Brenda Chrystie

Whether it’s a Rainbow Bridge portrait honoring a lost fur baby, or the commemoration of a cherished memory, I will do my best to honor your loved ones and create an original work of art.

Please read through my process and pricing below. If this sounds like a good fit for you — or if you have additional questions — send me an email.

I look forward to hearing from you!

My Process

To get started, I highly prefer to collect a number of photos, either digital or printed.
If I see possibilities, I collect $50 (nonrefundable) from you for the next steps. This fee will be included in the nonrefundable painting fee if you choose to proceed.
I cull through and crop those I see as the best possibilities.
I email you options, as many as I have.
Once you’ve chosen, I make any needed adjustments digitally (a mock-up) to show you approximately how it will look in the painting. For example, I often have to change a background color to better showcase the main character.
After you sign off on the mocked-up image and a size for the painting, I collect the first half of the agreed upon fee. This first half is nonrefundable.
Then I start painting!
Once I get to a point I’m happy with, I’ll send you an in-progress image.
We talk about any potential adjustments.
After those minor adjustments, and your final sign off, the painting needs to dry for a week or two depending on the thickness of the paint.
Then I varnish the painting, which takes a day to dry.
Once it’s ready to deliver or ship, I collect the final payment.
Then it’s yours!

Pricing

$250

8x8, 9x12, 10x10, 11x14, or 12x12 inches

Nice sizes for one pet or head and shoulder portraits of one person.

$350

12x16, 14x18, 16x16, or 16x20 inches

Suitable for one pet or head and torso portraits of one person.

$450

18x24 or 24x36 inches

Larger sizes are more suitable for portraits of two pets or one individual, head-to-toe.

Negotiable

24x36 inches & above

Suggested canvas sizes will be based on the number of pets and/or figures. Prices and sizes will vary depending on the references.

All paintings are oil on canvas.

$50 nonrefundable photo consultation fee to start.
1/2 nonrefundable painting fee (less $50 photo consult fee) due once a mutually agreed upon image is selected.
Other 1/2 due upon delivery of the finished piece.