Dogs · Havanese
Custom Havanese Portraits, Hand-Painted From Your Photo
We paint Havanese portraits by hand from your photo. Trade pricing applies from one piece, and you approve a digital proof before anything ships.
- Coat
- Long, soft, silky double coat, wavy to curly; often in a puppy cut
- Common colours
- white, cream, gold, sable, chocolate, black, parti and brindle
- Build
- Small, sturdy, with a soft expression and dropped ears
- Canvas orientation
- Portrait or square — a head study at near life size
- Detail levels
- Painterly · Refined · Hyperreal
- Minimum order
- 1 piece — retail or trade
On the canvas
Painting a Havanese: what we pay attention to
A Havanese is painted around a soft, clear face. The eyes are large, dark and gentle, the nose is small and dark, and the silky coat frames them; we paint the face first, so it sits correctly under the hair, and then build the coat as flowing masses with a few waves drawn where the light catches an edge — the fringe, the dropped ears, the cheeks.
Colour varies more in this breed than almost any other, and often changes with age: whites and creams painted with warm and cool greys in the shadows, golds and sables kept warm with darker tips at the edges, chocolates and blacks painted as colour with side light showing the waves, partis and brindles mapped at the sketch stage. Tell us which version of your dog you want on the canvas.
At near life size on a small canvas, the head fills the frame and the dog becomes a portrait sitter. A straight-on head-and-shoulders study on a pale, cool ground is the composition most owners choose; dogs in a puppy cut are painted in that cut.
For the trade
Selling Havanese portraits?
Breed-specific portraits are a strong seller for Etsy shops, breed clubs, groomers and gift retailers. Order one at trade pricing, or a set for a shop or a single interior, shipped to you or your customer. The same policies apply to every trade account.
See the trade program| Policy | What we offer |
|---|---|
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
| Trade pricing | Applies from the first piece |
| Capacity | 50+ painters in the studio; volume orders in the thousands, not the dozens |
| Largest single piece | Up to 5 m on the longest side — freight is checked before we quote |
| Ship direct to your customer | Yes, worldwide |
| Branding on the parcel | Yours, ours or none — you tell us |
| Sample policy | Discounted first sample |
| Digital proof | Sent for approval before every shipment |
| Payment | Deposit + balance after proof approval |
| Price list | On request |
Recent work
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Every piece is painted by one painter through eight documented stages — see how we paint.
Havanese portrait FAQ
How do you paint the silky, wavy coat?
As flowing masses with a few waves drawn where the light catches an edge — the fringe, the ears, the cheeks. The face is painted first so the eyes and nose sit correctly under the hair.
My Havanese changes colour — which do you paint?
The colour in the photo you send, taken in daylight. Many Havanese lighten or "silver" with age; tell us if you want an earlier colour and send a photo from then.
Do you paint the puppy cut?
Yes. It shows the round head and the sweet expression directly and is painted with softer, shorter strokes.
Do you paint from a phone photo?
Yes, as long as it is the original file rather than a screenshot or a photo of a photo. Sharp eyes and even light matter more than the camera. Send it and we will confirm whether it will work.
Can I order a single piece at trade pricing for a client?
Yes. Trade pricing starts from a single piece, and a project — a series for one interior, or a standing monthly order — is quoted the same way. Request the trade price list from the trade page.
Other dogs we paint
All dogs →Ask about a Havanese portrait
Send a photo of your Havanese and tell us the size you have in mind. We reply with a quote and tell you honestly whether the photo will work.
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