Process & Pricing

This information is for Pet Portraits. For other artwork, please tap “contact”.

I am known for capturing the very likeness and spirit of your dog or cat. When you email photos of your pet, please request drawing or sculpture, the pose and the size of the portrait you’d like. I will send you a free estimate. PatriceDonnellArt@gmail.com

Gift certificates for any amount are available on request.

PET SCULPTURES

The process begins: I love to hear all about your beloved animal companion, their personality, and what kind of pose suits them best. After your 50% deposit I’ll send a preliminary sketch for your approval, then build the armature and begin. Each piece is molded by hand with polymer clay, and can take 100 hours or more to create. Along the way I send photos or videos for your feedback. When your pet’s sculpture is done, it’s then baked to a hard finish, painted in full color or a classic painted bronze patina, then sealed with a protective acrylic varnish. The entire process takes 3-4 months. (Rush projects are possible.) Your remaining sum is paid on completion. Packing/Shipping is not included.

Full body sculptures measure ~ 9” - 10” from nose to start of tail - or seated height. (Larger sculptures are possible.) Estimates start at $1000.

Sculpted busts (head & neck) measure ~ 4” x 4” x 3”. Life-size busts are also possible. Estimates start at $500.

Specialty Bronze Cast and Outdoor Sculptures: Bronze, Aluminum or Cement-cast portraits can be commissioned for a broader spectrum of sizes and can live outside or inside. Estimates on request.

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PENCIL and PASTEL DRAWINGS

After you send a close-up of your pet’s face, a full body portrait, or a mix of both, we’ll discuss what you envision, and I’ll give you an estimate. After your 50% deposit I email a preliminary sketch for your approval.

I work with artist grade pencils and pigment light-fast oil pastels on 100% acid-free archival paper. Everything is by hand, I never photoshop photos to look like drawings. Subtle pastel textures lend my drawings a sculptural quality. I send pictures in progress to ensure your happiness. Pencil drawings take about two weeks, pastels take about three weeks from the approved preliminary sketch. Rushes are possible.

Single portraits measure about 7” x 9” on 9” x 12” paper.

Two or more pets in one portrait measure about 9” x 14” on 12” x 18” paper.

Black and White pastels or Pencil drawings start at $250. Color Pastels start at $450.

Your piece is finished with a protective fixative. The portraits should be framed with an acid-free mat and covered with acrylic or glass. I can provide professional matting and framing at additional cost. Packing/shipping is not included. For an estimate or any questions please click the envelope below.

I look forward to hearing from you! - Patrice