pencil double portrait, 12.5×9.5 

 

Chocolate Lab

Pastel pencil 9.5×12.5 with sky background 

Coco

Graytone Pastel pencil 12.5×9.5 

Samu

Pastel pencil 9.5×7 

 

Natie

Pastel pencil 9×7  with simple “deck” background

Florida Panther

Pastel pencil 11×14 pastel paper

Barn Owl

Colored Pencil on 9.5×12.5 Canson 1557

Cica

Pastel Pencil 7×9.5 pastel paper 

Bailey

Pastel pencil 9.5×7 with blurred beach background

DLH Cat

Pastel pencil 9.5×12 

 

Pedro

Pastel pencil 9.5×7 with simple “panel” background

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Hello! And welcome to Artsypups by Gina!

After having to give up painting and drawing decades ago due to lack of time, I went back to basics in 2020 during the infamous “lock-down”. It has been great to pick up art again. Found a great drawing book in the library, and started taking online pet portrait drawing lessons in July ’20.  Whether it’s pets or wildlife, feathers or fur (or even flippers), every pet portrait is a wonderful challenge. I love bringing a drawing to life to the point it looks like a photograph!”

 

Commission requests are closed for 2024, but the calendar is open starting in January! You can email portraits@artsypups.com or fill out the contact form on the “contact us” page so I can schedule your portrait, and you can receive this year’s pricing. 


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