New Painting: Witness Purrtection Program
One of the times I went to Birgitta’s farm with a delivery of feral cats I took the reference photo
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Featured Artwork: Five Favorite September Sketches
Front and Back Giuseppe and Jelly Bean were sharing the same spot of sun on the landing today, contentedly tucked
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Commissioned Portrait: Sky
I really enjoyed painting all that fur. I didn’t know too much about Australian Shepherds at the time—to me, Sky
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Commissioned Portrait: Buddy, Gus, Boris and Tina
The daily photo of Sienna supurrvising me in an illustration contained the illustration itself, a new book cover for Patricia
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Commissioned Portrait: Uncle Benton and Eno
Uncle Benton, longtime college professor and lover of eclectic music, and his cat, Eno, named for Brian Eno and his
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What’s on My Easel: Amy
A good start on my next commissioned portrait, “Amy”, former feral mom cat happy in her forever rescue home. This
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Commissioned Portrait: Allie and Abbie
“This is the little girl who just loves her cat. The family already had a dog, but it was too
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Commissioned Portraits: Starting Over, Early Lessons in Working With Photos
“These three were littermates, and were rarely seen far from each other. My customer had commissioned it as a gift
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Commissioned Portraits: Mulder, Scully and Casey
We all know what TV show these three were named for! Popular back in 2000 when I painted this portrait.
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Commissioned Portraits: Star and Pepe, and Their House, in Autumn
This couple had decided they wanted two pieces of artwork done at the same time so they could hang them
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