About the work

A closer look.

One pet portrait painted from one real photograph, with their name hidden inside a short poem that comes with it. I'm Salem, a florist. One pet, one photo, one poem. You send: one clear photo, and one small true thing about them, the habit only you would know (the window they check at five, the noise they make at the fridge, the spot on the bed that is still theirs). You get, within 5 days: - one painted portrait built from your actual photo, warm and a little loose - a short poem where their name is hidden, so you have to look for it - one round of small fixes The first line of the poem is free before you pay. Tell me their name and one true thing and I write the opening line back. If it doesn't land, keep the line and walk. I only work from real photos, never templates. If your photo cannot hold a portrait, I say so before you pay.