Pet Canvas Club - 26th Sep, Saturday

You'll Go Home With A Portrait Of Your Pet, Painted By You

You'll spend 3 hours with a paintbrush in your hand, watching your pet's face come together stroke by stroke, probably smiling without noticing it.

By the time you leave, you'll be holding a 10x12 inch canvas with your furbaby's face on it with your signature in the corner.

It's not simply an art project you'll be making, it's permanent wall decor you'll take home for your pet and every visitor will see that!

One of the attendees who painted their cat last time went home to a family convinced a professional had done it.

"Mine's Going To Look Like A 5-Yr-Old Painted It"

You're thinking that right now. Everybody does.

It won't happen, and not just because I believe that you're secretly talented.

Before Saturday, you send me a photo of your pet. I hand-sketch them onto your canvas myself: the proportions, the tilt of the head, where the eyes sit, all of it.

By the time you take your seat, the hardest part of painting is already finished, and you're working inside lines that are already correct.

Then there's the paint. Acrylic dries in about two minutes, which means you can take your freshly painted portrait home without worrying about the eyes and the nose smudging over.

Nobody at the table has ever held a brush since school. All of them made the same call you're making - clearing a Saturday for their pet. Chances are, you will be swapping pet stories before the first brushstroke.

What Saturday Afternoon Will Look Like

3:00 - You arrive, get a coffee, settle in. We go around the table and everybody talks about their pet, the cute things they do, what makes you laugh about them.

3:15 - Then a few warm-up strokes on a practice sheet, just so you become friends with your paintbrush.

3:30 - We start with the eyes. Once those are in, the rest follows: the face, the fur and then the background.

Somewhere between the eyes and the fur, the fear of "I can't paint" just disappears. I've watched it happen at the last workshop, on every face at that table.

It's also three hours where nobody needs anything from you and your phone stays in your bag.

6:00 - You sign your name in the bottom corner. I love that bit. Up until then you're somebody attending a workshop, and after it you're the artist who painted that.

Ten seats only, so I get to every canvas. :)

Other Pet Parents Have Already Done This

"I didn't know I could paint this well. My own family assumed a professional had done it for me."

- Lalithaa Devi, Cat parent

"My dog passed away a couple of years ago. My only hope walking in was that she would have loved this. When I saw the finished portrait, I think she would have approved."

- Amit W., Dog parent

"Thanks so much, you really motivated me to draw again!"

- Dr. Anna Vega, Cat parent

Felt very good doing this. This was a peaceful thing you get to do, after a long time.

- Samhita Sarkar

"This was a fun experience, I did not know I could paint this good a picture of my cat!"

- Nidhi R Patil, Cat parent

"I've never painted before. You made it very easy for us to to do. Good experience.

- Harsha Dixit, Cat parent

I had a really fun time. The result is much better than expected. I'm really happy with it.

- Jonathan Dorairaj, Dog parent

Every canvas from our previous workshops is on Instagram at @herfurbaby. Go and look at what people with no experience walked out holding!

What You Get For ₹1,499

1. A canvas with your pet hand-sketched by me, before you arrive.
2. Brushes, canvas, acrylic paint, palette and a bag to carry your painting home in.
3. Three hours of good conversations, guided painting and laughter.
4. Videos and pictures of you drawing your pet.
5. Your finished painting, signed by you.
6. A pretty carry bag to take your artwork home!

Did you know that a commissioned pet portrait from a Bengaluru artist starts at around ₹2,500 to ₹15,000? And somebody else who doesn't even know your pet paints it.

But on 26th Sep, for just ₹1499, you get to have a weekend painting your furbaby with other pet parents just like you.

The love we see in everyone's eyes as they paint their pets is a feeling that can't be described.

This is going to be more fun than you can imagine. In our last event, people were surprised to realise that the 3 hours simply flew away!

And let me fill you in on a secret I've discovered doing this - pet parents are literally the best kind of humans in the world to hang out with!

Why Only Ten Seats?

10 is how many canvases can get my complete attention in three hours.

Every canvas is hand-sketched by me for one specific pet. I'll be right with you, guiding you at every step of the painting process.

And ten is the sweet spot for personal attention, camaraderie and group photos!

2 Things For You To Do Next

1. Book your seat(s) here.

Spots go on a first-come-first-serve basis.

2. Send me one photo of your furbaby on Instagram at @herfurbaby.

Front-facing and close to the face works best, because that's what makes the eyes come out right.

Haven't picked a photo yet? Book anyway and message me, we'll choose one together.

Why You Should Definitely Be There

You have thousands of photos of them on your phone and barely look at them again. This is the one picture of your pet you'll walk past every day at your home.

⏰Saturday, 26th September, 3 to 6 PM

📍Costa Coffee, Jayanagar 4th Block

I'd love to see you there!

P.S. You'll walk out holding a portrait you painted yourself, of your pet who has never once asked you for anything.

Questions? DM @HerFurBaby on Instagram, I answer quickly because I'm chronically online!

I'm also on WhatsApp - +91 7795688077