Pet portraits · Birds
We paint pet birds by hand from your photo — parrots, cockatoos, cockatiels, budgerigars, lovebirds and falcons.
Birds are painted feather-group by feather-group, not feather by feather. The eye ring, the beak's texture and the way the plumage catches light are what make the bird recognisably yours. Falcon portraits, in particular, are commissioned as high-end gifts across the Gulf.
Each page explains what we pay attention to when painting that type, which compositions work, and how to photograph them. Not listed? Send the photo anyway.
How we paint birds
Plumage is painted in overlapping groups — head, nape, wing coverts, primaries, tail — each with its own direction and edge. Individual feathers are drawn only where they separate from the mass: wing tips, the crest of a cockatoo, the barring on a falcon's chest.
Parrot colours are among the most saturated we paint. We layer transparent colour over a lighter underpainting so the reds, blues and yellows glow rather than sit flat, and reserve the strongest saturation for the plane facing the light.
The bird's eye is small, so its ring and highlight are painted last with a fine brush. The cere and beak have distinct textures — smooth horn, wrinkled skin, sharp edge — that we paint as different surfaces rather than one colour.
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For the trade
Trade pricing from one piece, series and project work, shipped to you or your customer, digital proof before dispatch. Groomers, pet shops, memorial services, photographers, Etsy sellers and gift shops all qualify with a single order.
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Every piece is completed by one painter from start to finish — no assembly line. Below: a close-up crop of a finished painting, and a painter at work. Every image on this site is a photograph of real hand-painted work.
Yes. Falcon portraits — saker, peregrine and gyr — are a specialty for clients in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, painted from the owner's photos with hood or bare-headed, on the fist or on a block. Commissioned singly and as sets for majlis, office and corporate gifting.
Yes. A hand, a perch or a branch is usually included; cage bars are left out unless you ask for them. We confirm the composition with a sketch before painting.
Yes, as long as it is the original file rather than a screenshot or a photo of a photo. Sharp eyes and even light matter more than the camera. Send it and we will confirm whether it will work.
Yes. Trade pricing starts from a single piece, and a project — a series for one interior, or a standing monthly order — is quoted the same way. Request the trade price list from the trade page.
Send a photo and a few details. We reply with a quote and tell you honestly whether the photo will work.
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