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You’ve discovered the perfect, heartfelt gift that is truly one-of-a-kind!

Finding unique gifts for our friends and loved ones can be so hard. We all want something personal, and what could be more so than a hand-drawn portrait of a cherished pet? Using professional pastels and coloured pencils, I specialize in custom pet portraits that capture the essence and individuality of your special companion, making for a truly meaningful gift whether it’s a birthday, anniversary or just because.

Giving a gift that resonates with love and memory will create a lasting keepsake that will be cherished for years to come.

Custom Pet Paintings Australia

Hi! I am an artist currently residing in beautiful country Victoria, Australia.

Do you remember when, growing up, you discovered something that gave you great joy and peace? But life takes hold, you lose sight of it and then years later you somehow get a chance to pause and look back and realise you stopped doing those things.

Hopefully you get a chance to rediscover what made a difference to you in those years.

For me, this was discovering a love for drawing and horses. Too young to drive, my appaloosa, Cara, obligingly drove me around the neighbouring farms, railway tracks and local town. She helped me discover a true love for horses, animals and nature.

For many of us, our beloved horses and pets become an undeniable source of joy and companionship in our lives. A beautifully crafted portrait makes the perfect gift to truly capture their unique characters.

I only use professional, high quality and lightfast materials - because when you entrust someone with your cherished portrait, you expect it to endure for many years to come… and also because it takes so many hours of prepping, trying to enhance photos for details which get lost when enlarged, sitting, drawing, organising pencils, colours,.. an eye alone can take a couple hours to get right and approx. 10 different colours! It’s a challenging and very rewarding process.

Hi, my name is Sonia, please feel free to reach out to discuss your own thoughts and ideas!

 Customer Reviews

Testimonials

"Hi Sonia, I would like to take the opportunity to thankyou so so much for everything you did for me, with the portrait of of Brandy. My wife cried when she saw the picture. Then she realised that it was a proper art drawing of her. As it looks so real. Just the reaction I had hoped for so thankyou so much for all your efforts. Kind Regards"

-Terence

"Had an amazing experience with Sonia! She went above and beyond getting a special portrait of my friend’s elderly dog done in time for her birthday. Sonia’s work is incredible! So lifelike and captures the individual details perfectly. She is one of, if not the most, professional artist I have dealt with in terms of being kept up to date with the work, her communication, asking for feedback, the packaging and care notes. Could not recommend highly enough! You will not be disappointed".

-Destinee

“Thankyou Sonia, for your amazing portrait of Boo. I gave it to my daughter for her 21st Birthday and she was so overcome with the likeness of her beautiful dog she was speechless. It now hangs proudly in her room. It was a stunning gift that she will treasure forever and is so priceless and so personal to her. You are an amazing artist and I will recommend you to all my friends who are pet lovers. I look forward to my portraits of my beloved dogs too”.

-Fiona

Hi Sonia. Just a note of appreciation and thankyou for the quality of the kingfisher that you undertook to draw for me. It exceeds all my expectations and my visitors find it hard to believe it’s not a photograph. Many thanks again.

-Ted

Dear Sonia, just wanted to say thankyou for your drawing you did for me. It is so realistic and everyone thinks it is a photo. You truly have captured that moment that I had with the giraffe.

-Carman

Thanks Sonia. Tiff loves the picture - made her cry which is something she never does.

Contact me

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me!

 

South East Victoria

Australia