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Stella the Havanese Portrait Begins

Stella the Havanese Portrait Begins

Stella the Havanese Portrait Begins I was asked to create a small custom pet portrait of Stella, a darling Havanese as a gift. Stella, I was told “had put the light back into” her human’s life after something sad had happened. This commission had...
Kirby gets some details

Kirby gets some details

I’ve been working more on Kirby and adding quite a bit of detail with that teeny teeny brush. I’m finally getting his big soft eyes. Kirby’s fur is a bit different than many Havies–he has quite a lot of curl, making it more poodle-like in...
Kirby painting continues

Kirby painting continues

I’m continuing to work on my painting of Kirby, and this is a shot of the rough color stage. The idea is to loosely paint in the tones overall, then continue in later stages to adjust color and add more and more detail....
Kirby the Havanese begins

Kirby the Havanese begins

After painting pets for other people, I’m finally painting my own dog Kirby, who is a Havanese. For me, it’s a lot harder to paint people and pets, I actually know and love. But as Kirby’s getting older, I want to paint him now. I paint a lot of...