30 Paintings in 30 Days Day 7

January 7

Today's painting is my first feline in the 30 in 30.  

This is Timmie, the fluffy, timid cat. His girl, Kylie rescued  him 7 years ago.  I was told that he was so tiny, he used to crawl under the stove and sleep in the drawer.  

Timmie

10 x 10 

Acrylic 

30 Paintings in 30 Days. Day 6

BJanuary 6, 2017

Today's portrait is of a handsome Stafordshire Bull Terrier named Buster.  I think is names suits him very well, don't you?   Busters mom is a wonderful filmmaker and photographer.  Thank you for sharing Buster with me, Brittany.  

Check out Brittany on Instagram 

#theotherbrittanymurphy and Buster even  has his own Instagram account! #busterthebst

Buster the Stafordshire Bull Terrier 

16x16

Acrylic on canvas 

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 4

The photo inspiration for today's painting was sent to me by Tary.  She told me that this was Harley, possibly the worlds best granddog.  I was tickled pink by the photo, and I was inspired to create the background to look like the icing on a cupcake.  

"The Birthday Girl"

16x16

Acrylic on Canvas 

30 Paintings in 30 Days January 3. Day 3

  When I decided to paint pet portraits I asked for submissions on Facebook and Instagram. The result was amazing, and they  continue to come in. 

   This little Yorkie is Sugar. How sweet is that?!  Lol. Sugar belongs to Kirbi and she got a new human sister this year.  She also has some fur siblings who may be featured later this month. 

Thank you Kirbi.  

Sugar

16 x 16 inches 

Fur sale 

$240

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.