I create whimsical, storybook-inspired portraiture that captures the wonder found in your unfolding story. 

Heirloom-quality fine art that celebrates the moments you want to pass down as a legacy.

Stories forged in vulnerability. Narratives rooted in our life's geography that deserve to be artfully, tenderly documented one stroke at a time.  

Whether you are looking for one-of-a-kind birth-flower family portraiture or to preserve a meaningful moment like it belongs in its very own storybook, my portrait commission options have you covered.

✨ SPRING 2025 commissions are now open ✨

Because Even Our Simplest Moments Deserve To Be
Cherished for the Wonder They Hold

"If we opened people up, we’d find landscapes."
—Agnès Varda

STORYBOOK PORTRAITS

Your moment painted like it belongs in a storybook. Because it does. It’s a story you are writing one precious memory, one important milestone at a time. And even the smallest everyday moment can be magical.

Semi-Abstract Whimsical Fine Art

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Blend a love for florals, whimsical elegance, English cottages, a nod to folk art and the language of flowers with this custom hand-painted birth flower commission that celebrates those you hold dearest.

Birth Flower Family Portraiture

BLOOM BRAVELY™

BLOOM BRAVELY™

Whimsical Watercolor Birth Flower Portraiture for the Whole Family

Whether you want a single birth flower celebrating a new arrival, an arrangement representing the children or grandchildren, or a whole carefully crafted motif of birth flowers the includes each member of your family, this commission is brimming with delicate details just for you.

Each piece is hand-deckled and ready to frame, comes with a signed certificate of authenticity, and includes a custom enclosure card sharing the meaning behind the birth flowers depicted in your portrait.  It also has the option to order art prints for family members.

Bloom Bravely™ Birth Flower Portraiture is perfect for an heirloom gift celebrating those you love at any stage of life.

My painting style blends influences from folk art, vintage textiles, botanical illustration and my own touch of nature-infused nostalgia and whimsy to create something you cannot get any where else.  

Your Legacy Shared in Flowers

Each painting gets its own flower enclosure card based on the blooms represented in your piece.


STORYBOOK PORTRAITS

Celebrating the Wonder of Everyday Moments

Sometimes the best fairytales are found right in the middle of our own unfolding stories. 

Starting from a photo reference of your choosing, I create a whimsical portrait that looks like it belongs in a storybook. 

My signature style combines lyrical landscapes with semi-abstract portraiture for a look that is timeless and whimsical with a touch of magic and elegance. 

Most of my faces are created to show form without features, influenced by folk art and Waldorf-style dolls and illustrations.

I then add gold metallic accents and decorative elements to create one-of-a-kind portrait that is just as magical as you are. 

Engagements, weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, family trips, milestone moments, and the beauty of everyday life as it happens all around you.

These are all occasions my storybook portraits are perfect for.

THE PROCESS

Trusting someone with even a moment of your story is a vulnerable, brave thing to do. I don't take that fact, or your trust, lightly.

1 |  Select which kind of commission you are interested in. I open up limited numbers of commission spots throughout the year and orders are completed on a first-come-first-served basis.

2 | Fill out my commission inquiry form HERE to start the process.

3 | Once I receive your inquiry, I'll be in touch usually in 48-72 hours at the latest. I'll take the information you provide, answer your questions, and send you a simple proposal that include the final pricing and turn around time.  It will also include the link to fill out any additional information I will need for your painting.  Your position in my commission queue is saved once the invoice is paid.

4 | Once your painting is complete, I will lovingly package it to protect it during shipping & send it on its way to your doorstep. In the unlikely event, it arrives damaged, contact me with photos of the damaged packaging as well as the damaged artwork within 24 hours. Solutions will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

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I offer a range of petite sizes and options.  Each of these prices includes up to 3 people in the portrait.  Additional persons may be added for $25/each to the medium and large size options.

MINIATURE (2.5x3.5 inch):  $365

SMALL (4x6 inch): $465

MEDIUM (5X7 inch): $645

LARGE (6X8 inch): $795

The price includes USPS priority mail shipping to the continental USA.

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THE DEEPER STORY

I started my professional art journey as a custom watercolor wedding stationery designer.  Just as my business was starting to take off nationally, in January 2018 I was in a serious car accident that left me with a brain injury and severely damaged dominant wrist. 

After over a year of surgeries and rehab for my wrist, I made the difficult decision to shut down the bespoke wedding stationery part of my business.
 
Suddenly I had a big blank business space to fill with no idea how to fill it.  Half staring at a stack of old photographs across my studio, inspiration began to rise.

I wonder if I could take meaningful photos from milestones and moments, and let them inspire a custom piece of whimsical storybook art that creates a legacy to hold on to.

So often the bravest beauty is found in our broken. vulnerable places.  In the wild spaces of our creativity's stormiest landscapes. In the tender moments courage takes root as our stories unfold.

Art is courageous and transformative.  It can help us embrace the dance of beauty, brokenness, and becoming with greater understanding.  I have seen its power time and again in my own journey, and look forward to sharing it with you in yours.

That's my Dad holding me as baby...

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And you can have more of them. Every day. 

You Were Made for the Moments When Your Soul Comes Most Alive.

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And you can have more of them. Every day. 

You Were Made for the Moments When Your Soul Comes Most Alive.

@dmicheleperry