I used one of my reference photos to compose this expressive-eyed basset hound. I liked his droopy ears, wide jowls, toenails and mournful expression. The tangerine color for his ears is a continuation of the Peppermint Pups’ bright, cheery color. Orange recently came into my palette of color for reasons I can’t explain — it […] more »
This is a design of two cute orange/brown dachshunds with striped Christmas hats. Lately I’ve been working on themed pets, which is unusual for me and especially difficult working with the color orange and Christmas. Doxies have been a popular seller for me, so I decided to have some fun with these and added the […] more »
This is a picture of my brother’s Great Dane, Isis. I was given the photo and worked from that. He is kind of a speckled dog, with a Christmas hat that he was dressed in, besides the velvet collar. more »
I love animals and was asked by a customer to paint this breed, as I hadn’t done one yet. “Goldens” are a lovable breed with a beautiful tawny coat. I believe I captured that well in this portrait. more »
This design was inspired by a photo of a Bluetick hound, and from a similar dog I saw while shopping at a pet store. This painting is different from other collages in that I painted the background first, before I pieced the collage papers on top of it. more »
This was designed using my contour drawing of the dog and dragonflies. This is the first time I’ve painted the board background color first with a brush instead of using the hand-painted collage papers. I felt the previous background textures were too distracting and opted for a smoother, less busy texture for it. This technique […] more »