Sketches By Sonya | Custom Pet, People & House Portraits NZ

Sonya Burgess, NZ artist.
I draw the pets, people, and places closest to your heart.

Specialising in hand-drawn coloured pencil & graphite portraits, I work with artist-quality materials to ensure your piece can be cherished for a lifetime.
Based in New Zealand, shipping memories worldwide.

A hand holding a watercolor illustration of a house with the label "Bradfield Road," surrounded by green grass, bushes, and a stone pathway. The background shows a wooden surface and art supplies including colored pencils and sketching tools.

Watercolor painting of a house labeled 'Octantis Street,' with a front porch, stairs, landscaping, and a pathway leading to the sidewalk.

Colorful drawings of three different houses on sheets of paper surrounded by assorted colored pencils and markers on a wooden table.

Work in progress

A custom watercolor painting of a house

House Portraits

A3 coloured pemcil cow portrait

A realistic illustration of a small dog with long, wavy fur, dark eyes, and a black nose, wearing a collar with a round tag that reads 'Max'.

6x6" coloured pencil cow portrait

A realistic colored pencil drawing of a fluffy, light brown dog with dark eyes and a black nose, wearing a black bone-shaped tag engraved with the name 'Bonnie'.

Colored drawing of a brown Labrador puppy with an orange collar and a bone-shaped tag labeled 'MATO.'

Custom colored pencil portrait of a goat

A realistic colored pencil drawing of a cat's face on white paper, with green eyes, surrounded by colored pencils on a wooden surface.

Pet Portraits

A detailed pencil drawing of a couple in wedding attire, standing hand in hand and looking lovingly at each other, with a wooden surface and colored pencils beside it.

A detailed pencil drawing of a smiling elderly man and a woman with long dark hair, both appearing happy, on a sheet of white paper, surrounded by drawing pencils on a wooden surface.

A detailed graphite pencil drawing of a smiling interracial couple, with the man kissing the woman's cheek, on white paper, surrounded by drawing tools, on a dark wooden surface.

A detailed pencil drawing of a smiling bride and groom holding hands and walking together, on a wooden desk with pens and pencils around.

A detailed pencil drawing of a couple in wedding attire, holding hands and looking at each other, on a piece of white paper placed on a wooden surface with colored pencils and wooden stamps nearby.

People Portraits

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