Kathi Fachet Illustrations

Kathi Fachet Illustrations 🇺🇸❤️🇳🇿
Fine Artist specializing in hand-drawn colored pencil and graphite illustrations with impeccable attention to detail. No Digital. No AI. Just human talent!

Pet Portraits 🔸️ Birds & Wildlife 🔸️ People Portraits Hello and welcome to my page! My name is Kathi Fachet. I am a fine art illustrator with a passion for bringing joy to peoples’ lives through the beauty of pencil illustrations. I specialize in using colored and graphite pencils which allow me to create highly detailed, life-like illustrations. When away from the studio, I love doing nature and

wildlife photography—often using my photos as a reference for my illustrations. My signature trademark is the superb attention to detail and textures. Pets, birds, animals, people, landscapes, cityscapes, and cartoon-style illustrations are all my specialty. There isn't any subject that I won't draw! Each illustration presents its own unique set of challenges and involves a painstaking approach to replicating different features (fur, feathers, hair, etc.) with every pencil stroke, one at a time—involving countless hours of work. Every illustration is drawn entirely by hand from start to finish. No AI or digital media is ever used to create or assist with an illustration. In addition to calling The United States home, I lived in New Zealand from 2014-2019, traveling extensively through the country and learning about its rich culture and unique flora and fauna. I've traveled to Australia, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, England, and Spain. Original commissions and artwork prints have been sold throughout the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. PUBLICATIONS
My artwork has been featured in the following publications:

FELINE APPROVED! 😻I love it so much when I receive photos from my amazing clients showcasing the illustrations I created...
03/23/2026

FELINE APPROVED! 😻

I love it so much when I receive photos from my amazing clients showcasing the illustrations I created for them! In this case, my client spoke on behalf of her cat, saying: "Yam approves of his self-portrait!"

Thank you so much for sharing this with me!

What a Handsome Chap! Just finished this 8x10" of a huge Newfoundland named Bently. This commission presented me with a ...
03/20/2026

What a Handsome Chap!

Just finished this 8x10" of a huge Newfoundland named Bently. This commission presented me with a real challenge because the client is giving it to her sister as a gift and only had a few photos of Bently. Unfortunately, the photo she provided was quite dark and blurry, but she obviously couldn't ask her sister for a better one!

Not to worry as I did a little sleuthing on Google Images and quickly found a photo that was brighter and sharper, which turned out to be a big help in getting the intricate details of his fur just right.

Tap or click on the photos below to see the work in progress and the reference photos used.

NEW ART FLYERIt's been 11 years since I started doing commissioned illustrations. Since then, l've found that pet portra...
03/16/2026

NEW ART FLYER

It's been 11 years since I started doing commissioned illustrations. Since then, l've found that pet portraits make up the majority of my commissions, with birds, wildlife, and people making up a smaller percentage.

At the start of my business, I got several requests for tattoo designs, cityscapes, and landscapes. Over the years, these subjects were rarely requested so I kept tattoo designs as available on request.

Most of my early illustrations were done with graphite, but I quickly became aware of the high demand for color so I took the plunge and perfected my knowledge of color values.

As AI continues to infiltrate our lives at an accelerated pace, there is something classy about keeping things old school!

Cheers!
Kathi
❤️

Just handed off this 8x10" commission of a Siamese kitten named Yam, which will later be given as a gift. An illustratio...
02/25/2026

Just handed off this 8x10" commission of a Siamese kitten named Yam, which will later be given as a gift. An illustration of a friend's or loved one's pet makes for a very thoughtful and lasting gift.

A new feature in this illustration is a colored background which I am now offering for all illustrations. The intention of the background on this portrait was to compliment the kitten's stunning blue eyes.

Tap or click on the photos below to see the work in progress from rough draft to completion.

🎁 NEW ART TOY! 🎁Absolutely loving my new tabletop drawing easel! ✏️🖍Not only does it improve the quality of my illustrat...
02/12/2026

🎁 NEW ART TOY! 🎁

Absolutely loving my new tabletop drawing easel! ✏️🖍

Not only does it improve the quality of my illustrations, it's significantly decreased the strain on my left (drawing) hand as well as my posture.

Featured on the easel is my current commission of a darling Siamese kitten, Yam.

Southwest Wings Winning T-shirt Design. Starting out from my colored pencil illustration, to the uploaded design with te...
02/06/2026

Southwest Wings Winning T-shirt Design.

