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Pet Portraits

Together we can create a personal pet portrait to remember our favorite animals, best friends and memories

Together we can create a personal pet portrait to remember our favorite animals and best friends.

Tabby Kitty

This is an acrylic painting 11" x 14" of a young tabby cat sitting on her favorite red blanket. I used red as the backgound built up layers of colors creating the different textures 

Here you can see the brush strokes I used to create the Tabby's fur

This close up detail really shows how I left some of the red background to show through. It gives depth ties the painting together well.

Kitty feet are so cute. I had to post this picture of the cat's toes :-)

An acrylic painting of two dogs laying down with each other

Buddies

 Here is an acrylic painting of two dogs, best buddies just relaxing with each other.

Close up of the Yellow Lab's face

I paint with layers of colors and tones. Yellow ocher, burnt sienna, burnt umber, mars black and white.

Close up of the black lab's fur

Even with a black lab, using a range of hues brings out the shinny coat of such beautiful dogs.

About this painting

Brush Strokes

Along with brush strokes, painting in direction of flow of the dogs hair gives depth and liveliness 

Hue & Tint

Color and contrast are very important to make a painting realistic

Photo Gallery

RED BULL - PAINTED PET PORTRAIT

Behind the Scenes

A friend of mine wanted to surprise a coworker with a Christmas present. He asked me to create a painting of her beloved red pitbull. So he called her boyfriend and had him send her favorite picture of her dog. Then the girl friend had me paint paint his dog that just passed away. We decided to have them painted the same size so they can hang right next to each other. I though it was so sweet :-) I myself LOVE dogs (and all animals!) 

The Original Photograph

Painting Technique

Painting peoples pets is very interesting and fun to paint! Every dog has different hair texture in different areas. For instance, some dogs have very short, soft thin hair like a pitbull's nose. Other's have fluffy fuzzy hair, or short bristle like hair. All are very different painting techniques. 

Red Bull - Pet Portrait


    BOXER PET PORTRAIT

    Behind the Scenes

    Painting dog portraits is very satisfying. Even though it is sad that this pup had passed away, the owner now has a beautiful original acrylic painting of her. 

    This is the Boxer Pet Portrait painted for the boyfriend who's boxer just passed away. Read about Red Bull,above.

    Painting Technique

    The textures, tones and shading are very calming in this piece. Below are more images of this acrylic painting.

    BOXER PET PORTRAIT - Photo Gallery


      THE GOATS

      THE GOATS

      Behind the Scenes

      The man I painted this for raises goats and takes them out to petting zoos for the kids! How awesome is that! Aren't they so cute! I can't wait to have goats one day! 

      Painting Technique

      Acrylic painting on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. 4" x 10" 

      The Goats

        Cali - Pet Cat Portrait

        Behind the Scenes

        Cali is a cool cat. She showed up to me friends door step and never left. She choose her owner. Every time I see her she sits on my shoes lol! Sweet kitty cat.

        Painting Technique

        Cali is so cute with her little bell on her collar. There's bamboo and a wicker basket in the background.  

        Photo Gallery


          Santa Maria Kitty House

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