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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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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Commissioned Portraits: Buddy and Tibbie, Related Through Time
In the early 90s I painted a portrait of an 18-year-old Himalayan cat with an attitude, Tibbie, below, and in
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Featured Artwork: Peaches and Peonies
Today is officially Peaches’ birthday, and while she appears in dozens of sketches and hundreds of photos, this is the
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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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