30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day 15

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This is Wicket.

He is a beloved member of a Saskatoon Family, who got all dressed up for his portrait.

This  Shih Tzu reminds me of our Bailey dog.  We had her for 16 years and loved her big eyes and her cute underbite.

 

 

30 Paintings in 30 Days Day 5

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 "Virgil"

8x8

Acrylic on Canvas

 

"he loves to play hard, then crashes!" according to his owner, Sara..  Look at those big eyes.

I started with the orange and yellow as an underpainting, but decided to go with it. 

 

30 Paintings in 30 Days Day 4

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Myla

12x12

Acrylic on Canvas

 

This is the third time I've chosen Pet Portraits as my theme for my 30 paintings in 30 Days Challenge, and  Maegan, Myla's owner has submitted her photo every time.  I have to say,  it took me a while to decide to paint her, and I love how it turned out.  The first background was flat pink, and I hated it.  Then I added some white, yellow and a bit of orange to it with some pattern play.  I think Myla will be pleased.  

There you go, Myla!!

 

 

30 Paintings in 30 Days Day 3

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Day 3
This is Edison, the Sheltie.  He and his brother,
Baxter,(see Day 2) live in Kamploops, BC, Canada and they love to go play in the mountains. 

30 paintings in 30 Days Feb 1, 2018

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Here we go again.  30 in 30.  I signed up for this painting challenge on Leslie Saeta's blog.  She is the host of a podcast I listen to called Artists Helping Artists.  She hosts this painting Challenge twice a year.  This is my 4th challenge.  I started doing pet portraits last January and decided to do pets again this time. 

This is Roo.  Her owner, Ellicia says that she is a "Fiesty Little rocket with the biggest heart...she loves to meet new people! (I know, weird for a Chihuahua)"

I think she is pretty sweet.  Ellicia thought she was too sad in the first version of the painting, so I tried to "cheer her up" 

To submit photos to have your pet included in my 30in30, or to commission your own Pet Portrait, email me grafitti@telus.net

30 Paintings in 30 days. January 1, 2017

For my second attempt at doing 30 paintings in 30 days, I decided that the subject matter would be animal portraits. When I did the challenge in September, I didn't have a theme. 

I published posts in Facebook and Instagram and had such great feedback from people.  I  received some amazing dog photos ......and a goat, a pig, a few cats, a horse or two, some cows and a parrot named Roger!  

My first painting is 16 x 16 inches on gallery wrapped canvas.  The photo was submitted by Sandra Tschauner and the dog's name is Ulani.  Thank you, Sandra!

I look forward to your comments.  Please share and please send me any pet/animal portraits you would like to share.