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"I am mesmerized by the pet paintings you have done. How did you ever figure out how to paint their souls?" Deborah C.

BEST FRIENDS Max & Simba Dog and Cat Portrait Oil Painting

Max and Simba
"Best Friends"
20x16 inches / oil on canvas
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I must admit, every time I create a new painting it seems to be my "new" favorite and this is no exception.  Not only are Max and Simba sitting perfectly together for a wonderful composition, but they are particularly dramatic with the lighting and the fact that this painting features them lifesized!  I'm still surprised as I study this portrait on my easel.  I'd only painted one other lifesized which was a gorgeous white Poodle named Leo, at the shore (see older posts).  This was a last minute request from a client for a Christmas gift which gave me only a few days to paint it!  Being that I normally paint in thin glazes and the fact that this palette is predominantly earth tones which cover well and dry extremely quickly, I knew I could do it with such a stringent timeframe.  I think I only have two more pet portraits to complete before year end!  Coming next are Leslie's Jilly and Tucker in her beautiful French Shop in Colonial Williamsburg, then white, fluffy Daisy! :o)


A TIME TO REFLECT AND BID THANKS
Sincerest heartfelt thanks to all of you for helping make this another great year! I truly can’t tell you how much it means to me to have such wonderful patrons, colleagues, friends and followers who not only enrich my life on so many levels, but who aid in the process of making it all physically possible to continue painting!
Love and blessings to you all! With deepest gratitude,

English Springer Spaniels Brown and White Custom Portrait


Plum and Hudson
8x10 inches / oil on panel
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Two gorgeous English Springer Spaniels lounge together like a perfect living sculpture here on this soft blue and gold rug, a perfect backdrop to accentuate their beautiful bone structure and long, silky fur.

Miniature Oil Portrait "Glorious Freedom" Bailey in the Mountains

Bailey
"Glorious Freedom"
7x5 inches / oil on panel
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What a beautiful way to memorialize a beloved pet. Here Bailey is shown in a spectacular landscape symbolizing freedom of spirit. Truly a special gift from mother to daughter after an unexpected loss.

Oil Painting Pet Portrait Ragdoll Cat Kitten


"OSA"
10x8 inches, oil on panel
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This is my second portrait of Osa, the first being 7x5 inches.  Here she is painted lifesized, which was a particular delight!


taste testing, meeting Teddy, sitting pretty

taste testing, meeting Teddy, sitting pretty

...and one of my beautiful boys

...and one of my beautiful boys

and here are my big boys

and here are my big boys

...and our other big boy

...and our other big boy

my constant companion in the garden whom we lost to cancer this past spring

my constant companion in the garden whom we lost to cancer this past spring