A young girl poses with her legs bent backward and her arms supporting her chin, imitating a sculpture by longtime Seattle artist and Smithsonian Visionary Award winner Patti Warashina.

Bring Your Moments to Life.

Your memories deserve to be more than just photos.

Your favorite pictures hold the moments that matter most. My mission is to give those moments a permanent, emotional presence. I create custom, hand-drawn art from your submitted photos, giving your most treasured memories a permanent, soulful heirloom. 

Whether it's a cherished family gathering, a meaningful place, or a fleeting moment you want to preserve forever,

Together, we'll create something that captures not just how it looked, but how it felt.

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I’m Milla. Your artist.

Artist Milla Petrova, with curly blonde hair, glasses, and jewelry, smiles while sitting at a table in a bright room with a yellow, textured piece of art on the wall behind her.

 

Milla Petrova, Artist

With a delicate yet deliberate hand, I bring fleeting moments to life. Working across paper or canvas, I move seamlessly between pencil, watercolor, and acrylic, allowing each piece of art to tell its own story.

My work spans from abstracts to the intangible glimpses of human connection. I often preserve these moments first with my camera, then unfold them into form and color. And from your favorite photo, I can create art that invites you to feel, to reminisce, and to see the beauty in what's fleeting.

“For me, art is a language. A deliberate act of pausing time to capture life's fleeting beauty.”

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Originals

  • A Tribute to Ukraine

  • M. Mouse Interpretation

    M. Mouse

  • Pride Lipps

  • The Lovely Miss N

  • MTV

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Photo to Art - How it works

Upload and customize

Just upload your image to get started. Almost every image size will work! Choose from one of our suggested sizes and frame options (if you want).

Discuss your vision

I'll review your image and get back to you with a cost estimate. Want to talk it through? We can hop on a Google Meet call to discuss what you're imagining.

If you're ready to move forward, I'll send a contract with a Statement of Work. A 50% non-refundable deposit starts the creative process.

Shipped to you with care

When your artwork is finished, the final payment is due. I'll ship it to you with a Certificate of Authenticity, and your memory becomes art.

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