Commissioned Portraits: Buddy and Tibbie, Related Through Time
In the early 90s I painted a portrait of an 18-year-old Himalayan cat with an attitude, Tibbie, below, and in
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original artwork
Featured Artwork: Peaches and Peonies
Today is officially Peaches’ birthday, and while she appears in dozens of sketches and hundreds of photos, this is the
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From the Easel to the Wall, and On
Landcapes 2, Cats 6—I’d say the cats are winning my attention as art subjects, at least during the late winter/early
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Daily Sketch Reprise: Kelly in Warm Colors
I’ve been looking forward to sharing this sketch again. It is a sweet memory, and still one of my favorites,
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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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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 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: 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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Daily Sketch: Mimi at the Morning Window
This was intended to be something somewhat different, but here it is as what you see. In the bright morning
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