Blou

Whisper's feline sister.  A little more
tricky to capture..but posed so elegantly
after she played a bit after her afternoon nap.

Whisper

Whisper at his country home.

Summer 2011. A brilliant model...

hugely well behaved for his sitting.

Diesal

Diesal from Mono Centre. 

Ginger

                                             

                                                  Larger than life neighbour.

                                                 Simple but successful folk art portrait.

Bunny Commission

Wonderful commission.
Client is pleased.
I had so much fun!

"IT IS GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!  I am SO happy.  You are wickedly talented."

Tracy and Sam

                         

I was asked to paint this sentimental portrait of the owner and her dog this past fall.  We met at their favorite walking destination, the brickworks in Toronto, and took at least 30 photos.  From these I constructed a somewhat folk-like composition...maintaining a certain amount of realism of the friends.

Cleo

Never to forget our feline friends.  Painted from photo provided.

Cleo is from Vancouver.

Gideon

Family friend painted from provided photos and artist's photo shoot.

I like the retro feel of this image combined with the glazing results.

Lovely older friend. Gentle.

Dasher

        

Looking bigger than life and demure, Dasher is a miniature  greyhound.Delicate and as well behaved as portrait indicates. Painted from my photoshoot at Dasher's home in 2010.

Ruby and Hazel

One of my first inspirations from the beach for this folky approach to pet portraiture.