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Pet Portraits for a New Home

Pet Portraits for a New Home

by | Apr 6, 2016 | Blog

Pet Portraits for a New Home I was asked to create two portraits of Pudge and Daisy as a “new home” gift. Both would be 12 x 12 and would be hung together so their colors should be in harmony. Fortunately I had some great photos to work from which is not...
Finished Havanese Pet Portrait

Finished Havanese Pet Portrait

by | Mar 19, 2016 | Blog

Finished Havanese Portrait — Remembering Bandit I was asked to paint Bandit as a memorial to “the best little guy ever”. His sweet smile and his braids were especially important to his pet parent. Sometimes as I’m painting I get carried away...
Back in the Saddle With a Havanese

Back in the Saddle With a Havanese

by | Mar 17, 2016 | Blog

Back in the Saddle With a Havanese For the past few months I have been taking a break from posting about my art. Life had gotten pretty chaotic for me as we decided to make a spontaneous move to a new home that would provide me with a separate room for my studio. In...
Finished Painting of a Black Labrador Retriever

Finished Painting of a Black Labrador Retriever

by | Oct 28, 2015 | Blog

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...
Black Lab Painting Continues

Black Lab Painting Continues

by | Sep 19, 2015 | Blog

Black Lab Portrait Continues The client selected the sketch of Huck the black lab on a shaggy rug so that we could focus in on his face. The biggest revision was softening and making the colors in the background lighter and less intrusive. I started the painting by...