Angel Portrait Deposit
A cherished keepsake to honour your child - a beautiful portrait that hangs proudly in your home and helps you along your healing journey.
You can find more about Custom Portraits here
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"It is amazing. Speechless. Gosh, I cannot thank you enough. Oh my goodness so beautiful. Tears. I cannot express how it feels to see my little girl so beautiful with all those glorious flowers and butterflies. Just like I imagine she is. Agh. Honestly speechless. Thank you thank you. ~Priyanka | Lily's mummy"
★ Portraits cost a total of $545AU and include registered postage throughout Australia. Registered overseas postage is $40AU.
FAQ's
★ Portraits cost a total of $545AU and include registered postage throughout Australia. Registered overseas postage is $40AU.
★ It’s a $75 deposit to book a spot. The remaining 2 payments of $235 will be due after you approve the initial painting and on completion of the portrait.
★ There’s unlimited revisions, to ensure you are 100% happy at the end.
★ All portraits are painted onto beautiful A3 300gsm French paper to fit standard sized frames. I only paint one child per portrait.
★ Afterpay, Paypal, Credit Card and Bank transfer are all payment options.
What is the process?
You can find more about the Custom Portraits process here
1. In the days following your booking you will be sent a welcome email outlining the process and confirming when your portrait cycle will commence. I am often booked out for a year in advance but try to prioritise my angel families ASAP. If you would like it for a specific date such as an anniversarythat is already booked out, I will try to accommodate you if possible. Please note portraits take 4-6 weeks to complete.
- Two weeks before starting, I will send an email guiding you on how to choose the best photo and choose your design. I am able to remove chords etc
- Within three weeks, I then send through the initial painting for you to approve. $235 payment is due once you approve it.
- Two weeks later, I'll send through the completed masterpiece for your approval before the final payment of $235 is due. Feel free to request any tweaks, and I'll promptly send you the revised images. Once you're 100% satisfied, your portrait is ready to be posted off.
- Hang your portrait proudly to honour and celebrate your sweet angel.
Contact me if you have more questions and/or check our FAQ here.
Shipping & Delivery
- Free registered shipping with a signature on delivery within Australia.
- International registered shipping with signature of delivery is $40 Aud.
- After 11 years of sending portraits all over the world, I have never had a portrait lost or damaged.
Contact Us
Please email me if you have any questions or if you would like to discuss what options you could have for your special keepsake. Contact Us.
Join The Waitlist
Join the waitlist to be notified when portrait bookings open.
For over ten years, I opened just one day a year and sold out within hours. Now, to better balance family and creativity, I will open a limited number of spots every few months - by email only.
Comfort For The Heart
These heartfelt tributes transform difficult memories into cherished keepsakes.
My hope is that it also helps siblings and loved ones feel connected, keeping their spirit alive in your home and heart.
May it bring comfort on the hardest days and light the path of your healing journey.
A forever keepsake
I use archival inks, pencils, pastels, and the finest watercolors to create your heirloom portrait. I can adjust details-removing chords, adding color- to capture their peaceful spirit. If your child was born before 28 weeks, please reach out to see if I can work with your photos
Once painted, your portrait is then meticulously hand embossed - an age old printing technique dating back to the 1400’s.
I emboss (or press) precious pieces of European antique lace into beautiful French paper - a truly exquisite marriage of textures.
If you need your portrait for a heavenly birthday or anniversary, let me know- I’ll do my best to accommodate you.
How It Works
Send Reference Photo
After booking, you’ll receive a welcome email with an overview of the process and your portrait timeline. Two weeks before we begin, I’ll send guidance on selecting the perfect photo and design.
Approve Initial Painting
In 2–3 weeks, you’ll receive the initial painting to approve and give feedback. The $235 payment is then due.
Approve Final Painting
About two weeks later, I’ll send through the completed masterpiece to approve before the final payment of $235 is due. Feel free to request any changes and I’ll promptly send you the revised images.
Frame & Love Forever
Once you’re completely satisfied, your painting is securely packaged and sent via registered mail with a signature delivery. It's then ready to frame and cherish for years to come x
Meet The Artist
3000+ Portraits
My Why
This is deeply personal for me. I have experienced painful miscarriages and this is my sister who was born sleeping- her grave site is the only tangible evidence that she ever existed.
