Christmas commissions

Guinness the Labradoodle is an energetic pup who was afraid of me at first. Quietly we sat together for a while, then out came the treats and eventually we started to play. By the end of the photo shoot, Guinness didn't want to leave my lap.
We both fell for each other.

I didn't get to meet Pony personally. I wish I had! The longer I spent studying his expression the more I became convinced what a character he must be.

This is Cleo. When I received this commission the client explained that Cleo belonged to her sister-in-law and that the dog was very sick... she was fighting for her life. Well Cleo won the fight and is doing fine. Under the circumstances I couldn't go meet Cleo to photograph her and all I had to work from was a low res image of the dog on a boat... thus the composition.

The client and her husband were so happy with the commission of Cleo that the husband commissioned a painting of their own dog as a Christmas present for his wife . This is Mischa.

Spring commisions

It's fun to work on such diverse compositions.

This is Laska- a gentle Husky mix. This painting was a surprise thank-you gift from my client to her client.Nice!

This is Mauly- the funniest looking dog with the biggest heart and the most love I have ever met (I know Mauly quite well and was honoured to paint her).

Finally Petey the dog and Duke the cat. It took a while for both of them to appreciate the other but now they are just like furry siblings... they still fight on occasion but mostly they get along great.

Long Overdue

Here's three paintings I did over Christmas and into the new year... So sorry it took so long to post. Loved these gorgeous bulldogs: Chloe and JT... full off energy and affection and very well behaved :)

A few from Christmas 2013

A bit late in posting these: Buddy likes to steal lady's underwear... thus the composition. This painting, along with Buddy, resides in Vancouver.

This is Buster. I only had one photo to work from... as it turns out Buster lost his left eye shortly after our photo session and this was the only pose that showed just his right eye. The client let me create any composition I wanted - I was quite happy with how this turned out.

Fiona... what a beautiful Sheltie. And what a cooperative model. Our photo session must have been one of the shortest on record and every photo was gorgeous.

Here are four new paintings that I'm excited to share...

This painting is a revised version of an earlier work- bigger and (I feel) even better. It was purchased by Mutt Lynch Wineries in California. They feature dogs on their wine labels...

This painting is called 'Dynamism of a Basset- Ode to Balla'. It is my twist on a favourite painting by Futurist Painter Giacomo Balla called 'Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash' 1912. The original painting features a dachshund, its little legs a blur... Bassets on the other hand typically don't move that quickly... just his tail and ear seem to have momentum in this image.

'The Orange Ball'. What more needs to be said...? Except maybe that this image is quite large- 18" x 54".

Little Polly is a Chihuahua/ Yorkie mix... I think. She is wonderfully strange and incredible sweet.

Meet Dudley

My first Bedlington Terrier. I wish I had the opportunity to meet him in person...

Oil Painting Classes for youths!