Custom Hand Painted Pet Portraits From Your Favorite Photos
Transform your favorite images into timeless, one-of-a-kind oil paintings. Each portrait is carefully hand painted from the photo you provide, capturing the unique personality, expression, and spirit of every subject.
Original oil paintings created from your photographs
My current focus is creating portraits of cherished pets, beloved people, unforgettable places, and treasured memories for clients. Each commission is developed as a fully original hand painted oil painting, designed to preserve meaningful moments in a lasting artistic form.
Why choose custom hand painted pet portraits from photos?
Larry Gekiere Studio creates artwork that stands apart from mass-produced prints and digital reproductions. Every piece is individually painted by hand in oil, ensuring no two portraits are ever alike. The result is a unique work of art that reflects the character and emotion found in your original photograph.
Not a print – a genuine hand painted oil portrait
Unlike many online portrait services that offer printed images from photos, each custom portrait is a true hand painted oil painting. Every brushstroke is applied by hand, creating depth, texture, and craftsmanship that simply cannot be achieved through printing methods.
One-of-a-kind artwork with nationwide shipping
Clients throughout the United States trust Larry Gekiere Studio for custom portrait commissions. Whether honoring a cherished pet, beloved family member, meaningful place, or treasured memory, every painting is created as a one-of-a-kind original. Nationwide shipping is available, allowing clients across the country to enjoy custom artwork created from their favorite photographs.
Preserving memories through fine art
Custom hand painted pet portraits from photos are more than decorative artwork. They are lasting keepsakes that celebrate the moments, relationships, and memories that matter most. Each oil painting is created to be treasured for generations.
My Most Recent Projects
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You may have a subject in mind that you would like to see in a custom oil painting or paintings. It might be a loved one or a beloved place or a treasured item or a fur, feathered, or finned friend. Whatever the subject, I would love to create a custom oil painting for YOU. If you are interested, please read this first.
My Most Recent Posts
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Hand-Painted Portraits Make Perfect Gifts!
Custom oil paintings of treasured fur companions make amazing birthday gifts, and this particular gifting is a perfect example. Jenny chose hand-painted portraits of two precious companions as a birthday gift for Alex. As you can see from Jenny’s smile, the paintings are going to be a hit!
A Very Special Memorial Portrait
Remember Lumen from my last post? Lumen was a beloved companion of a young man who desperately wanted to memorialize his dear friend. He provided this wonderful photograph that I used as my reference to capture the love between these two in a custom portrait on canvas with oils. Memorial portraits like this are my most fulfilling commissions.
The Perfect Gift is a Custom-Made Gift!
Once again, it is that time of year when you have to come up with the perfect gift for your loved one or friend. And I would just like to suggest that a custom-made gift – a hand-painted custom oil portrait of their favorite companion – is the perfect gift! For example…
Unique Motivational Custom Oil Painting
Motivational painting? Yes, actually, I was asked to create one of my custom oil paintings from a very unique photograph. This story just goes to prove that almost any moment or event in your life can make an impact and be captured in oil on canvas.