Colourful Keepsakes

COLOURFUL

KEEPSAKES

Painted by Mandy

After more than 20 years photographing wildlife and painting commissioned pastel pet portraits, I am starting an exciting new chapter in my artistic journey.

Hand-painted cottage keepsake with dachshund

Colourful Keepsakes — A Special Place

Colourful Keepsakes — Pet Hero

Every home, pet and special place has a story. Colourful Keepsakes turns those special places and companions into hand-painted artworks — not just capturing how they look, but how they feel. The memories, the warmth, the little details that make it yours.

Hand-painted yellow cottage keepsake with black cat

Each artwork is painted in my bright, cheerful, slightly whimsical style, and presented in a crisp white freestanding shadowbox frame. Small enough to sit on a bookshelf, mantelpiece or bedside table like a favourite photo, or if you prefer, a larger artwork for the wall. Every keepsake becomes a little reminder of something that matters.

Framed keepsake displayed on a coffee table

For the Table Top

For the Wall

A family home, a country farm, garden, a holiday cottage, or somewhere else close to your heart — I paint it to celebrate the memories it holds. And if there's a dog, cat, horse or farm animal who's part of that story, I can include them too.

Bold whimsical black labrador portrait with verandah house

I am also painting colourful, bold and vibrant animal portraits that celebrate a much-loved pet in the same bright, whimsical way.

Bold vibrant kelpie portrait with red collar

For something more traditional, I still offer my detailed, realistic pastel pet portraits that capture their unique personality.

Detailed realistic pastel portrait of a wire-haired terrier

Detailed realistic pastel portrait of a shaggy grey dog

A gift with real meaning

A Colourful Keepsake makes a thoughtful gift, whether it's a special place or a much loved pet that means something to someone close to you.

What I offer

$300

COLOURFUL KEEPSAKE

A Special Place

Table Top

Your special place — home, farm, garden or view — with or without a special pet. Bright watercolour markers, gouache and oil pastel. Framed in a crisp white deep shadowbox frame with an easel stand. 27cm square, framed.

$350

COLOURFUL KEEPSAKE

A Special Place

For Walls

Your special place, home, farm, garden or view, with or without a pet or animal. Bright watercolour markers, gouache and oil pastel. Bright, fun and slightly whimsical. Comes framed in a crisp white deep shadowbox wooden frame, ready to hang. 37cm square.

Painting of a terrace house with a pink door and magpie

Painting of sheep grazing in a green valley

Painting of cattle grazing in a hazy green valley

Painting of three horses grazing in an autumn paddock

Cottage painting with dachshund on the lawn

Cottage painting with labrador and black cat

Blue-roofed cottage with red door, autumn trees and poppies

Farmhouse with clothesline, kelpie and magpie

Golden autumn cottage with blue roof and white gate

Stone terrace house with stained glass windows

Red-roofed verandah cottage with autumn tree

Beaufields homestead with kookaburra perched in gum tree

Maitland house with pergola, magpie and water tanks

Emoh Ruo cottage and shed with mountain backdrop

Winchmore Hill cottage with blossom tree, irises and magpie on the verandah

Kurrajong homestead with glassed-in verandah at sunset

Farm paddock view at sunset with distant hills

Old tin-roofed cottage with woodpile and green hills

$300

COLOURFUL KEEPSAKE

Pet Hero

Table Top

Your pet, front and centre. Same bright materials and whimsical style. Framed in a crisp white deep shadowbox frame with easel stand. 27cm square, framed.

$350

COLOURFUL KEEPSAKE

Pet Hero

For Walls

Your pet as the star. Framed in a crisp white deep shadowbox frame, ready to hang. 37cm square, framed.