Commissioned Portrait: Clifford
This simple portrait was a gift from one friend to another of her dog, Clifford. One of the rare portraits
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Daily Sketch: Spring Window
Mimi quietly settled on the windowsill in the studio on a sunny late afternoon, when the sun is best. I
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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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Daily Sketch: Black Cats on Green Sheets
Somebody unmade the bed today, and somebody else made it up to their liking, nice and wrinkled and fluffy, with
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Daily Sketch(es): A Bath and a Nap in Pastel
A bonus with two sketches today! I was saturated in pastel all day and painted the one of Mimi bathing
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Daily Sketch: Three in a Bed
Mr. Sunshine, Giuseppe and Mewsette were piled in their new bed by the window all afternoon in a variety of
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Daily Sketch: Do You Have to Do That Right Here?
Mr. Sunshine looks less than thrilled to have his sister cleaning you-know-where right next to him. I’m sure it’s something
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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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