Commissioned Portrait: Cassie and Tyler, Rescued Rescue Dogs
It is finally autumn, and at the beginning of each season I post original art and prints of artwork for
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pet portrait
Animal Sympathy Cards
I simply have the observation that every time I’ve lost a cat, I’ve gained something in my life. I’ve made
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Featured Artwork: I Follow My Cats Around With a Sketchpad…
I stumbled on this VERY early post from June of 2009 when I’d first done this sketch of Peaches. She
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Commissioned Portrait: Brody, a Close-up
Usually individual cat portraits include the entire cat, but in Brody’s case he was a big cat. His person’s husband
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Commissioned Portrait: Nick, Slightly Unconventional
Nick was a full-bred Himalayan and also a rescue cat. His person had won a certificate I’d donated to one
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Featured Artwork: Are You Looking At Me?
As a cat lover and animal lover I always say I care more for what’s under the fur than the
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Commissioned Portrait: Pongo’s Dalmatian Dots
Portraits of animals with irregular and asymmetrical markings are always fun because everything is unexpected as I work. Obviously a
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Commissioned Portrait: Scarlett and Melanie
A full-color rendering that covers the entire ground—paper, canvas, etc.—is often what we think of when we envision a “portrait”,
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Commissioned Portrait: Rambo
Meet Rambo, a portrait I painted in 2005 as a gift for a woman to give to her fiance. I’ve
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Father’s Day Animal Portrait Special, Only Two More Days
Did your parents pass on to you a love of animals? Did they decide one day you needed an animal
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