Having just completed their hand painted pop art portrait, I asked their lovely mum Sam if I could drop by to deliver her artwork, as they live near me. My paintings travel all over the world and interstate to their homes so it’s actually rare that I meet the pups I paint in person. A big thank you to Sam for commissioning their portrait and welcoming me into your home for a visit.

To create a pet portrait I dedicate so much time to looking at your pup’s photos, getting to know their personality and painting their every detail. When the portrait is complete, I feel like I know each pup already even if I never get to meet them. It’s really something special to then meet them in person and realise I’ve captured their spirit and personality perfectly.

Full of energy I was greeted by bouncy Raven who managed to give me a kiss on the cheek while I was standing up! Oscar is a super soft cuddly cloud and a little less energetic than his sister, but so happy to accept much patting. Both super happy pups who live a life of luxury with heaps of room to play.

Plus I found out Oscar is an artist too – such an honour to have my painting hanging beside his paw print masterpiece.

A beautiful family who I’m very grateful to work with on this portrait. I hope it brings many smiles just like Raven and Oscar and their playful antics, which you can check out on their Instagram too – @batmantha_x.

If you think a pop art of your pets would be perfect for your home, find out more about commissioning a hand painted portrait.

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There’s so much to say about this gorgeous girl. Upon organising her portrait her brave mum Anja (who has given me permission to share their story) told me of the struggles she has with C-PTSD (Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and the love and support her incredible parents give her to overcome this condition.

The best medicine prescribed by her psychologist was a mental health assistance dog. Which was glorious news! However because of her work life, committing to a puppy, along with the intensive training required for Assistance Dog certification, wasn’t realistic.

Until her parents said they were willing to keep and train a dog for as long as necessary, then she can join Anja full time. With much relief and gratitude, sweet puppy Kyla entered their lives.

Life was transformed for Anja with Kyla by her side. But when it came time for them to move interstate, it was both a proud and sad goodbye for her parents who would not get to see them as often. In Anja’s words “I know they miss and love us both, but I think they miss Kyla more”

Anja commissioned this portrait for her parents “as a perfect reminder of the animal they love and the remarkable thing they’ve done for their daughter” – a truely special Christmas present. And I’m happy to report Kyla passed her Public Access Test with flying colours!

Their story continues – just follow Anja and Kyla on their Instagram @thekylachronicles

Kyla’s canvas print pet portrait is hanging in pride of place in Anja’s parents home.

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This gorgeous family is why I love being a pet portrait artist so much. I’ve had the pleasure of working with D’Arhne to create very special portraits of all her pups since she first discovered my art back in 2016.

A true collector my pop art, her crazy puppy gallery showcases hand painted masterpieces, a group canvas print, bag, personalised dog ID tags and most recently a set of colourful mugs that make her smile everyday.

If you are anything like me as a dog parent, you spend most of your waking hours documenting everything your fur-babies do. Scroll though the photos on my phone and it would be hard for you to find one that doesn’t feature my pups, Finn and Budd. I’m sure I’m not the only one who is like this.

D’Arhne, mother of these five gorgeous dogs, is the talented pet photographer of Crazy Puppy Love Photography. With an eye for colour and amazing natural talent, D’Arhne captures beautiful photos of her pups and their friends from her location in Queensland, Australia.

I had the honour of turning some of her pet photography into works of Pop Art. And I made a time-lapse video about it! Such a fun bunch of pups to grace my easel.

Thank you D’Arhne for all your wonderful support of my art.

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He is the perfect mix of Maltese Shihtzu and Silky Terrier and a pleasure to illustrate for his very own pop art portrait. This gorgeous photo was taken by his mum, Nadia, after their portrait arrived in the mail.

My aim is always to capture your pet’s personality in my art and in Oreo’s drawing we decided to add in his little pink tongue to accentuate his happy expression. This was perfect.

I’m very pleased with Oreo’s portrait and so is his mum, she loves it so much that it’s displayed in pride of place in her home.

Here’s her beautiful review posted to my facebook page:

Oreo and Nadia have all sorts of fun together. Last year they participated in PAWgust, where they walked for 30min each day during the month of August to raise money for guide dogs puppies in training, needless to say Oreo loved every minute of it.

Thank you for these wonderful photos of Oreo and his canvas print portrait.

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