About this Product
Traditional custom graphite pet portrait hand drawn from your reference/references. These portraits are drawn by hand on physical paper.
6 x 9” or 8 x 10”
6 x 9” Portraits can include up to two pets. At this size, faces are a better option than full body to preserve detail.8 x 10” is a better option for a full body portrait.
Please provide clear photos, color or black and white. Grainy or out of focus shots may or may not be rejected, but if I must extrapolate from incomplete information, I may have to take liberties with detail.
Best shots are taken with the photographer at the pets’ level, but I am not averse to unusual poses. Goofy poses encouraged.
ALL pets accepted.
Please contact me with reference photos and to get a more specific timeline for completed work.
Unchecked Arts LLC
Meet the Maker
I’m Sabrina Alexander and primarily a pyrography and graphite artist based in St. Louis, Missouri. My background is varied and stretches from pet grooming in Massachusetts to micro farming in Georgia. Art became a focus when I returned to an urban lifestyle, often expressing my interest in the human impact on the natural world, and vice versa.
My portraits ride the line between realism and maintaining the artist’s touch. The use of traditional methods, including pencil and paper, a small torch, and heated metal nibs, stems from an attachment to the transformative nature of taking things slow. Each woodburned piece is created by hand and unique, though prints may be made available for purchase.
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How it’s Made
These pet portraits are hand drawn on archival paper using graphite pencils, tombow pen erasers, graphite powder, and patience.
Shop Policies
Full refund if original artwork is returned undamaged within seven days.
I cannot accept returns on commissioned artwork. Please message me immediately should the item arrive damaged.
When buying pyrography (woodburn), please be aware that you are buying a piece of "living art" and that over time the vibrancy, texture and tonal qualities will most likely change. Wood can darken and is subject to the effects of humidity and lighting. It is up to your care of the art and Mother Nature how much change will occur and when.
That said, keeping the art out of sunlight and away from humidity will help slow the effects of change.
Image copyright is not transferable with sale. Images may not be reproduced by any means without written permission.
