Posted in Paint Party, Pet Portaits, tagged Paint Party, pet portrait on May 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »
May Pet Portraits
We had a fun group painting their pet’s portraits yesterday. I especially love it when people are painting portraits of pets they have lost and they tell wonderful stories about them. Great job ladies. These are special.
The next Pet Portrait Paint Party will be June 20th. See you there!
Posted in Small Town Life, tagged Painting Demonstration, pet portrait, Taste of the Town on May 16, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Working on a Pet Portrait at Taste of the Town
Completed Portrait
Helping kids paint a Mask!
Final look! Cute…
Often when an artist works she paints alone. If you are a full-time artist you look for opportunities to paint in public where people can see your work and you working and hopefully connect to it and remember you when they want to purchase original art. Last night was just such an opportunity at Taste of the Town.
I had a wonderful time painting and visiting with people as they stopped by to say hello.
I was right by the Gazebo so I got to enjoy wonderful music while I worked. The night was terrific and loads of fun. If you missed it you will have to plan to come to the one in the Fall.
Posted in Commissions, Pet Portaits, tagged Lab, Low water bridge, pet portrait on April 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Reference Photo
I just completed this commission that was mailed off to Pennsylvania this week. The person ordering the work had a very specific composition in mind for this pet portrait, as you can see here. For me, it looks like the dog is photo bombing the landscape scene. 🙂
Posted in Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged Paint Party, pet portrait on March 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »
We had a super fun “Paint Your Pet’s Portrait” Party yesterday at The Studio in Front Royal. Everyone did a superb job! I love seeing people paint portraits of the pets they love so much and hearing their stories. It is so much fun. Consider joining us for the next one. We have a Pet Portrait Party every 3rd Saturday. Why don’t you come?
Posted in Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged cat, impressionism, Paint Party, pet portrait on March 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Gayl with Hunter
This is Gayl with her kitty, Hunter. Gayl painted this pet portrait at the last “Paint Your Pet’s Portrait” Party and she came to Open Studio last Friday to put some finishing touches on him. Doesn’t he look GREAT?!
Good job Gayl. Remember everyone that every 3rd Saturday we have a “Paint Your Pet’s Portrait” Paint Party. Be sure to reserve early as space is limited.
Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Shenandoah Valley Artist, Virginia Artist on March 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Completed Pet Portrait
Reference photo
Last week I posted about working still as a Daily Painter and showed you a couple of paintings that I was working on. (See that here.) Here is the completed pet portrait that I was working on in that post. It’s all framed and ready for pick-up Saturday and it will be headed to its home in Memphis, Tennessee!
Posted in Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged Paint Party, pet portrait on March 2, 2015| Leave a Comment »
We had two great groups for Paint Parties this weekend.
We had a private paint party on Friday with a group of ladies who work at the hospital and then Saturday we had a Paint Your Pet Portrait party.
Great job by all!!!!
Posted in Dogs, Serendipity, tagged Dogs, pet portrait on February 12, 2015| 4 Comments »
Stinkin’ Lincoln
Lincoln looking handsome in a blue sweater
It’s Lincoln’s Birthday!!!
Happy Birthday Stinkin’ Lincoln!!!
Six Years Old!!!!
Posted in Animals, Dogs, Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged cat, Dogs, impressionism, Paint Party, pet portrait on January 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »
We had a great time with the “Paint Your Pet’s Portrait” Party yesterday. Great work!
Posted in Animals, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, cat, impressionism, pet portrait on January 14, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I continued with the 3-Day Challenge on Facebook where I was asked to post three paintings a day for a week and challenge another artist to do the same. My three paintings yesterday were of pet portraits…one of my favorite subjects. One of the paintings I shared was of Bob Cat, one of Allen’s warehouse kitties. He is a handsome cat and got his name because he loves to sit on the seat of the Bobcat equipment there. If he was a human his job would be “heavy equipment operator”. 🙂
Painting pets is so great fun. You can do it too at our 3rd Saturday Paint Party coming up this Saturday at 3 pm at The Studio. Check out more information here.
The Studio 