Custom oil portraits & murals

A hand-painted original of the ones you love.

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

Apply for a Commission Serious inquiries only.

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.

Your photo

Finished oil painting of the cat wearing a crown

Sophi's painting

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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 outsourcing, 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 completely custom.: I'm dedicated to my work because I love bringing ideas to life. Honor your loved ones, your pets, and your children with an irreplaceable piece that lights up a room.

A few pieces from the studio

Every one painted by hand.

Pink bedroom oil painting with mermaid and jellyfish motifs

Bedroom Scene

Maine Coon cat wearing a gold crown, oil portrait

Crowned Cat

Portrait Study

Sophi painting the crowned cat commission at her easel

In the Studio

Mermaid

Oil portrait of a couple in a gold frame

Couple Portrait

Sophi painting a commissioned pet portrait at her easel

The artist

I've been painting my whole life, and I'm a senior in art school.

I began training in oil portraiture in Rome, Italy, learning Renaissance-style realism. I love to capture the essence of my subjects in my work. That's why the price point is above the average outsourced prints you'd find at any American retail store. I value quality, accuracy, and beauty.

Sophi

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She said this gift won her mom's birthday party.

A real Sophi Paints customer

Real texts from her client

Client text message: You are so talented, it's amazing

Client text message: That is so amazing, it's so good oh my

From your photo to your wall.

Apply with your idea

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

I sketch and quote

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

I paint it in oil

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

It arrives ready to hang

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

Apply for a commission

Let's design your piece.

A few quick taps so Sophi can quote you right. Takes about 30 seconds.

Sophi reads every application herself and replies within 24 hours.

What would you like painted?

Who's it for?

When would you want it?

What size are you picturing?

Every piece is hand painted and priced by size, about $1.20 per square inch.

Here's what that piece runs.

Every piece is hand painted to order.

For reference, the crowned cat you saw is a medium, and it was $250.

Last step. Where should Sophi send your quote?

Thank you! I can't wait.

I'll get back to you soon, I'm so excited. Let's bring your dream to the oil canvas!

Custom hand-painted oil portraits, shipped across the United States

Sophi Paints creates one-of-a-kind, hand-painted oil commissions from your own photographs, shipped anywhere in the United States. Every piece is painted by hand in oil, with no prints, no reproductions, and no artificial generation. Sophi has painted since the age of fourteen and trained classically in Italy.

Pet portraits

Hand-painted oil portraits of dogs, cats, and other pets, worked from a photo you already have. A lasting original for the animals people love most.

Family and personal portraits

Portraits of people, couples, and families in oil, painted from a photograph and delivered ready to hang.

Kids' room murals

Hand-painted murals built around what a child loves, so the room feels like theirs and nobody else's.

How commissions work

You apply with your idea and a photo, Sophi replies personally with a sketch and an exact price, she hand paints the piece in oil with progress photos along the way, and it arrives finished. Commissions start at $150. You can apply for a commission directly on this page.