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Portrait of a Yorkshire Terrier

Portrait of a Yorkshire Terrier

Portrait of a Yorkshire Terrier This month has proven that I’m definitely in the wind up to the holidays, with quite a few commissions coming in. From this point on, I’ll get busier and busier until after Christmas. I’m also involved working on a...
A Pair of Pet Portraits

A Pair of Pet Portraits

A Pair of Pet Portraits Sometimes I get commissioned to do multiple paintings at one time with the intent that they will hang together. This brings a specific set of concerns to the planning process for the art. The size of the surface and the painting’s colors...
Finished Portrait of a Yorkie

Finished Portrait of a Yorkie

Finished Portrait of a Yorkie I really loved painting little Mel with her expressive eyes and small black button of a nose. Yorkshire Terriers have wonderful coloring–caramel, gold and slate gray edging into silver. It’s always a fun challenge to try to...
Yorkie Portrait Off to a Good Start

Yorkie Portrait Off to a Good Start

Yorkie Portrait Off to a Good Start Sometimes with the little paintings, I get going when I start painting and before I know it, I’ve gone much further than I expected to at one sitting. This is what happened with Mel’s portrait. There’s often a...
Sketch for a Yorkshire Terrier Portrait

Sketch for a Yorkshire Terrier Portrait

Sketch for a Yorkshire Terrier Portrait Mel is a Yorkie, and just five pounds of sweetness, energy and personality. When I saw her photos, I knew she’d fit just right into a small 5″ x 7″ painting. When I first started painting pets–I painted...