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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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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Portrait: Sophie and Ellie, Being Very Good
This portrait of two best friends is very autumnal in tone, and I always think of it as being an
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Cassie and Tyler, Rescued Rescue Dogs
This portrait of Cassie and Tyler is the companion portrait to A Portrait in Oranges from last week—these two rescued
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The Portrait That Started it All
One night in early April, 1988, still with patches of snow on the frozen earth, a very small, very pregnant
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That Very Special Father’s Day Portrait
So Bernie calls me with an idea for a portrait as a gift for Father’s Day, which is three weeks
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Mother’s and Father’s Day Special, Commissioned Pet Portraits
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 Gift for all Moms and Dads
Did your parents pass on to you a love of animals? Did they decide one day you needed an animal
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