Mina's partner - Celeste!

This is a companion portrait of Celeste. She is the other dog my client has and is the complete opposite from Mina. The client allowed me to be a little more expressive with her because she described Celeste's puppy like behavior which is the Ying to Mina's calm and serene Yang.

When she saw this portrait, she wrote: "Celeste is such a doof – you’ve captured that perfectly!!"

She certainly was fun to paint and I appreciate it when clients give me a little more artistic freedom.

20x15 oil on canvas board

Challenging commission

So you have a client who wants this pose....

but to make sure it's in the right colors...

It takes you much longer than you expect because of the larger size and now you hope that she is happy with the result.

Mina: 16x20 oil on canvas board.

Sadie and Howie

Animal Place asked for a piece for their annual fundraising silent auction held in November. How could I resist.

I included Animal Place's very popular Howie in all his golden glory and then there is Sadie....

Sadie is Animal Place's program coordinator Marji Beach's favorite. Based on her past treatment when she was strictly a dairy cow Sadie was very leery around people. Marji described a breakthough with her in the Animal Place blog HERE.

9x12 oil on hardboard