Sophi Paints
Huntsville, Alabama · Trained in Italy
Custom oil portraits & murals

A hand-painted original of the ones you love.

Painted in oil from your own photo, here in Huntsville. Every piece is one of one, and it stays on your wall long after the phone photos are gone.

Apply for a Commission I take only a few pieces at a time.
Maine Coon cat wearing a gold crown, hand-painted in oilThe Crowned CatSophi's painting
Your photo, brought to life

Drag to see the photo become the painting.

This is the part people worry about. Will it actually look like them? Drag the handle and see for yourself.

Reference photo of the Maine Coon catYour photo
Finished oil painting of the cat wearing a crownSophi's painting
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Placeholder frames for now. Her real reference photo and finished piece drop in on deploy.

What you are actually buying

Why it costs more than the print at the store.

A printed canvas is cheap because a machine makes thousands of them. Yours is painted once, by hand, and never again.

It is painted by hand.
Every piece is real hours of brushwork in oil, mixed and layered by Sophi herself. No team, no printer, no shortcuts.
It is one of one.
There are no copies. Once it is yours, nobody else on Earth will ever have this exact painting. A print cannot say that.
It is made from your world.
Your pet, your kids, your family, your idea, straight from your photo and onto the canvas. It means something because it is yours.

A few pieces from the studio

Every one painted by hand.

Pink bedroom oil painting with mermaid and jellyfish motifsBedroom Scene
Blue mermaid reaching for a glowing cross, oil on canvasMermaid
Oil portrait of a couple in a gold frameCouple Portrait
Maine Coon cat wearing a gold crown, oil portraitCrowned Cat
Oil portrait study of a young womanPortrait Study
Sophi painting the crowned cat commission at her easelIn the Studio
Sophi painting a commissioned pet portrait at her easelSophi in the studioPainting the crowned cat commission
The artist

I have been painting my whole life. This is not a side thing.

I picked up a brush at 14 and never put it down. I trained classically in Italy, and now I paint commissions full time here in Huntsville. It is what I do all day.

That is why I only take a handful of pieces at a time. I hand paint every one myself, and I would rather do a few beautifully than many quickly.

Sophi
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She brought a hand-painted portrait of her mom's cat to the birthday. Her mom cried. Everyone else brought the usual gifts, and nobody could come close.
A recent Sophi Paints commission

From your photo to your wall.

1

Apply with your idea

Tell me what you would like painted and send the photo you are picturing.

2

I sketch and quote

I reply personally with what I would do and an exact price. No surprises.

3

I paint it in oil

I hand paint your piece and send you progress photos along the way.

4

It arrives ready to hang

Your one of one original shows up finished, ready for the wall.

Apply for a commission

Tell me what you would like painted.

I read every application myself and reply within 24 hours. Because I paint each piece by hand, I can only take a few at a time.

One honest thing first. These are real hand-painted originals. Custom pieces start at $150, and larger pieces and murals run higher. Which sounds like you?

No spam and no automated anything. Just me, replying personally.

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Your application is in.

I read every one myself, and I will text or email you within 24 hours to talk about your piece. Talk soon. Sophi.