Heartwork by Jasmine

Heartwork by Jasmine Heirloom pet portraiture and wildlife art in soft pastel layers, created with care and fine detail. Based in Uxbridge, Ontario 🍁
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Some portraits sit a little differently in my hands. Feller’s is one of them.He’s still on my easel, coming together slo...
06/12/2026

Some portraits sit a little differently in my hands. Feller’s is one of them.

He’s still on my easel, coming together slowly. Eight inches square, built up stroke by stroke in PanPastels and pastel pencil. Feller left far too soon, and I’m taking my time with him, because he deserves nothing less.

I’ve come to believe these portraits can be a kind of medicine for grief. For the families I create them for, and, if I’m honest, quietly for me too. When someone reaches out to have me paint a companion they’ve lost, I hold it with such care, because I know without being told how much that animal must have meant. You don’t just lose a pet. You lose a witness to your life.

I’ve been moving through my own season of grief lately, and strange as it sounds, it has made this work feel more like a calling than ever. Grief, when you let it move through you, has a way of deepening you. Softening the edges, widening your capacity for tenderness.

So this is for everyone who has had to say goodbye before they were ready. And it is for Feller. 🤍

I’m going to be honest with you, because you’ve always let me be.This has been the hardest year of my life. And somehow ...
06/11/2026

I’m going to be honest with you, because you’ve always let me be.

This has been the hardest year of my life. And somehow also the year I’ve reached hardest for everything I want. I don’t get to pick one. Proud of some things, deeply sad about others.. in the same breath, most days.

So much of what I make lives inside other people’s loss. A face they can’t bear to forget. I’ve always taken that seriously, but this year I know that ache from the inside now, more than ever. And it’s making me hold every piece more carefully.

I’m beginning to understand that this work is grief medicine. Not a cure. Nothing cures it. Grief isn’t something you fix; it changes you from the inside out, and all you can do is honour it… and feel the love that is missing its place to land.

There’s a strange grace in this. Creating is one of the few places where sadness and devotion sit in the same room and nobody asks them to leave. My art has carried me through. It’s the thing I can hold onto, and the thing that transforms me. It helps turn pain into beauty, chaos into form. An anchor I’m grateful for more than I can say.

If you’ve trusted me with someone you love this year, thank you. Truly. I held them as gently as I knew how.

Still here. Still at the desk. Still drawing… both, most days.

I didn’t plan these three as a set. But once they were finished, sitting side by side, the thread was obvious — feather,...
06/09/2026

I didn’t plan these three as a set. But once they were finished, sitting side by side, the thread was obvious — feather, fur, and forest. So I made it official.

Feather, Fur & Forest is here. 🍂 Three pastel pieces I’ve poured myself into, now available as limited edition fine art giclée prints.

🦉 The Quiet Oracle — the barn owl
🦊 I’m All Ears — the red fox
🌿 Cradled in Lichen and Pine — the squirrel

Each one is painted by hand in soft pastel, then reproduced as a fine art giclée print on premium archival paper — made to last for generations.

Every piece comes in two sizes:
✦ the Collector’s Edition — the larger, statement size
✦ the Petite Edition — a smaller print for a gallery wall or a cozy corner

(Exact dimensions vary by piece — just ask and I’ll walk you through the options.)

You can collect them individually or bring all three home together.

And one more thing… I’ve been quietly building something behind the scenes. A brand new website is launching very soon — a proper home for my work, my commissions, and everything to come. I can’t wait to show you. 💛

Want one? Send me a message — I’d love to tell you about each piece. The full shop opens on the new website very soon, so you’ll be able to browse and order there shortly too.

Which is your favourite — the owl, the fox, or the squirrel? Tell me below. 🍂

Starting something special this week. 🤍I’m working a little backwards from how I usually do things. Normally I get farth...
06/03/2026

Starting something special this week. 🤍

I’m working a little backwards from how I usually do things. Normally I get farther along on the facial features before I move onto blocking in the background. But this time, something told me to begin here instead. So I listened.

Can you guess what kind of cat this is going to be?

A beautiful boy, lost far too soon. This is a second portrait for a returning client I’m very grateful for. There’s something so humbling about being trusted with someone’s precious memories more than once. I hope I can capture everything he meant to them.

More to come as the portrait takes shape! 🐾

Cradled in Lichen and Pine ..🍂There’s a young squirrel curled up at the center of this piece, fast asleep in a nest of s...
05/31/2026

Cradled in Lichen and Pine ..🍂

There’s a young squirrel curled up at the center of this piece, fast asleep in a nest of spruce, lichen, and foraged bits — and she holds a special place in my heart, because she was the very first thing I ever drew with pastel pencils.

I remember being unsure of every stroke, learning how the pencils caught the texture of the paper, slowly coaxing out each strand of fur until she finally looked like she was breathing. Around her, I built a little wreath from things I gathered right in our own yard — spruce sprigs, dried seed heads, curls of bark, soft tufts of lichen. There’s something tender about a drawn creature cradled by real, found things. It feels like home.

