A Little Bit of Otherworldly Magic: I’ll Be Seeing You
CAN THE SUBJECT of a painting communicate through his image? One of the dearest stories from any of my portraits
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Commissioned Portrait: Cameo
I have painted multiple portraits for this couple since we met in 1993, but I’ve never featured Cameo, the second
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Featured Artwork: “Orange Boy,” Pastel, 1993
This is an early pastel, and pretty small, an experiment in working loose, painted from a photoI took of a
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Commissioned Portrait: Winnie, 2025
Meet Winnie and Lambie, or one of her many Lambies, just giving you her best soft brown-eyed look. I love
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Featured Daily Sketch: Swirling Bath, 2014
From 2014: Well, this wasn’t at all what I’d set out to do, but then I’d set out with kind
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Featured Artwork: “Bath, Interrupted,” and What Mariposa Thought of Her Portrait
Yes, it’s my little butterfly Mariposa giving me that “I’ve so got you wrapped around my fluffy tail” expression as
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Featured Artwork: Portrait of Marley and Boo
This is Wednesday’s “Featured Artwork” post on Thursday. I had a new portrait (2025) to share but somehow I lost
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Featured Daily Sketch: Kelly in Warm Colors, 2012
From 2012: Because I always hope she feels the warmth of love. warm colors…right after her hatha yoga bath. It
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Commissioned Portrait: Baba and Ham, 2025
Baba and Ham are Chartreux cats, a portrait of brothers commissioned to be given as a gift to a friend.
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Featured Daily Sketch: Black Cats Dreaming in Color, 2014
From 2014: The way the frilly colorful lines worked out in this sketch always reminded me of both confetti and
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