Dog portrait

Here's the latest commission I just completed for Bob of his dog, Flash. Bob has to be my all time best art customer, this is the 5th dog portrait he has had me do for his Mom. I think they are as much for him as they are for her which is awfully sweet. In progress....

Animal art makes a terrific gift!

This sweetie is Dexter, owned by a small animal vet in Portland Oregon. She plans to give it to her husband for Christmas since he is ga-ga over his perfect lab with the perfect smile, wrinkled cheeks & all =)
Animal art has been a part of my business since 1998 & pencil is one of my very favorite mediums to work in. It's kind of like B&W photos, the character of the subject comes out so well when color doesn't distract you. Giving a gift certificate for art to someone with a special pet is a great way to let them be involved in the photo shoot & choosing which picture most embodies their baby. And surprising someone with a gift like this usually brings tears to their eyes. Please call me to do one, or two, or three for you=))

Here's a piece I just finished & shipped off to it's owner. His name is Blackhawk & he lives in Del Mar, CA. I happen to be helping haul horses out of the danger of the San Diego fires before we moved & he was one of them. He was such a gorgeous Arabian that I told the owner I would LOVE to draw him, & Sheila decided she'd like that too! This is a good opportunity to show how close the fires came to us in San Diego the year before we moved. It was the 2nd time in 4 years that what seemed like all of San Diego was on fire, maybe even all of SoCal! This was Mt Miguel, the hills we rode in just East of us.
This is a gorgeous pic of downtown San Diego that I cannot take credit for. The fires were everywhere!!

Animal Portraits Postcard

Pursuing the other end of my business is also really important since animals are so dear to me. This is a postcard I just designed to further that cause. I plan to ask all the vets & other animal related places I visit if they wouldn't mind displaying them for me. The new Mt Juliet shelter will be the beneficiary of some of my donated time for sure.