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Sophie Brill

Posted in daily painter, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged , , , , , on December 31, 2009| Leave a Comment »

 “Sophie Brill” is an oil on canvas panel.  She was a Christmas present from her mom to her dad.  She is a beautiful girl who lives in Strasburg, Virginia.

Here are some more photos of this pretty girl.

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Ophelia

Posted in daily painter, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged , , , , , , , on December 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »

 “Ophelia” is an oil on canvas panel.  She was a Christmas gift to her mom from her dad.  Ophelia has been to see me at Delilah’s several times….she likes the treat there.  She is a rescue puppy full of energy who is shaking up her family’s home in Front Royal.

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Remembering Choco

Posted in daily painter, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 29, 2009| Leave a Comment »

“Remembering Choco” is an oil on 9″x12″ canvas panel.  He was a gift from a mom to son who had recently lost his German Shorthair Pointer. 

Pointers are gorgeous dogs full of life and intensity.  This painting was done as a composite since I didn’t have a photo of Choco.  But I did have several photos of German Shorthair Pointers that I have taken over the years including this one which is one of my favorites.  He looks so great against the red barn wall.

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Pet Portraits – Meet Hawthorne

Posted in daily painter, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged , , , , , , on November 17, 2009| 1 Comment »

Meet Hawthorne.  He was a lovely little guy from Memphis.  His parents asked me to do his portrait for Christmas this year.  This painting of Hawthorne is an acrylic on canvas measuring 18″x18″.

I love doing pet portraits.  They are probably my favorite paintings to do because I love dogs so much.  The best part for me is seeing the photos that the “parents” send of their little fur children and reading their story.   Hawthorne’s folks have given me permission to share their story of Hawthorne.

 

 

I received an email from Hawthorne’s mom requesting the painting followed by a mailed packet with photos and a letter.  Here is how she described him…

“We found him – and then loved him.  He was all boy.  If there was a fence board loose he would find it; if something was left in a waste basket he’d eat it; early on he ate the arm of my leather chair!  But he was quite intelligent and soon figured out that behavior would find him looking for a new home!”

“If I had to guess I say he is a cross between a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and a Beagle.  If there was a party, he wanted to be in the center of it; If Sam was camped out on the sofa Hawthorne was there too.  Sam called him the “Little Buddy” – and he really was.”

 

 

 

 

 “He was one good-looking guy and carried himself well pretty much into old age. ”

These are the kinds of descriptions that I love.  I can really get an idea of what Hawthorne meant to his family because of her letter. 

I love to meet the pet when I can but when that is impossible, a description like the one of Hawthorne works really well.

 

 

 

 

Several years ago I was asked to paint a portrait of Maggie, Hawthorne’s sister.  So when I got the photos of Hawthorne his parents shared some photos of Hawthorne and Maggie together.  I had to include them because they also help you to get a feel for Hawthorne’s personality.

So that’s how I get to know my subject if I can’t meet him.  I thought you might enjoy seeing how my process works in this way.

And I love Hawthorne’s story and photos.  I hope his folks will like his painting.  It’s on its way home to Memphis to join his sister’s painting hanging in their home.  Nice to meet you Hawthorne!

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