Custom Portraits & Custom Pet Portraits by Painting to the People
Looking for a custom portrait that feels bold, modern, and museum-worthy?
Painting to the People offers luxury custom portraits and custom pet portraits created entirely in-studio using our signature vibrant color style. Each piece is hand-rendered in acrylic on large-format, gallery-quality canvas and designed to become a statement heirloom in your home.
Unlike traditional portrait painting, our work reinterprets meaningful photographs through intentional, architectural color — creating contemporary art that feels alive, expressive, and unmistakably modern.
Our custom portrait commissions begin with a photograph that holds meaning—a wedding day moment, a beloved pet, a family ranch, a milestone anniversary, or a portrait of someone you never want to forget.
From there, we:
Refine your image into a custom digital proof
Develop a custom color palette mixed by hand
Paint the piece in professional-grade acrylic
Finish with archival varnish for longevity
Each custom acrylic portrait is built on a reinforced, gallery-quality box canvas using the same heirloom standards as our live collaborative works.
To commission a custom portrait or custom pet portrait, please email us.
Include a brief description of your subject and preferred size, and you’ll receive size and pricing options, next steps and availability information.
Luxury Custom Pet Portraits
Our custom pet portraits are especially popular among collectors who want something more distinctive than a traditional animal painting.
Whether it’s a golden retriever bathed in sunset tones, a black lab rendered in bold graphic contrast, or a horse captured in expressive color fields, each pet portrait is designed as a contemporary art piece—not just a likeness.
These luxury pet portraits are ideal for:
Anniversary or birthday gifts
Memorial tributes
Statement artwork for modern interiors
Every portrait is hand-painted in our studio in Colorado using vibrant, expressive color blocking and intentional composition.
About the Artist
Rachelle Reichley is the founder of Painting to the People, a Colorado-based fine art studio known for vibrant, large-format collaborative wedding paintings and private custom portraits.
With a background in creative entrepreneurship and national brand leadership, her work centers on translating memory into color—producing heirloom-quality art that feels both deeply personal and visually striking.
Each custom portrait is painted entirely by Rachelle in her studio using professional liquid acrylics and museum-grade materials.