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Wedding Gift Painting of a Chocolate Lab

Wedding Gift Painting of a Chocolate Lab

by | Aug 18, 2014 | Blog

Wedding Gift Painting of a Chocolate Lab I was commissioned to create a painting as a very special wedding gift. Bear is a handsome chocolate lab, and this painting was going to be quite large–24″ x 18″. As you can see, the original photo was a good...
Finished Portrait of Roscoe the Jack Russell Terrier

Finished Portrait of Roscoe the Jack Russell Terrier

by | Aug 10, 2014 | Blog

Finished Portrait of Roscoe the Jack Russell Terrier I’ve completed my painting of Roscoe, fine-tuning all the detail into his fur, his eyes and his collar.  He’s such a handsome boy. When I showed his painting to his “mom”, she noticed how...
Jack Russell Fur Detail

Jack Russell Fur Detail

by | Aug 3, 2014 | Blog

Jack Russell Fur Detail Roscoe’s coat is made up of a mixture of brown and white tones, but the brown fur is sprinkled with loads of fine white hairs. There are no shortcuts for a painter–out comes the little brush while I layer dozens of tiny strokes on...
Starting a Jack Russell Painting

Starting a Jack Russell Painting

by | Jul 26, 2014 | Blog

Starting a Jack Russell Painting This is Roscoe, a lively Jack Russell Terrier with very expressive eyes. The painting will be an 8″ x 10″ so I’m focusing in on his cute little face with this sketch. My sketch process has evolved because of the way I...
Finished Painting of a Bichon Frise by Hope Lane

Finished Painting of a Bichon Frise by Hope Lane

by | Jul 13, 2014 | Blog

Finished Painting of a Bichon Frise by Hope Lane I’ve finished up my portrait of Chuckie. The trickiest part was trying to get the texture of his fur just right–with parts that seem soft and cottony, and other places where the fur is more...