Miles and Bobby: pet portrait commissions

Miles and Bobby: custom portraits on wood slices.

Miles and Bobby are painted on a 3" diameter (approx) Canadian Birch wood slice. The owner will display the ornaments all year long in her home.

I chose a lime green background because the owner told me that both dogs enjoy going to a city park with her. (First published in 2018, these wood slice portraits were among the first I was commissioned to paint. The text is revised in 2024).

Dogs live about 12 years, and that's why they discovered this brilliant philosophy: because time is limited, there is no time to be unhappy. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan.

Wood slice ornaments any time of the year...

These wood slices are unique one-of-a-kind ornaments for the Christmas tree, or as gifts for other special occasions. For example, you might gift a wood slice pet portrait to a friend who has recently lost a four-legged companion. Other clients commission me to paint a pet for that person who "has everything".

Bobby the Boston Terrier has a sad look on his little face, but that is just the way he was made. However, inside his little puppy heart, he is quite content.

And why not? He is well-loved and cared for by his little family. Besides, each day, he gets to run and play in the off-leash park with his long-legged brother. Bobby does his best to keep up. Miles knows that Bobby needs more time for his short legs to catch up. He runs back to Bobby as if to say, "Hurry up! Can't you go any faster?"

Miles looks ecstatic as his owner unclips him from the leash.  He has the whole park to himself and he sees ducks and swans by the river. This is going to be a great day!

Contact me here if you wish your own pet painted by me. I would be delighted to answer any questions you might have. Visit my Custom Pet Portrait page where I give the details for ordering your own custom portrait, and where you can read the feedback I receive from my clients as well as see my prices.