A favorite face
for a familiar place.
Archie sits nearby while Emma works, looking up with those round golden eyes. She wants a painting of that familiar expression for the wall beside her desk.
A portrait for home
Archie: a portrait for home
Emma chooses a portrait of Archie to keep at home.
1 pet · One glass painting · Wooden frame
The pet in this paintingThe details that
The details that
make this pet recognizable.
Soft grey fur surrounds bright eyes, with darker strokes defining the cheeks and forehead.
The finished composition
The process images and associated video show how the same cat becomes a finished glass portrait.
Chosen byEmma
Forherself
The petArchie
The occasionA portrait for home
A favorite face
The details they’ll
recognize every day.
The photograph, outline and color stages show how the broad grey face becomes recognizable. Keeping the eyes clear matters more than adding extra decoration.
This same portrait, step by step
From the reference photo
to the finished painting.
The matching workshop video
See this painting
take shape.
This footage belongs to the portrait shown on this page. Look closely at the painted layers and the brushwork around the pet’s face.
Open the full videoMake a portrait
with your own story.
Choose a pet photo for a birthday gift, a place in your home or a portrait in remembrance. Your photos and notes tell us what you want painted.
More pets, more personalities
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Meet Pippin & read the story
In loving memory
Clover was her daughter’s first companion. Hannah wants a gentle way to keep the rabbit’s face in the family’s photographs without turning the entire room into a memorial.
Meet Clover & read the story
An anniversary gift
Teddy’s upward glance is the expression his wife sees whenever she picks up the lead. Oliver chooses that moment rather than a formal photograph.
Meet Teddy & read the story