Adorable Custom Pet Portraits on Wood Slices.
Custom wood slice portraits are unique gifts. Two more wood slices are on their way to the USA along with Patches, the cat. Such a cute trio they are! Teddy and Annabel are Mini Aussiedoodles, a breed I had not … Read More
Apprehensive Amalia
Apprehensive Amalia at 33 years old. This week’s vintage sketch is based on a small, blurry passport photo (see below) taken in January 1934, a few weeks before my grandmother sailed from Genoa, Italy, to North America. During the … Read More
Connecting and nurturing friendships through social media.
Connecting through social media. Warning! This is a rather long post, even for me. Depending where you are in this world, you might get yourself comfortable and have a cup of coffee or a glass of wine in hand before … Read More
George, a Frenchie Rescue.
George, a puppy mill rescue, is one lucky boy! George, a young Frenchie, is now living a much improved life with his family. Unfortunately, that was not always the case. The client said that when she first saw George, he … Read More
Recycled Wood and Paper Florals.
Celebration and Tiny Dancer are florals on recycled wood and paper. Like most artists, I hate throwing anything out. For instance, I have used old leftover yarn as underpainting for a floral. I dunked the old yarn in puddles of … Read More
Elli Belly – a calm, loyal, loving companion.
Elli Belly’s story. by Brenda Perrin Elli, known as Dixie at the shelter, was brought home from the SPCA of Western Quebec on June 3, 2014. She was a stray in Iqaluit, Nunavut, in northern Canada, and flown to … Read More
One Last Portrait of Maltese Sophie for Keeps.
A painted memorial portrait of Sophie, our Maltese, for keeps. Sophie has the look I remember so well in this recently painted memorial portrait. She was always known for her “bug eyes” especially when we first brought her home because … Read More
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A pastel pet portrait and more experiments…
Lola, a first pastel pet portrait. Thank you to an Instagram follower who proposed Lola as a name for this cat. A special thank you to my followers for your excellent suggestions. (First published in May, 2019 and revised … Read More
