Double Oil Portrait

 

One for Jana of Clyde

Two of this great boy.  First....

 

Christmas Kitty

Double Dane Diamonds

Puppies get big fast!  Especially big breeds.  This is one of a pair for my vet.

6" square for $125 for holiday giving!

Street Demo

I am back in action.... the season is coming so I am trying to catch up.   This was an anonymous dog that I painted on my first Mesa Second Friday art fair, in downtown of my new home. 

And the season of gifting is coming.... time to order up.   

Watercolor 10x8"

Pee Wee - Memorial

I made this piece for a very very very old personal friend who reconnected via facebook, for a grieving family member.  

Hospice of the Valley Donation

I painted Lin Sue Cooney, a local television celebrity for a portrait show in 2015.  The piece featured her beautiful Standard Poodle, Max.  

This lead me to her and her new job as spokeswoman for Arizona's Hospice of the Valley and my portrait donation of the Labra-doodle pup that was auctioned at their big event!  SUCH A CUTIE!!!

Priorities

A change of pace.  

This piece was an entry to the Mountain Oyster Club show in Tucson Arizona.  Dog patiently waits for the old cowboy to light up the smoke with the all by his feet... just ready.  

Zelda a mate to Lucky

This client had done a wrapped canvas of their great rescue, Lucky, years ago.  Their newest girl was a very mature, late life rescue and it is a mate to the one of dear Lucky who is no longer with us.

Buster Boxer

This is the second of a pair of Boxer dogs.  Gifts for a son from his dad.

Reilly and Buster

A mixed cultural couple - Puggle and Pom/Yorkie - showing how diversity is the BEST!  In human or dogs.  This was an early birthday gift.  Mom and dad met in the dog park because these two fell in love first!  Awwww!

Jack in the Yard

Jack apparently loves to dig a nice little hole and sit in the mud.   Smart dog, Jack!
Housemate to Boss in the next posting.   Both happy to be home together.

Chance

A little pup that was rescued and is turning into a fine young dog.

Chili

More of those ENORMOUS dogs with hard feet.  Okay I am going to be sneaking in more of my western portraits.  Anything with eyeballs these days.  This is the second of four in a family I have done.  Well, it is the second of the SECOND.  A terrible accident befell the original (earlier in the blog) and this is the redo.  Although the client understood the first one was not my problem, that the work was done and the destruction their fault, there seems to still be some issues with compensation.  That aside, this is a wonderful horse and I don't hold it against him.

Schultz, a memorial

For one of my best clients, a great dog who is very missed.

Gertie

I hope I helped. This is a great little memorial of a very noble mini schnauzer who died a year ago Good Friday. She was a very special girl. Her mom misses her a lot.

Mareo

The second of the new kids in the home

Granite

As you can see from the well loved face, Granite had been very loved and will be very missed. 

Libby

A beautiful great GSD.

5x7"

Peppy

This is a special gift for a good friend. It is pastel pencil on tinted watercolor paper. Started as a black and white charcoal, but I couldn't help getting these amazing tones in.