Painted pet icons are a hot trend for weddings and events. Add the custom touch of including your loved four legged friends in your big day.

Tulsa People’s feature of 2022 weddings includes Alexa’s Illustrations’ pet portraits on the cocktail menu.

The first step of a custom portrait is to sketch the piece. Sounds easier than it really is. Here’s some insight to what considerations are made and behind the scenes to the process. Learn more about reference photos, the drafting and revision process, and some helpful tips for your hand painted watercolor portraits.

If you were to ask our pets, they’d say 2020 was the best year. The year with the most walks, more lap time, lots of cuddles, and lots of tasty snacks because their humans were home more! I loved painting all your fur babies and even threw some cats in the mix! I am a cat owner and was embarrassed that it took me so long to get some cats painted! I’m glad I did get the chance to paint them because they turned out beautifully!