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Portrait of Daisy, a rescue dog

Portrait of Daisy, a rescue dog

Portrait of Daisy, a rescue dog The painting I last posted about–Pudge’s portrait was part of a set given as a gift. Daisy was the companion dog portrait that I painted. This is the sketch for her portrait. In order to keep both paintings...
Finished Portrait of an English Yellow Lab

Finished Portrait of an English Yellow Lab

Finished Portrait of an English Yellow Lab This is the finished custom pet portrait of Pudge, an English Yellow Lab. The final painting was 12″ x 12″ in acrylic on an archival hard panel. I’ll be posting the companion portrait of Daisy next. I was...
Continuing a Portrait of Pudge

Continuing a Portrait of Pudge

Continuing a Portrait of Pudge I roughed in the painting of Pudge using largish, bristle brushes and it very quickly started to fall into place. The fur already feels like the correct texture for a lab mix. Pudge’s coloring seems about right too. Some paintings...
Finished Painting of a Black Labrador Retriever

Finished Painting of a Black Labrador Retriever

Finished Painting of a Black Labrador Retriever This is the finished custom pet portrait of Huck, a Black Labrador Retriever. I’ve heard many other artists talk about the difficulties in painting a black animal–but I enjoy it. It’s like using light...
Shih Tzu Portrait Continues

Shih Tzu Portrait Continues

Shih Tzu Portrait Continues I seem to be working this painting from top to bottom which isn’t always the case. Quinn’s face is important in this painting so I  concentrated on keeping the feeling of the way his hair grows, and trying to capture his rather...