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Acrylic portrait of a boxer against a deep navy ground

Acrylic pet portraits by Tatiana Clover, painted by hand in Palatka, Florida.

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Recent commissions

7 paintings

Roxie — acrylic on canvas by Tatiana Clover
RoxieAcrylic on canvas
Sadie — acrylic on canvas by Tatiana Clover
SadieAcrylic on canvas
Chloe — acrylic on canvas by Tatiana Clover
ChloeAcrylic on canvas
Cheez-It — acrylic on canvas by Tatiana Clover
Cheez-ItAcrylic on canvas
Tug of war — acrylic on canvas by Tatiana Clover
Tug of warAcrylic on canvas
Party of two — acrylic on canvas by Tatiana Clover
Party of twoAcrylic on canvas
Kai — acrylic on canvas by Tatiana Clover
KaiAcrylic on canvas

Selected work

I paint animals from photographs, in acrylic, one at a time. Based in Palatka and taking commissions.

Subjects
Dogs, cats, horses, birds. Whatever shares the house, living or remembered.
Style
Realism only, set against a solid color so nothing competes with them.
Surfaces
Canvas from 5 × 7 to 18 × 24, mini canvases, wooden ornaments and pendants.
Tatiana Clover

About

My first pet portrait was of a dog called Tyson.

About ten years ago I was working at Starbucks with an itch to paint and nothing to paint. I asked my coworkers what they would want. One of them had just lost the family dog, and asked for him.

I’ve been painting people’s animals ever since, around thirty commissions since 2021, in acrylic and always in realism. I match the fur, color and texture to your photo by hand. Now based in Palatka, Florida.

How a commission works

You see it at every stage, from sketch to final whisker.

  1. 01

    Choose a size

    Tell me where it's going to hang and I'll help you pick. The size sets the price.

  2. 02

    Send a photo

    Once the quote feels right, send your best photo and half the price as a deposit.

  3. 03

    I plan the portrait

    On my iPad I work out the pose and the composition, adjusting the photo where it helps.

  4. 04

    Sketch, then color

    You get progress photos at every stage, so anything you want changed gets changed early.

  5. 05

    Finished and home

    I send you the final painting, then we meet up, I deliver it, or I post it to you.

Prices

One pet, one canvas, painted by hand.

Half up front as a deposit, the rest when it’s finished. Cash, Venmo, Cash App or PayPal.

Flat canvases post safely in a padded mailer. Anything bigger, I’ll drive it to you, up to two hours from Palatka.

Backgrounds are a solid color, chosen with you.

Canvas portraits

5 × 7 in
$60
8 × 10 in
$90
9 × 12 in
$110
11 × 14 in
$130
16 × 20 in
$180
18 × 24 in
$210

Small work

Personalized pet ornament
$25
Mini canvas, 3 × 3 in
$25

How long it takes

Small
about a week and a half
Medium
about three weeks
Large
four to six weeks
A round wooden ornament painted with a fluffy golden dog, its name, Wisco, lettered underneath

For the tree

Their face, their name, hand painted on wood.

Personalized pet ornaments, $25 each. This one is Wisco.

I stop taking work on December 20 and reopen January 5, so order early if it’s a gift.

In memory

Much of what I paint is for pets who have passed.

Send whatever photos you have. The clearest one usually becomes the portrait. Blurry photos lose the fur, and shots from above lose the way they sat, so eye-level is best.

If something isn’t right, I fix it. Acrylic paints over cleanly, and you’ll have seen every stage along the way.

Cheez-It, a ginger cat painted against pink, hanging on the owner's wall
Cheez-It, at home on the owner’s wall.

Start a portrait

Tell me about your pet.

Commissions are open. I take three at a time, so each one gets my full attention. I reply within two days.

You’ll send the reference photo once we’ve agreed on a size.