Color or Black and White

• Pen and ink

• Watercolor

Sizes

Face portrait: 9 x 12″

Larger custom sizes for full body portraits or more than one pet in the picture.

Prices

Pen and ink face portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 x 12″  . . . . . . . $600

Pen and ink with watercolor face portrait . . . . . . . .  9 x 12″ . . . . . . . $800

Large watercolor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 x 16″  . . . . . . .$1500

I use 300 lb. Arches archival watercolor paper.
Prices include matting.

If price is what’s keeping you from doing a portrait, call me. We can usually work something out.

Framing 

For a small additional fee, I will frame your piece in your choice of black or blonde wood.

What about cats, birds, horses, hamsters, snakes, alpacas?
I love to draw animals.
I started my career doing snakes, lizards and birds at the San Diego Zoo.
Click here to see cats, a ferret, a bison, zebras and even a dodo bird!

How do we start?

If you live in the Portland metro area, I will meet you and your dog and take digital photos to use as reference material.

For pet owners outside of Portland, I have a handy step-by-step guide to help take reference snapshots. The don’t need to be beautiful, just detailed enough so I can see the facial features that make your pet special. Emails jpgs or sends a CD.

If there is adequate reference material, I will do portraits of deceased pets.

I begin with a detailed pencil sketch.

You get to look at it and give me your opinions. You know your pet best.
If the fur too fluffy or too much tongue is hanging out, this is the time when we can make changes. Once you’re happy with the pencil drawing, I’ll either ink it or begin painting.

How long will it take ?

Two to three weeks

Gift certificates available?

Yes!
Portraits make great gifts. They usually make people cry ( in a good way.)