Mother’s and Father’s Day Specials
Did your parents pass on to you a love of animals? Did they decide one day you needed an animal
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commissioned portrait
A Very Special Mother’s Day in 2006
Several years ago, a couple who had each had me paint portraits of their cats Dusty and DeVille as gifts
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Commissioned Portrait: Hobbes
Hobbes’s portrait was a gift commissioned by a prior customer for her sister, who had recently had Hobbes put to
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Welcome “Spring” With a Unique Commission
Years ago a patron of a gallery in Carnegie where I hung my artwork asked me to paint four images
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Commissioned Portraits: How I Actually Put One Together
I’ve discussed plenty of portraits here but for the most part you’ve only seen finished works, and not seen how
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Commissioned Portrait: Holly on the Rocker, a Portrait I Couldn’t Resist
Holly is a congenial little calico who greets you at the door and knows she’s the center of attention. On
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Commissioned Portrait: Lassie
The two main reasons I decided to go ahead and start pet blogging was to give myself another place to
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Bandit Stole His Daddy’s Heart
For this week’s rescue story and featured artwork I’ve saved the story of Bandit for Valentine’s Day, as it truly
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A Sweet Rescued Kitty, “A Wonderful Gift”
I received news last week that we lost the subject of this portrait. What she meant to her person was
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Portrait: Sophie and Ellie, Being Very Good
This portrait of two best friends is very autumnal in tone, and I always think of it as being an
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