Latest Portrait

"Tilda & Allie " - two great friends from Australia's Gold Coast.

Missing Birman Cat

Have you seen Allie? She went missing late 2009 from Tahunanui, Nelson. Please contact me with any info so I can pass it on to her owners.

Gift Vouchers Now Available

Gift Vouchers and Personalized Gift Certificates are now available, just in time for Christmas! View my Pricing page for more information.

Pet Portraits Now On Facebook

You can now visit my Facebook page to see more news, photos and reviews, or even ask me questions. Become a fan to get updates and be the first to know about special offers.

Arts Council Nelson Impressions Regional Art Awards 2009

I entered two paintings into the Art Awards and I am pleased to say that they were both short-listed and in the exhibition at the Refinery Art Space in July.

Pet Portraits from photographs are a beautiful way to capture the unique personality of your beloved dog or cat. My animal portraits are a wonderful tribute to your valued family member and express the uniqueness of your pets personality which you will treasure for a lifetime.

Pet portraits make wonderful and truely unique gifts for you or a special person. Birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, retirements, graduations and Christmas are all perfect occasions to give a memorable gift that will be cherished for years to come. Animal portraits also make very special memorials for beloved pets that are no longer with us.

I simply adore animals and take great pleasure in being able to create portraits that possess the individual character and likeness of your dog or cat. Photographs do not compare to the expression and mood that is the very essence of my work and is captured forever in my finely detailed drawings.

My name is Jewel Mathieson and I am a self taught artist living in the small seaside town of Nelson, New Zealand. All of my pet portraits are completed using only the finest art materials available. Coloured pencils are my prefered medium for pet portraiture as they are very versatile and offer rich, vibrant colour.

My coloured pencil portraits are created using many subtle layers of colour to achieve realism and depth. Coloured pencils enable me to create precise and accurate definition, as well as very soft flowing detail in other areas where needed.

Please visit my Gallery to view portraits of dogs, puppies, cats, kittens and more. See my coloured pencil drawings and sketches, watercolour paintings, and acrylic paintings.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my web site. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to ask.

All artwork on this website is copyright (c) 2009 by Jewel Mathieson. No images on this website may be copied or reproduced in any form without permission in writing from Jewel Mathieson.