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...
Lab of Love

Lab of Love

by | Sep 16, 2015 | Blog

Lab of Love I was asked to create a portrait of a handsome black lab named Huck as a wedding gift. When clients contact me–I always ask for several photos because you never know just which picture will make a good painting. Usually I do 2-3 different sketches...
Finished Pet Portrait–Hooray for a Shih Tzu

Finished Pet Portrait–Hooray for a Shih Tzu

by | Sep 5, 2015 | Blog

Finished Pet Portrait– Hooray for a Shih Tzu Finishing the portrait of this little furry fan was lots of fun. Handling the lettering, working on the soft sweater texture and refining Quinn’s fur. Because Quinn is mostly black and white, and the sweater...