Charcoals are one of the oldest art materials around and are revered for their ability to capture the spirit of their subjects. From your provided pet photographs. ShawnaLee’s Charcoal pet portraits capture all the right details while also imbued with a touch of impressionism. Charcoals typically take about two weeks from the time the portrait begins. However, due to studio volume, please order well in advance of your desired pick up time.

Charcoal: One of the oldest drawing materials known, Charcoals are rich deep black and can be blended to create variation in tone. White Charcoal (actually chalk!) helps to add contrast and bring out highlights. Charcoals look great on white, off white and pastel colored art papers and are known for capturing mood. Charcoal paintings date as far back as ca.23,000 BC!

For information on pricing your commission, please visit the Commissions page.

Traditional Fine Arts Oil Painting captures your pet’s likeness in brilliant life-like and buttery oil paint colors. These paintings are detailed enough, while also being a bit impressionistic in all the right ways. Oil paintings typically take one to three months to complete depending on studio volume and the size of your desired painting. They are long lasting and timeless!

Oil paints are revered for their richness in color and for the depth that can be created through layering. They take a long time to dry and are terrific for glazing colored layers in order to capture the sparkle in a pet’s eye. They are a slow drying paint consisting of pigment mixed with oil. Oil Paintings were first used as early as the fifth century and gained widespread recognition in the 1500’s.

For information on commissioning an oil painting of your pet, horse or home, please visit the commissions page.

Beautifully hand drawn home portraits in Charcoals with Pastels that reveal a timeless memory. Your home’s portrait will have its own glow of life that will brighten any room and make heads turn. Created from your supplied photographs. These lovely home portraits typically take 1-3 months to complete.

Charcoal with Soft Pastel: Drawing with Charcoals and finishing with soft pastels is a technique made famous by Edgar Degas (1885) for his “Woman Bathing in Shallow Tub”.
Soft Pastels: Soft Pastels get their name from the French word, pastiche. They are dry pigments bound together into either a stick or pencil form. Soft Pastels have been used by artists since prehistoric times, and were made popular during the Renaissance. Their colors are rich and vibrant.

For information on commissioning a home portrait, please visit the commissions page.

In this amazing modern world we live in, everything is becoming digitized - yet, digital media is still fragile, like our precious memories. Old and early photographs are succumbing to time and are fading. What to do? Hire an experienced Professional Portrait Artist to bring them back into grandeur! From your supplied references.

Imagine your child rendered in Charcoals. These timeless portraits capture that beautiful and tender time in a child’s life - a time where time really didn’t matter, and wind blew carelessly across their cheeks. From your supplied photographs.

Capture the energy and your love of your favorite equine from a fellow horse-lover! ShawnaLee’s sensitive eye will have your horse’s portrait neighing to you.