Hand-painted from your photographs

Your favourite photograph,
painted by hand.

I'm Jules — I paint pets, people, houses and landscapes in watercolour, acrylic, oil pastel, coloured pencil and graphite. Send me the picture you keep going back to, and I'll turn it into a one-of-a-kind piece to keep forever.

A5 to A2 From £37.50 Every piece signed
Acrylic portrait of a tan and black terrier, painted from a photograph
Framed watercolour house portrait of a red-brick cottage, hung on a wall

What I paint

Five things worth
hanging on a wall

Every commission starts from your own photographs, so the piece is genuinely yours — your dog, your front door, your view.

PETS

Pet Portraits

Dogs, cats and the ones who are family. Fur, whiskers and expression, worked up close.

PEOPLE

Portraits

Children, couples, whole families — a moment from your camera roll made permanent.

HOMES

House Portraits

First homes, family homes, the one you've just left. Brickwork, doors and the garden.

PLACES

Landscapes

Coast paths, meadows and the walk you take every weekend — often in oil pastel.

ORIGINALS

Contemporary

Abstract work from my own practice at university, sold as one-off originals.

My portfolio

Previous commissions

Every piece here was painted for a customer from their own photographs. Click any one to see it larger.

A finished framed spaniel portrait standing outside in the evening light

About me

Hi, I'm Jules

I'm currently studying Fine Art at Falmouth University, expanding my contemporary practice while taking commissions alongside my degree.

I specialise in bringing your photos to life. Let me take your favourite moments from your camera roll and turn them into a one of a kind piece of art to treasure forever.

Most of my work is portraiture — pets first and foremost, but also people, family homes and the places that mean something to someone. I work in watercolour, acrylic, coloured pencil and graphite — and oil pastel for landscapes — and I'll happily recommend a medium once I've seen your photographs. Every finished piece is signed.

  • StudyingBA Fine Art, Falmouth University
  • MediaWatercolour · Acrylic · Oil pastel · Coloured pencil · Graphite pencil
  • SizesA5, A4, A3 and A2
  • Commissions forBirthdays, memorials, weddings, anniversaries and celebrations
  • Find me@farrell.paints · farrellpaints@gmail.com

Contemporary art for sale

Original work
from my own practice

These are one-off originals I've painted for myself rather than to commission. Each one exists once — when it's sold, it's gone.

New originals appear regularly

Alongside commissions I paint contemporary work at university, and take finished pieces to local fairs and markets. Follow along to see them as they're done — or ask me what's currently available and unsold.

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How to book a commission

Five steps, start to finish

No deposit is taken and nothing is confirmed until you're happy with the size, the medium and the price.

  1. 1

    Get in touch

    Fill in the form below, email me or send a DM. Tell me what you'd like painted and whether it's for an occasion.

  2. 2

    Send your photos

    A few clear, well-lit pictures work best — close-ups of the face, taken at eye level, with the eyes in focus.

  3. 3

    Choose size & medium

    Pick from A5 to A2 and from watercolour, acrylic, coloured pencil or graphite. I'll confirm the price from the list below.

  4. 4

    I paint it

    Your piece is painted by hand from your photographs. I'll send you updates along the way if you'd like to see it come together.

  5. 5

    Approve & receive

    You see a photo of the finished piece before it leaves me. Then it's signed, packed and sent. Framing is available at an extra cost — just ask for a price.

A framed dachshund portrait wrapped in clear film and tied with a silver ribbon, ready to be given

Packaging & gifting

Wrapped and
ready to give

Most commissions are presents, so a piece can leave here finished — framed, wrapped and tied with a ribbon, like the portrait beside this.

Tell me it's a gift when you first get in touch and I'll make sure it arrives that way. Everything is packed carefully for the journey, glass and corners protected, so it can go straight under a tree or across a table without you having to do anything to it first.

  • Gift wrappingJust say so when you enquire and I'll wrap and ribbon it
  • FramingAvailable at an extra cost — ask me for a frame price
  • OccasionsBirthdays · Memorials · Weddings · Anniversaries · Celebrations
  • Working to a date?Tell me early and I'll say honestly whether it's doable

Prices

Priced by size
and medium

Every price below is for an original, hand-painted piece from your own photographs.

Medium A5148 × 210 mm A4210 × 297 mm A3297 × 420 mm A2420 × 594 mm
Watercolour£45£90£180£360
Acrylic£50£100£200£400
Oil pastel landscapes£50£100£200£400
Coloured pencil£62.50£125£250£500
Graphite pencil£37.50£75£150£300

Oil pastel for landscapes

Landscapes can be worked in oil pastel as well as the media above — the two framed landscapes in the portfolio are both oil pastel. Priced the same as acrylic.

Perfect gifts

Birthdays, memorials, weddings, anniversaries and celebrations — if you're working to a date, tell me when you enquire and I'll tell you honestly whether it's doable.

More than one subject

Two dogs, a whole family, a house with the dog on the step — message me with your photo and I'll quote for it.

Framing is extra

The prices above are for the artwork itself. Several of the pieces above were framed before they went to their owners — framing is an added cost on top, so ask me for a frame price when you enquire. Postage and payment, just ask too.

Get in touch

Let's talk about
your commission

Tell me what you'd like painted and I'll come back to you with a price, a medium I'd recommend and a realistic timescale. You can send your photographs straight back in your reply.

I'll reply by email, usually within a few days — then just send your photographs back in that reply. Prefer email? Write to me directly.