Although I have not offered them as a formal pet portrait option until 2014, I have been doing Custom Contemporary Pet Portrait Drawings upon request for quite some time. I am not sure why I didn’t make it a more prominent feature until now. I do enjoy drawing them!

And lo and behold, BZTAT makes portraits of animals other than cats and dogs!

This drawing of a cockatiel bird named Ash was created for Lisa Jellinek, who operates a Natural Dog and Cat Food Store. Lisa had lost Ash to the Rainbow Bridge suddenly, and she was wanting an artwork to celebrate the joy her beloved Cockatiel had brought to her family’s life while the bird was alive.

Here are Lisa’s words about the portrait:

We lost Ash unexpectedly and were devastated. We asked BZTAT if she “does birds” and she asked for some pictures of Ash. When our completed portrait arrived in the mail we were brought to tears as she captured our fun, sweet loving bird perfectly. That beautiful portrait now sits in my office and makes us smile every day.

I am so gratified when I hear that my artwork has brought some joy to someone who has lost a pet. I know how that loss feels, as I have lost beloved pets myself, and to bring some happiness back to someone experiencing that loss is very moving for me as an artist.

I so enjoyed drawing Ash’s portrait, I used it as a model for a painting that was part of my Okey’s Promise: Celebrating the Human Animal Bond collection.

I would be thrilled to create a portrait of your pet to celebrate the joy he or she brings you!

Contemporary Custom Pet Portrait Drawings are just one of my feature portrait options. Please check here to learn more about all of the options. I look forward to hearing from you!