Long time no see! Still over here doing pet portraits. This was a favorite I did recently. A cat named Chick-Fil-A.
Teddy the miniature schnauzer is just too cute! Loved doing his portrait. ☺️
A different kind of pet portrait—Tulip the opossum! Her caretaker told me she was found as a baby and was blind, so she couldn’t be released to the wild. I had a lot of fun drawing those ears and that pink nose!
A gorgeous doggo with a gorgeous name: Ember! Sent off this cutie last week.
Animals have faces and expressions as unique as humans. Demonstrated perfectly by Little Bunny, whose portrait I had the pleasure of drawing recently. 🐈
Request a pet portrait on my new Etsy shop. (x)
We’ve all met a dog who was totally a queen in a past life. 👑 I loved bringing Dorie’s royal personality to life in this painting!
Waffles, my most fashionable pet portrait subject so far. 🧇
I loved working on this portrait of handsome Chester, a black lab and coonhound mix. ☺️
A handsome fellow from the Marina Equestrian Center. Horses were one of the first things I loved to draw. I definitely have to get back into it!
Something a little different for a very special dog. 👑
Recently, my two good friends lost their dog Lady to cancer. Lady was the sweetest and mellowest dog I have ever met. One of them requested a portrait of her in a style I had never tackled, but that I think is perfect for Miss Lady. So here she is, immortalized in fancy garb befitting a noblewoman... nobledog? We’ll miss you, Lady! ❤️
[Her clothing is pulled from “Portrait of a Young Woman” by 14th century Italian painter Giovanni Battista Moroni.]
Here’s the finished portrait of Cocoa, a chocolate lab who sadly has passed away. 😞 I loved bringing her to life on paper, though! 🐕
An in-progress shot of another Christmas portrait. I went out of my comfort zone and worked on dark brown paper. There was definitely a learning curve with this one, but I can’t wait to show you the result!
Process photos for Coda’s portrait! Most artists will tell you that black and white are the two hardest colors to convey correctly, so this husky was a real challenge for me. I chose gray paper to act as a midtone for the extreme lights and darks.