PAINTY PHONE PORTRAITS
LIMITED SLOTS AVAILABLE
DIGITAL PORTRAITS PAINTED BY MERNY'S FINGER ON AN IPHONE
Colourful, silly and unique to you!
£20
Normally £40
HOW DOES IT WORK?
A unique digital portrait of you or a friend. Made with Merny's finger and an iphone.
NOTE: Yes, I will paint pets.
- PAY for your portrait on this page.
- EMAIL paintyphone@gmail.com an image of the subject and include name on your order.
- WAIT for Merny to make your unique artwork with his thumb.
- GASP in awe when the image of yourself or your loved one immortalised in pixels lands in your inbox.
WHAT DO YOU GET?
- HIGH QUALITY image file of your portrait sent straight to your inbox.
- HIGH QUALITY timelapse video of your painting being painted from start to finish.
- UPGRADE and get a high quality archival art print of your portrait delivered.
- IN A RUSH? Pay for queue jump and i'll paint you next.
- EXCLUSIVE ACCESS to Merny's process, future artwork and amazing offers.
- UNIQUE PORTRAIT for you to use however you want painted by a human artist. Not chatgpt.
- SUPPORT a real actual human artist to pay his bills.
- GUARANTEE you will love your portrait. OR your money back.
- DISCLAIMER I'm not a realistic professional portrait painter.
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WHAT IS PAINTY PHONE?
Inspired by David Hockney I started to paint things on my phone. It started out as just another medium I would use when I was sat somewhere for a bit. In a bar, cafe or hanging out with friends. I have a toddler these days so those windows of time don’t happen very often anymore.
In 2025 I started offering phone portraits online to give me an opportunity to paint strangers. The portraits are painted quickly. Usually in around half an hour and they look funny because its hard to paint on a tiny screen with your finger, and I have zero training or expertise in painting portraits.
I like to embrace imperfection and the victims I’ve had so far seem to enjoy it as well! So, if you fancy a Painty Phone portrait then join the club.
REVIEWS
"Amazing thank you so much!
It looks bloody mint!
And so quick.
Fascinating to see the Timelapse too."
JOE
"I feel seen.
I was scared of receiving this portrait, and I was right to be.
It's perfect.10/10 would buy again."
SARA
I love Mernys art and am so happy to have a
personalised addition to my collection of Merny prints.
I feel the drawing has really captured my soul, essence and spirit.
There is a real range of emotions that I can interpret from the face
looking back at me. Would recommend!
ROXY
Very proud of my Merny Painty Phone Portrait.
He’s managed to capture a peek at the inner tormented
soul and befuddlement with the outside world.
RICHARD
Absolutely love it.
A uniquely excellent and excellently unique punk portrait
Highly recommended!
LUCY
Such a fun way to immortalise your loved ones. I got this as a surprise gift for my partner and he absolutely loves it; its taking pride of place on my fridge as we speak! Thank you so much Painty Phone!
Heather
hahaha this is mega! Wow!
So beautiful! Incredible job, I love it.
We'll treasure this forever.
LUKE
Absolutely love this—thank you!
This is definitely going pride of place in the family album.
LEO
This is the best portrait I’ve ever seen!
You’ve really captured my essence,
it’s even better than the real thing!
LIBBY
Love It! Thank You!
ROSIE
Absolutely love it as does my mate in the picture!
NEIL
absolutely perfect, thank you so much.
I will use this as my 'official' online portrait.
ANGELA
thank you Merny for the self- portrait!
The animation (watching how you painted)
was fun and the outcome was awesome!
KIONA
Got the picture as a wee present for my husband. Job well done! I thought it was very funny and the hubby too.
SARAH
I bloody love it! Thank you!
We’ve never looked better 😆😆😆
LAURA
GUARANTEE
If you're really, really unhappy with your portrait I will give you a full refund. But, please remember these are supposed to be fun and silly and not intended as realistic portraits. You're paying for my time to paint your portrait. If you get a refund i just painted you for free and you still get a painting. So don't take the piss.
ABOUT MERNY
Merny makes paintings and murals inspired by human interactions, online memes, diagrams and safety posters.
He predominantly works in watercolours in his studio and uses spray paint and rollers on the street.
The varied output of Merny’s saturated and hilarious watercolours have been described as unique, vibrant and evocative. Tainted with dark humour, laden with sarcasm and peppered with cryptic textbook-style labels which provide no clue as to their true meaning.
His work is unpretentious, playful and relatable to people of all ages and backgrounds. Merny is unafraid to confront uncomfortable truths about our times both on the street and in his studio.
In 2024 he had his first solo show “A Waste Of Paint” At 17 Midland Road, Bristol and has exhibited in many group shows including Art The Arms Fair, alongside Jeremy Deller, Magda Archer and more.
