I just finished this 8″ x 10″ portrait of Emma, a golden labrador. As with any painting it had it’s challenges. The biggest was trying to keep it loose enough and yet have enough detail to recognize her. The other challenge was the colors. There were so many variations of white and yellow. Too deep […]
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I want to wish you all a joyous and peaceful Holiday season and thank you for your continued support throughout the year! This is a very special Christmas time for my family. Two of my sons, who lived in Arizona (close to 3,000 miles away), recently moved back to the East Coast! This will be […]
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8″ x 8″ pastel painting It was a week of portrait work. Meet my grandson Coen. There were so many photos to choose from and this is one of my favorites. I just love his expression. The reference photo was small and a bit fuzzy so I needed to work out some of the details by drawing from experience. […]
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[singlepic id=1581 w=400 float=center] 5 x 7 pastel painting SOLD golden retriever I used a surface which is new to me for this painting – Pastel Card by Sennelier. Fun to work with! Summer is a love-hate season for me. I enjoy the weather but painting time frequently gets lost to yard work and more time with family […]
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[singlepic id=1591 w=320 float=center] Commission horse painting SOLD My latest commissioned painting of Comanche. Since my sale has been such a success, I’ve extended my deadline to order a 5″ x 7″ pet portrait for $100 until the end of the month. Send me an email and a photo of your pet (any species) and I’ll […]
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[singlepic id=1564 w= h= float=center] Mesa and Canyon commissioned portrait SOLD 12″ x 18″ pastel painting Mesa and Canyon’s portrait was a surprise gift from a mother to her daughter. It was both challenging and fun to paint. It’s dog month! 4 more pet portraits are in the process and another one is being arranged. I’m […]
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[singlepic id=1559 w=420 float=center] 5″ x 7″ unframed pastel portrait SOLD For today’s facebook friends portrait I decided to paint a friend’s dog. Takeyce Walter painted a self portrait recently and it’s a wonderful painting. While searching through her images I came across her dog who I had to paint! So I think this series […]
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5″ x 7″ unframed pastel dog portrait I’m back to painting Facebook friends. At least for now. Some of those friends are, yes, dogs. Ryan definitely deserves his own facebook page. He is the cutest Pomeranian I’ve ever seen. I didn’t even like them until I saw Ryan. He is one of the most photogenic […]
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[singlepic id=1071 w=400 float=center] 8″ x 10″ commissioned dog portrait This was quite a challenge. Working in mostly grayscale was a bit tricky. I started off with blues for the lighter hues but this is not a young dog and I was going for accuracy. For the rest of the month I’ll be working on […]
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[singlepic id=958 w=500 float=center] 11″ x 14″ pastel commissioned dog portrait SOLD I was commissioned to paint Digby in August and shipped it out a couple of weeks ago. Digby was a very special dog and touched many hearts. Digby was a happy 24-month old pit bull mix who United Hope for Animals rescued from […]
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