
A commission I’m delivering this week. This was Sadie Marie — my friend Jean just lost her at almost 19 years old. She asked me to paint her portrait and I loved doing it. What a sweet old girl.
Posted in Commissions, Pet Portaits, tagged pet portrait, Sadie on January 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, Serendipity, tagged gift, pet portrait on January 5, 2023| 2 Comments »
Posted in daily painter, tagged kids pet portraits, pet portrait on February 14, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Animals, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged dog, pet portrait on August 19, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Posted in daily painter, tagged Dogs, pet portrait, pets on September 8, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Terri has been coming to The Studio for some time now to paint pets….and she has a LOT! She is painting each one that she has or has had to hang as a grouping. This is the one she did on Friday at Open Studio. They are turning out great! Can’t wait to see the “Portrait Wall” she is creating.
Posted in daily painter, tagged pet portrait, Pet Portraits, pets on August 27, 2020| Leave a Comment »
One of the most popular events we do at The Studio is Painting Your Pet’s Portrait. It may seem like it would be a difficult task but it’s not. You send your favorite photo of your pet and we’ll sketch it and you come in and paint. We will talk you through it step by step. And it is so much fun to create a fabulous likeness of your beloved pet. Come join us on Saturday, September 19th or Saturday, October 24th and paint your pet! Just click the date to register.
Posted in Animals, Commissions, daily painter, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged Cavalier, commission, pet portrait, Toby on July 5, 2020| 1 Comment »
 I was recently commissioned by my brother-in-law to paint a pet portrait of his best friend’s Cavalier that they had just lost. His name was Toby and he was a very successful show dog for several years. In his retirement he kept his “dad” company. I was told that the recipients loved the painting…and then I got this text …the kind of message that makes me love the work I do:
“Hi Kelly. I just wanted to thank you for the portrait of Toby that Billy and Suzanne asked you do do for me. Toby came into Lynnette’s and my life as a little fur ball that Lynnette bought unseen over the phone. We knew early on that he was no ordinary dog. He helped us get through the loss of our two sons and over time became like my third son.  I miss him dearly.Â
I didn’t mean to go on but hoped this would demonstrate how much this means to me. You have a special gift and I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I wish you the best that life has to offer.”
Posted in Animals, Pet Portaits, tagged hedgehog, pet portrait on June 26, 2020|
Denise did an amazing job on the portrait of her sweet little hedgehog. Â
Posted in Commissions, daily painter, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged commission, Corgi, Dogs, pet portrait on April 19, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Just finished the portrait of Penny, a sweet little Corgi that got to spend her final years in the lap of luxury with a wonderful person and animal lover. Thank goodness for the special people like Denise who will take in old dogs and love them until the end.
Posted in Commissions, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged commission, gift, Mister, pet portrait on January 2, 2020| 1 Comment »
This is Mister. He was a commission that was given to his mom for Christmas. I got the nicest phone call on Christmas day from the parents who gave the painting as a gift to their daughter who had recently lost Mister. They were very pleased….said there was a lot of tears but that she was thrilled with the gift.