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The Canvas Portrait, studio view

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The Canvas Portrait

Hand-painted acrylic on stretched canvas, unframed

3 reviews

$96

Made in 7 working days

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The photograph

A phone photograph is usually enough. We will tell you if it will not paint well, and what to try instead.

Anything else
0/400
The painting
0/20

Eight soft tones. The animal is painted against this one, so choose the wall it will hang on rather than the animal.

+$35

Send a photograph of them together if you have one. We will tell you honestly whether the composition works before we paint.

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  • Made in 7 working days · 10–13 business days delivery
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About this piece

Hand-painted acrylic on stretched canvas, unframed

Two dogs, one sofa, one very old photograph. The customer sent us a scan that was almost unusable and asked if we could make something of it. We could, and this format is why — the extra room is what let both of them sit in the frame without crowding.

A canvas takes paint differently from a panel: the weave holds a little of it back, so the brush marks stay visible and the surface has a slight tooth you can see from an angle.

We paint this one to the edge, which means the composition has to be built for a rectangle rather than fitted into one. It suits a head-and-shoulders crop and it suits two animals better than anything else we make.

Details

What you'll receive

Materials
Acrylic on cotton canvas, stretched over a solid pine frame
Dimensions
12 × 16 in; 16 × 20 in available
Making time
Made in 7 working days
Delivery
10–13 business days
Shipping
Ships in a padded box. The stretcher bars are braced, so it will not flex in transit.
Care
Dust with a dry cloth. Do not use anything wet on the canvas — acrylic is tough but the weave will hold water and mark.

Reviews

4.7 out of five

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We publish every review we receive, good and bad. Reviews that include an order number are marked verified.

  • Two dogs, one sofa

    The photograph I had was a scan of a print from 2009 and barely usable. They said so honestly, asked for anything else I had, and between the two built something where both of them fit without either being crowded out. The weave shows through the paint, which I like.

    Gus and Tilly's hand-painted canvas portrait

    Helen P., Edinburgh · Gus and Tilly · Verified order · 29 June 2026

  • Bigger than I measured

    The 16 × 20 is genuinely large. Measure your wall first — I did not, and it has ended up in a different room than planned. The painting itself is the best thing in the house.

    Kali's hand-painted canvas portrait

    Nadia S., Berlin · Kali · Verified order · 16 January 2026

  • No frame, and it does not need one

    I was nervous about unframed. It is painted to the edge and the stretcher bars are solid, so it sits flat against the wall with nothing between the paint and the room. Ticking the two-animal box was the right call for a 16 × 20.

    Nix's hand-painted canvas portrait

    Dan W., Seattle, WA · Nix · Verified order · 22 August 2025

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