Pet of the Week Sunday, February 12

Taegan sent me a photo of their dog, Callie.  Her boyfriend rescued Callie from the SPCA 9 years ago.  She wanted a portrait of Callie to give her boyfriend for Valentine's Day.  

Callie

16x16

30 paintings in 30 Days. Day 5

My theme for this 30 in 30 is pet portraits. I got so many photos and I continue to receive submissions everyday and I could carry on til June if I wanted to.  Thank you to everyone who took the time to send them in. The best photos to work from are clear and show the animals personality. I have been so fortunate to get so many great ones. 

Today's painting is Bear, the white lab.  In this painting Bear is still a puppy.  His photo was submitted by Jill Kelly, thank you Jill!  

Bear

16x16

Acrylic on canvas 

30 Paintings in 30 Days. Day 2 January 2, 2017

When I signed up for this challenge, I thought about what I would paint.  I was commissioned to do several pet portraits last fall, and I had so much fun with them.  I got really creative with color and they turned out great.  So I posted Facebook and Instagram asking people to send me their pet photos, and did they ever!  I got so many I could do several 30 in 30 Chalenges. 

Today's offering is a portrait of Bubbles, a Bernese Mountain dog who belongs to the Miller Family.  Billi Miller, Bubbles' mom, is an author and photographer.  Her book of stories and recipes profiles the lives and contributions of Farmwives of the Prairies. Check out her website for more information 

www.billijmiller.com 

Billi is on Instagram and Facebook as well. 

Bubbles 

16x16

Acrylic on canvas 

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.