Ruby's original photo and charcoal portrait — side-by-side comparison

Commission Your Pet’s Portrait — Custom 8 × 10 Charcoal Artwork

8 × 10 inches
$150.00
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Ruby's original photo and charcoal portrait — side-by-side comparison
  • Ruby's original photo and charcoal portrait — side-by-side comparison
  • Ruby's hand-drawn charcoal portrait on canvas. Example artwork; your order is a custom portrait of your pet.
  • Example dog portrait on textured canvas with a white forehead stripe and dark ears
  • Moose’s original hand-drawn charcoal portrait, with his name and the artist’s signature. Example of a custom pet portrait.
  • Moose’s portrait presented with black tissue, lavender ribbon and a kraft gift tag — an example of Lavender Threads packaging.
  • Moose’s original photograph side-by-side with Adrienne’s handmade charcoal portrait, showing the reference and finished sketch
  • Ruby's original photo and charcoal portrait — side-by-side comparison
  • Ruby's hand-drawn charcoal portrait on canvas. Example artwork; your order is a custom portrait of your pet.
  • Example dog portrait on textured canvas with a white forehead stripe and dark ears
  • Moose’s original hand-drawn charcoal portrait, with his name and the artist’s signature. Example of a custom pet portrait.
  • Moose’s portrait presented with black tissue, lavender ribbon and a kraft gift tag — an example of Lavender Threads packaging.
  • Moose’s original photograph side-by-side with Adrienne’s handmade charcoal portrait, showing the reference and finished sketch
Commission Your Pet’s Portrait — Custom 8 × 10 Charcoal Artwork

Commission Your Pet’s Portrait — Custom 8 × 10 Charcoal Artwork

$150.00
Size8 × 10 inches

Commission your pet’s portrait

A familiar face. A lifetime of love.

An original charcoal portrait, hand-drawn from your pet’s photos—with special attention to the eyes and expression you know by heart. Celebrate a pet still beside you, remember a companion you’ve lost, or give someone a personal keepsake.

$150 flat price for one pet, 8 × 10 inches. Packaging and standard U.S. shipping included.

  • One 8 × 10-inch size, on your choice of canvas or pastel paper.
  • Your pet’s name can be included at no extra charge.
  • Original, hand-drawn artwork, finished with fixative and delivered unframed.
  • Carefully protected for mailing and presented in black tissue with a soft lavender ribbon.

The portraits pictured are examples of my work, not artwork for sale. You are commissioning a new, original portrait created specifically from your own pet’s photos.

How to order

  1. Commission your portrait and pay here. Complete payment at checkout to get started.
  2. Email your photos and preferences. Send them to asparksm@gmail.com with your order number. Include at least one clear photo of your pet’s face and eyes, your choice of canvas or pastel paper. If you’d like their name on the sketch, include the exact spelling.
  3. I’ll contact you if I need more details. Your portrait ships within 3–5 business days after payment and receipt of the photos and details needed to begin. Shipping transit time is additional; requests for clearer photos or other information may affect the timeline.

Tell me about your pet

You’re welcome to send additional photographs, videos, written notes, voice notes, and memories. Tell me about their personality and the expression you want me to capture. Your story helps me understand what matters most to you. Larger files can be shared with a viewable link.

The dogs who inspired Lavender Threads

My Rosie was nineteen. Frodo, my sister’s dog, was fifteen. Ruby, my dad’s dog, was sixteen. Moose, my daughter’s dog, was only three. Within six months, our family lost all four.

As an empty nester, losing Rosie meant losing my little companion after nineteen years together. At the same time, I was watching my family lose their companions too.

I wanted to do something to remember them—to capture their eyes and the details of their faces that made each one so familiar to us. I began drawing portraits for my family, including Frodo for my sister’s birthday and Ruby after my dad lost her.

That is the heart of Lavender Threads. I pay special attention to the eyes, the expression, and the little details you know by heart. Whether your pet is still beside you or you are remembering one you’ve lost, I’d love to create something personal for your family.

Caring for your portrait

Your finished charcoal portrait is sealed with fixative to help protect it from smudging. Please handle your original artwork gently, avoid touching or rubbing the drawn surface, and keep it dry and out of direct sunlight.

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