Create your own colorful, one-of-a-kind acrylic pet portrait inspired by pop art legend Andy Warhol—no experience needed!
We’ll start with a quick brush lesson, then guide you step-by-step through: transferring your pet’s image, painting the background, adding your pet’s main features, and finishing with vibrant details. All paints and materials are provided.
Email a high-res photo of your pet ahead of time. Send face or full-body shots with clean backgrounds—high contrast images work best. Please email pandamai@pmbq.com if you have any questions about photo choice and guidance, Mai is happy to help you.
About The Instructor:
Phuong-Mai “Mai” Blasich is the founder artist of P.M.B.Q. Studios, a graphic and panda arts studio in San Jose, CA. Mai’s creative career began in 1993 as a comic artist in Antarctic Press’ series, Ninja High School. She has done work with Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and went on to self-publish her action-comedy comic Tea Club. You can also see Mai’s public mural work in downtown San Jose at the “First Street Panda Cafe & Bakery, a 180 foot-long mural stretching around the corner of North First and San Fernando Streets and also at Pup Plaza! Her work focuses on cheerful animal characters doing everyday things, striving to remind us to stop, enjoy and appreciate the simple things in life.
The event takes place indoors at Pup Plaza and is limited to 10 participants.
Proceeds from activities at Pup Plaza support Silicon Valley Pet Project's (SVPP) life-saving work. SVPP is a nonprofit organization, tax ID number 47-2361690. svpetproject.org