Unnamed and hidden away in those days, like a dirty little secret, I witnessed my Mother's pain. Even as a young child, I sensed the enormous and unnatural injustice of it all.
Now, I create angel portraits to help ease that heartache and isolation - something I wish my mum and family could have had. Because the only thing worse than a child's death, is the silence that surrounds it.
I know how precious these portraits are and feel so privledged to create these special pieces for you.
What They’re Saying...
A Thoughtful Gift
When words fall short, give a gift that speaks from the heart.
Precious Wings Charity
My Sonny and I are proud to be working with Precious Wings QLD Charity. We gift 800 of these beautiful prints to their memory boxes each year for bereaved families who have lost a child in hospital.
Customer Reviews
I recently had two beautiful portraits created of my son and daughter. I’m in love with the end result - they are stunning! Col is extremely talented. The portraits captured both of their individual personalities and look identical to the original photos. I received great communication from Col throughout the process and the end product was exactly what I wanted. I can’t wait to hang the portraits up in our new house! Thank you Col, I will be in touch when baby number three arrives for another beautiful portrait. Pippa 🥰🥰
We are absolutely in love with our portrait of Grayson. Once again you have captured his beautiful little soul, right down to that gorgeous smile of his. He is truly a handsome little man who reminds me so very much of his father when he was at this same age.
We are extremely thankful to have had you create all the portraits of our most cherished grandbabies. It warms my heart that each and everyday day we get to walk past their portraits, see their smiling faces and their unique personalities popping through all together on our wall, no matter how spread apart they are.
It is evident that this isn’t just a job for Col, but a labor of love!!!
I was blown away by the final portrait that Col created of my son. It’s more than just a drawing to me, it’s a still moment in time, captured with such tenderness and care.
From the very beginning, communication was warm, clear, and thoughtful. Every step felt intentional, and the final piece was delivered with such care.
Thank you for creating something I will treasure forever. Highly recommended to anyone seeking art that speaks to the heart.
I found Col through the loss mum community and scrolling through her work, I knew straight away I wanted to do it for my angel girl Méabh.
Her schedule was full and I put myself on a waitlist (I heard it could take a year!). Two months after, I reached out to her in the hopes that she might be able to fit me and to my surprise, she was able to! It was worth every penny, it was also worth the wait. It also happened to be delivered to me a day before my birthday - the best birthday gift!
Col is extremely talented, the portrait of my little girl is beyond immaculate - you can see how much time, effort and love was put into. We will forever treasure this beautiful portrait.
Thank you so much, Col. You have brought our little angel to life and we will always look at her portrait fondly, lovingly, admiring both her peaceful little face and this work of yours.
Thank you Col for the portraits of both my babies over the past years. You capture every little bit of their cheekiness and joy. The detail and finishes are just so special and we will definitely be getting one more portrait done for baby #3 on the way :).
My parents commissioned and gifted to us this beautiful portrait of our daughter, Addison, for her 1st birthday. Whilst I am a longtime lover and follower of Colleen’s work, this gift is even more special as Col (Miss Anderson to me) was my Grade 1 teacher back in 1999! And my favourite teacher at that. Watching her create her business and follow her passion for art is amazing and now I get to love and cherish such a special piece from her. Thank you for your beautiful work Miss Anderson. You have captured our beautiful Addi perfectly. Lots of love xxx
We just opened our Vera's portrait. OMG!!!! Rex and I were both in tears, at your beautiful art and your equally beautiful words. You got us good!!! Thank you never seems to be enough, but truly THANK YOU for her. You were right, the portrait is even more beautiful in person. Just perfect! You gave us one of our most special keepsakes then And you continue to do so 10 years on and 4 other kids later. I just don't feel my words do justice to how special your art has been and is to us!! Thank you so much Col X
This arrived the day before his first birthday. Words cannot express how much this means to us. You are an earth angel x
If I had to leave my house with only the material things I could carry, the 2 portraits of my twin girls would be top of the list. Don't settle for less. Col's a true artist.
After loosing our son in 2022, a friend reached out and recommended having a portrait done by Col.
Col is amazing at what she creates and takes the time to collaborate with you on how you would like your perfect portrait created
We have the most beautiful portrait of our son Ashtyn, it's hanging on the wall as soon as we get home as a reminder he is still a part of our family and we often get family photos Infront of the portrait which is really special 💙