This one means a lot to me, so I’m thrilled to share that photographic prints are finally being made. 🤎 If you’ve ever wanted to bring a quiet little corner of the woods into your space, this is your chance.

Prints coming soon — stay tuned for details! 🐿️

Some of the many, many beautiful hidden colours within this opalescent owl… 🤍🪶There’s a whole rainbow within this owl if...
05/27/2026

Some of the many, many beautiful hidden colours within this opalescent owl… 🤍🪶

There’s a whole rainbow within this owl if you look close enough. And that — noticing all those hidden colours within a subject and bringing them forth — is one of my absolute favourite parts of working with pastels. The interplay of colour never, ever gets old.

Nature hides so much beauty in plain sight. It’s the artist’s joy to find it.

The original has already found its forever home, but this barn owl is available as a limited edition fine art giclee print for those who’d like to bring a little of that hidden rainbow into their own space. 🎨✨

05/26/2026

Want to see what I made? 👀

Meet “The Quiet Oracle” — a 10x10 soft pastel barn owl and one of my favorite pieces to date. There’s something about the way pastels capture feathers that just feels like magic to me.

I’m Jasmine 🤍 I create highly realistic animal portraits and I’m trying to show a little more of me along with my artwork with you all — so hi, it’s nice to meet you! 😊

I have 3 commission slots left at my current pricing before rates go up.

Not ready to commission? Limited edition prints of The Quiet Oracle are now available too — DM me for either!

There’s an acute awareness to this fox that I sensed throughout the entire process of creating him.I’m All Ears — 12” x ...
05/24/2026

There’s an acute awareness to this fox that I sensed throughout the entire process of creating him.

I’m All Ears — 12” x 12” in pastel — captures that razor-sharp alertness. Ears tuned to something just beyond the frame, that amber eye taking in everything. He’s not tense. He’s just… completely, quietly switched on.

Foxes have long been symbols of liminality — creatures who move between worlds, between light and shadow. Clever, quick, and knowing. Playful one moment, completely still the next. I felt all of that while bringing him to life.

Limited edition fine art prints coming in just a few days — stay tuned! 🧡

Reference photo graciously provided by Ontario wildlife photographer Sierra Slogar 🙏🏻

A little studio update from Heartwork by Jasmine 🌿Four years ago I started painting animals out of pure love for them — ...
05/19/2026

A little studio update from Heartwork by Jasmine 🌿

Four years ago I started painting animals out of pure love for them — their eyes, their personalities, the way they look at the people who adore them. What began as a quiet creative outlet has slowly, genuinely, become something I get to call my life’s work. This has so much to do with your support, your comments and hearing some of your lovely stories… it’s motivated me to do more… I am so incredibly grateful to all of you for that.

I’m now excited to share with you all that I’ll be transitioning to do this work as an artist full time. It’s a dream I’ve held for a long time, and it honestly wouldn’t be real without the trust and encouragement you’ve shown me and my work.

With that growth comes a pricing update. Over time, the portraits have become more detailed, refined, and time-intensive — and the new pricing reflects the level of artistry, care, and materials that go into each one.

I’m opening 5 final commission spots at my current pricing — just for all of you in this wonderful community, before the change. Available through the end of June — first come, first served. 🐾

If you’ve been thinking about a portrait of your pet, a meaningful gift for someone you love, or a piece to hang somewhere that makes you smile every day — this is a beautiful time to reach out. To claim your spot or ask any questions, simply send me a message or drop a comment below. 🤍

And one more little thing to look forward to: a brand new Heartwork website is coming very soon. More details in the next week or so!

Thank you for being here and for supporting handmade art in such a heartfelt way.

— Jasmine

One-of-a-kind Buddy is officially finished. 🤍🐾This sweet boy was such a joy to bring to life in pastel, from his thought...
05/13/2026

One-of-a-kind Buddy is officially finished. 🤍🐾

This sweet boy was such a joy to bring to life in pastel, from his thoughtful expression to his cozy winter jacket and that unforgettable little eye patch. Watching a dog’s personality slowly emerge through layers of soft pastel never gets old to me.

I wanted to share some of the most-used PanPastel colours and pastel pencils from this portrait beside the finished piece. Soft pastel is such a beautiful medium to work with. I love the velvety texture, intense pigmentation, effortless blending, and the beautiful mix of cool snowy blues, warm copper browns, creamy whites, and deep navy tones woven throughout Buddy’s portrait. ✨

8” x 10”
PanPastels & pastel pencils on Pastelmat

If you’ve been thinking about having a portrait created of your own beloved companion, I’d love to chat with you. 🩵

I’m also excited to soon share another portrait I’ve been quietly working away on behind the scenes!

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