The Art & Magic of Santa 2025
From one magical hour to timeless artwork for your walls.
I’d love your child(ren) to experience the magic!
Memories become fine art.
Every detail of your child’s time with Santa is captured and then transformed into artwork. Each portrait is meticulously hand-finished — digitally painted with light, enhanced with magic, and elevated into breathtaking fine art pieces.
These are not seasonal snapshots. They are heirlooms, meant to grace your walls and storybooks for a lifetime.
Step into Santa’s Story.
Imagine your child(ren) sharing cookies and milk with Santa, listening to reindeer tales, and painting with magic brushes. Over the course of a private one-hour session, we guide your child(ren) through several enchanting setups designed to capture their attention — and their wonder.
They aren’t posing for photos. They’re living the story.
Only 15 families each season.
To preserve the intimacy and quality of every Santa Storybook Session, only 15 families are accepted each year.
This ensures that each portrait receives the attention, artistry, and detail it deserves.
Once the calendar is filled, reservations close until next Christmas.
How much does it cost?
The Art & Magic of Santa is for those that treasure Christmas, and love portraits of their children on their walls. Due to the art-work time involved, we can only take 5 families in each of three cities, and we know this experience is not in everyone’s budget!
These portraits are a cross between Norman Rockwell and Thomas Kinkaid. They are uniquely custom, featuring YOUR child(ren) with Santa and digitally hand painted with light and magic. Each portrait takes many hours to complete.
The $299 session fee includes one hour scheduled for each family with up to 3 children (+$100 for each additional child), our antique filled set, Kathy Morley’s photography time, use of our timeless PJ’s and nightgowns, a gift for each child from Santa, and the experience of a lifetime!
Desk size portraits begin at $250/each. Clients typically purchase their favorite image to be art-worked for their wall (from $750 and up), and a custom storybook of images set to poetry featuring their child(ren) ($200-$250/each 2 page spread). We can also make the very best holiday cards you have ever mailed to family and friends!!
We provide digital files for social media sharing from all ordered images. Printable digital files are not included.
We believe in the beauty and artistry in tangible heirlooms. We believe in display. These portraits and storybooks are a permanent record of your precious family history.
Finished Portraits & Storybooks
About a week after your session, you will choose your favorites. THEN…they will be turned into works of art - featuring YOUR kids. Your wall portrait will be the perfect piece to hang over your mantel for years to come. My clients tell me every year they put up their portrait….oh how it makes them SMILE!!
Our storybooks are a must have. They feature poetry on one side matching the experiences your child had from his/her visit with Santa. Each image will take your breath away! We can even include an image of the parents & grand parents with the children into the storybook…making it even more special!
HOW IT WORKS:
1) Once scheduled, Santa will mail your child(ren) a golden ticket invitation for milk & cookies.
2) Upon arrival at your scheduled day/time, your children will change into our PJ’s and nightgowns that are perfect for our timeless set. We have sizes from 3 months to age 16+!
3) During your session, portrait artist, Kathy Morley will be capturing your child(ren) in these treasured moments with Santa as they enjoy milk and cookies, learn about the reindeer, Santa’s flight path, and more.
4) Upon your selection appointment (scheduled about one week after your session), your chosen images will be turned into works of art as they are meticulously hand painted digitally with light and magic creating vintage masterpieces for your walls and storybooks to be treasured over many generations. Guaranteed delivery by December 16th AND a guarantee that you will be thrilled with our work!
Don’t miss this opportunity while they still believe!
WHAT TO DO: Click on one of the buttons to schedule a consultation where we can answer any questions you may have, OR
Schedule your Art & Magic of Santa session NOW to secure your spot. Be sure to choose a time of day that is the best for your child(ren). You can do this at the very bottom of this site.
The MOST asked Questions
Best Age: 3 - 7 is truly the PERFECT age - while they still believe, but I have created entire storybooks of images from 9 month olds, and 16 year olds! You know your child. If they are 2, and really afraid of strangers, wait a year! Having said that, I have had many 2 year olds that were amazing and loved the experience. Santa is a pro, and we have worked together for many years. I have never not been able to create a gorgeous portrait from these sessions for my clients. In fact, I’m so confident in what I do…. I guarantee it!
Digital Files: Each image takes SO many hours to perfect…that I don’t do the artwork when it will just be on a monitor or phone! I hope this makes sense. The satisfaction from all of my work, is seeing the work in a tangible way…either as a portrait, or in a storybook. Most clients want the digital files for sharing on social media, and I do provide those - from every ordered image. As a bonus to clients who order both a storybook and a wall portrait, I give them printable digital files so they can archive them as well.
YOUR ARTWORK WILL BE CREATED BY KATHY MORLEY
I love Christmas. I can remember my son’s Christmas’ in those “wonder years” of 3 - 7ish like it was yesterday. His blond hair a bit messy in his PJ’s, his little warm body on my lap as I read to him Christmas stories, the excitement of Santa coming….and then on Christmas - PURE MAGIC AND ENERGY! What I would have given to have a portrait of him with Santa at that age that I could put up and relive every Christmas.
This is what I have been doing for my clients. They tell me every year when they are putting up their Santa portrait - how much it means to them. Not only do they get compliments from the wow factor of the portrait, the portrait has gotten more valuable with time as their kids grow up.
Don’t miss out on this “forever portrait” capturing your child(ren) at this precious age…while they still believe. Everyone one will tell you how fast it goes - they’re right!
Ready to Schedule your Art & Magic of Santa Session?
Use the scheduler and you can choose the time and day that works best for you…and most importantly, the best time for your ages!
We will give you a call to go over everything prior to your session through FaceTime, Zoom, or an in person consultation at the studio.