Custom Portraiture

 

I love drawing people in their element, with motifs from their lives. Here are some custom portraits created as commissions for anniversaries, Christmas and birthday presents, as well as personal projects. If you’d like to place an order, please contact: hi at solaeva.com

 

 
 
 
 

This gorgeous girl is so fertile with ideas, kindness. She always feels so grounded to me and creative, as if she blossoms in all these different directions at once.

Photographer and empath, who always seems to see, think and care deeply about the things happening within and around him.

Musician and improviser with a cat motif.

Such a creative writer who always seems to have so many potent project-seeds planted at once. Whenever we meet she tends to eat carrots or oranges.

 
 
A present for a gorgeous young woman who had just started a body positivity instagram page.

A present for a gorgeous young woman who had just started a body positivity instagram page.

 
 

Documentary filmmaker who finds the beauty and potential in dark places.

An actress and filmmaker, who always seems to get to the simplicity, grounding and vulnerability of raw storytelling.

A prolific actress and filmmaker, who knits for her own fashion line.

A photographer specialising in vintage film techniques.

 
An anniversary present for a young couple. She loves citrus fruits, they both love nature, she plays the mandolin, and he smokes joints.

An anniversary present for a young couple. She loves citrus fruits, they both love nature, she plays the mandolin, and he smokes joints.

“She loves vegetables, crocheting, recording. I had this mug made for her. She’s studying in Edinburgh. She loves daffodils.” A growth, grounding and blossoming motif for this creative young woman.

“She loves vegetables, crocheting, recording. I had this mug made for her. She’s studying in Edinburgh. She loves daffodils.” A growth, grounding and blossoming motif for this creative young woman.

 

MMA fighter and comedian.

Graffiti artist who uses an arrow and halo motif for his illustrations.

Filmmaker and writer who has such a gentle, empathetic, firm and warm approach to her storytelling.

Filmmaker and entrepreneur who uses her storytelling to create platforms for herself and loved ones.

 
 
A simple album cover for musician Nate Rich. He wanted a simple line drawing combining feminine and masculine elements, love and positivity. He is surrounded by hands that hold, lift, support and caress him while forget-me-nots surround his relaxed …

A simple album cover for musician Nate Rich. He wanted a simple line drawing combining feminine and masculine elements, love and positivity. He is surrounded by hands that hold, lift, support and caress him while forget-me-nots surround his relaxed and comfortable seated position.

 
 

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