Commissioned Portrait: First Family Portrait
Almost 20 years ago a couple won a commissioned portrait certificate I’d donated to a local shelter for their benefit
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pastel painting
A Great Rescue: Bandit Stole His Daddy’s Heart
SOMETIMES WE DON’T realize until years later that a series of odd circumstances has an intention beyond our control; often
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Commissioned Portrait: Bailey, and Last-minute Gift Certificates
I painted this memorial portrait of Bailey just before Christmas last year. His caretaker’s daughter commissioned the portrait for her
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A Great Rescue and Commissioned Portrait: “Trumpet and Jasper”
CATS CAN COME FROM ANYWHERE and steal your heart and change your life. These two cats came from anonymous places
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August Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar: “Three Warm Cats on a Cool Ground”
This particular month we are more than halfway through, and my time has been scattered to say the least. I
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Commissioned Father’s Day Portrait: Keith, Seuss and Munchkin
This portrait was a total Father’s Day surprise for Keith from his wife Norma and children, and it was so
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June Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar: Paws for Reflection
In 1999 I was honored to create artwork for a limited edition print to be sold as a benefit for
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Dusk in the Woods
A painting of the “blue hour”, “l’heure bleue“, that time of transition. I took the reference photos for this painting
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Featured Artwork and January Desktop Calendar: A Sweet Cuddle
Every once in a while I like to move away from complicated, colorful art and appreciate just a simple line
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Commissioned Portrait: Brothers, Paladin and Percy
Earlier this year an old friend commissioned me to paint a portrait of her cousin’s two cats, Paladin and Percy.
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