I have often been asked how I paint my pet portraits. I always paint in oils, my personal preferred medium, and insist on using a very clear photograph. Lighting is important, but what is most necessary is a strong image of your pet's eyes. We view their souls throu...
I find that, as an artist, it is often difficult to promote change to a style that provides comfort. For the past several years, I have promoted pet portraits; pets being dogs mostly. I learned their character, their anatomy, and I have been successful capturing the...
As most of you know, I have concentrated my artistic talents on pets of the 4 legged type, being mostly dogs and cats. Today, I attempt to enter the equestrian arena
This is the the beginning of SPARTAN. After a careful colored pencil study, I am blending a barn...
Rocco is finished. She is a Belgium Shepherd that recently passed away. Losing your pet is often harder than losing an actual family member. To many of us , our 4 legged companions are with us many more minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, than any human comp...
I am still working on this portrait. I find it necessary to NOT look at a painting for a day or two once I think it is complete. In doing this, I can more easily see and correct any mistakes that I have made. This is an oil on canvas, 11x14. Almost ready to go home...
Once I paint the background, I bond with the animal by painting the eyes and surrounding features. To me, this is the most important part of the painting. If I can connect with the soul of the dog, and the eyes ARE the windows to our souls, then I can complete the pa...
