Angel Custom Portraits
A Keepsake to honour and celebrate the life of your child - a beautiful portrait that hangs proudly in your home. My hope is it brings some comfort on your difficult days and helps you along your healing journey.
PLEASE NOTE:
I leave 3 spots a month for bereaved portraits. If these spots are not filled you will be able to book them above..
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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.
What is this Portrait?
Simply choose your favourite design and I will hand paint your child's face from your photo.
All portraits are painted onto beautiful A3 300gsm French paper to fit standard sized frames.
Once painted, your portrait is 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.
Archival inks, pencils, pastels, and the highest quality
watercolours splash the paper, ensuring it becomes an heirloom to
treasure for years to come.
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?
- 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 ifpossible. 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.
A Keepsake to honour and celebrate the life of your child
Every week, I receive special requests from heartbroken families who have lost a child. While I am often booked out a year in advance, I always prioritise these portraits. I offer 3 spots a month to my angel families.
Portraits to honour and celebrate your child.
I create angel portraits to bring peace and comfort to families who have lost a child. Each portrait is a heartfelt tribute, preserving your child's memory in a beautiful keepsake that can be cherished forever.
Confronting photographs and difficult memories, are transformed into something that can be proudly displayed and celebrated in your home.
My hope is that this artwork not only honours your beloved child but also helps siblings and other loved ones connect with them, keeping their spirit alive in your home and hearts. May your portrait help your help you along your healing journey and offer a little comfort on those difficult days.
A forever keepsake
Archival inks, pencils, pastels, and the highest quality watercolours splash the paper, ensuring it becomes an heirloom to treasure for years to come. I can work with photos you have, to capture the spirit and the likeness of your special angel (removing chords, adding colour etc). I like to paint them how I think they are, resting peacefully and pain free... until you meet again.
Please contact me if your child was born earlier than 28 weeks, so I can let you know if I can work from the images you have. I want you to be 100% happy at the end of the process.
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 would like this for a heavenly birthday or anniversary already booked out, Let me know and I will try to accommodate you if possible.
How It Works
Send the 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 the initial painting
In 2–3 weeks, you’ll receive the initial painting to approve and give feedback. The $235 payment is then due.
Approve the 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.
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
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 privledge to create these special pieces for you.
What They’re Saying...
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A Keepsake To Treasure
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.
Families with their forever Angel Portraits
Customer Reviews
Our son Freddie passed away in 2021 at 4.5 months old, and as I navigated grief and the loss community I kept seeing Col’s beautiful portraits pop up. We decided for his fourth birthday this year we would have Col paint our beautiful boy, and we are so thrilled with the way she has captured his cheeky face and personality. Col was so warm and empathetic throughout the whole process, and her care and attention to detail is so evident. Freddie’s portrait hangs pride of place in our living room and makes us smile every day.
Thank you so much Col ❤️
It was absolutely amazing and easy working with Col! The quality of the art is stunning and it turned out even better than I could imagine!
Colleen, you are truly so incredibly talented and have absolutely captured our little cherubs so perfectly in their portraits! Thank you so much ✨
The professionalism and warmth you have shown us throughout the whole process has not gone unnoticed and we will be highly recommending your services!
Lots of love xx
Oh my goodness!!! You’ve outdone yourself once again and exceeded all my expectations. It’s absolutely amazing, I’m in love and obsessed!! I can’t wait to hang it up next to Zara’s. My babies, my heart! I love it so much!!!
OMG!! The portraits are absolutely stunning! They most definitely show the girls' personalities. It warmed my heart and brought a smile to my face as I remember the day the photos were taken vividly. We love them!
Hi Col, I wanted to share that last month we had our third baby girl, Zoe. Thanks to you we were able to capture the most special photo by including our dearly missed Bronte in a photo to have our three girls pictured together. Forever grateful for your talent x
You are so incredibly talented. A cherished momento we will have forever. Thank you so much for capturing our beautiful children. x
I just picked up my babies portraits from the framer. Omigod!!!! All the feels x
I previously purchased a portrait for my own daughter and bought one for my best friend when she lost her baby in labour. The quality of the portraits are absolutely spectacular and I was particularly impressed with the kindness and sensitivity One Sonny Day takes when creating these portraits for infant loss. The team were so accommodating and fit her portrait in when they had no spots available so I could get this to her quicker. It was such a beautiful gesture. I couldn’t recommend them more, you will not be disappointed.