Starting out from my colored pencil illustration, to the uploaded design with text and tan background added in Adobe Illustrator, and finally to the screen-printed t-shirt from Distinct Impression in Tucson. 😃

A big shout out to both Southwest Wings Board of Directors, and Seaton Mitchell from Distinct Impression for bringing my illustration to a beautiful design!

Remembering my favorite supervisor, Sebastian.🥰😻 Before he passed in 2021, Sebastian patiently observed the work in prog...
01/31/2026

Remembering my favorite supervisor, Sebastian.🥰😻

Before he passed in 2021, Sebastian patiently observed the work in progress of my commissions - sometimes taking a snooze and sitting on the paper!

He was the best coworker - always purring and sweetly nudging me for loves and pets. It was a welcome reprieve for my drawing hand.

I miss him dearly, but I imagine his spirit is still here sitting with me as I work on each commission going forward.

Love you, big guy!
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🎶 "When I look at the [internet], I wanna see mestaring right back at me..." 🎶-Mr. Jones by Counting CrowsNot gonna lie,...
01/20/2026

🎶 "When I look at the [internet], I wanna see me
staring right back at me..." 🎶
-Mr. Jones by Counting Crows

Not gonna lie, it's surreal to see myself and my artwork on a website! Before November, I was just a name attached to a design (among many) for a t-shirt design contest. Then came that fateful day in November when the Board of Directors from Southwest Wings congratulated me for winning the contest!

Since then, I've corresponded with the Board of Directors and Distinct Impressions as we all worked together to turn my design into a print on a t-shirt.

In addition, Southwest Wings has kindly added a Festival Artist tab on their website where you can read my bio (and see me). Link here: www.swwings.org/festival-artist-2025

Now, it's official! The t-shirts are printed and available for sale. You can order them on Southwest Wings website at:
www.swwings.org/shop

~ TESTIMONIALS ~A huge shoutout and warmest thanks to everyone who has reached out and commissioned me to illustrate a s...
01/19/2026

~ TESTIMONIALS ~

A huge shoutout and warmest thanks to everyone who has reached out and commissioned me to illustrate a special drawing for them over the years!

Below are some kind words from several clients who have shared their experiences in working with me as their illustrations came to life.

A great big thank you to everyone for your support! I can't express in enough words how much it means to me. Your kind words and support inspire me to keep my creativity and my pencils flying every day!

Love,
Kathi
xoxo

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season and a new year filled with good health, love, and laughter!Merry Christmas!K...
12/22/2025

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season and a new year filled with good health, love, and laughter!

Merry Christmas!
Kathi

If at first, you don't succeed... ENTER AGAIN!Three years ago, I entered a T-shirt Design Contest for the non-profit org...
12/16/2025

If at first, you don't succeed... ENTER AGAIN!

Three years ago, I entered a T-shirt Design Contest for the non-profit organization Southwest Wings in Sierra Vista, Arizona. It wasn't chosen. I was disappointed but moved on.

This autumn, I received the annual "Call to Artists" email from Southwest Wings to enter in their T-shirt Design Contest for the 2026 Birding & Nature Festival. Since August, I've been so busy with commissions that I kept the contest in mind but kept pushing it to the back of my list.

With the entry deadline approaching, I decided to enter the same illustration I submitted in 2022 but had to kick up the font style a few notches. I entered my design with absolutely no expectation of winning but thought, "what the heck?"

Well, lo and behold... I WON!

Words could not even begin to describe my surprise and excitement when I received the email of congratulations from the Board of Directors. I'm still processing everything but to say I'm happy is a severe understatement.

In addition to receiving a monetary prize, I will be given a t-shirt featuring my design, as well as a full-page feature on Southwest Wings' webpage, and a complimentary vendor table to sell my artwork during the Summer Birding & Nature Festival in August.

Moral of the story... keep trying!!

Wishing everyone a very happy holiday season! xoxo

Cheers!
Kathi
PS. A huge thanks and appreciation to the Board of Directors for choosing my design among what I am sure was a lot of very talented submissions!

Here is the last of the trio of cat commissions!🐈 This 8x10" of Minnie is ready to be gifted at an upcoming housewarming...
11/14/2025

Here is the last of the trio of cat commissions!🐈
This 8x10" of Minnie is ready to be gifted at an upcoming housewarming party. I trust the recipient will be very happy with her gift.
In terms of turnaround time and accuracy to the reference photo, I think this is one of my best pieces. Tap or click to view the work in progress and reference photo.

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