Nothing shakes away the winter blues (for me anyway) better than a pleasant pet portrait video set to a happy jazzy tune. I think you’ll feel the same after watching. In under four minutes you’ll see these two best buddies take shape before your eyes! This is a video of me painting in Rebelle Pro 8 a pet portrait of my dear Hudson (who passed last June) and his good buddy Frank (who is still …
For your reading pleasure, here is my latest bartering experience with a Bernese Mountain Dog. On our morning walk in the woods, I discover the big Berner has a freshly decapitated deer’s head. I don’t know where he found the head. It could be a coyote or cougar kill; it may have been from a bow hunter. I don’t care. These woods are full of deer carcasses. Drought. Bluetongue (EHD). Death. The deer population has …
Here’s the story of Otter, a last minute portrait order in 2023 and how he’s really not sad, just sleepy.
A happy little dog portrait painted for Christmas 2024.
The customer wanted a portrait of both her dogs together. No problem. She provided several photos of each dog. Again, no problem; I can sketch both dogs together as my starting point. I painted Millie as a small terrier and Bear as a medium-size dog and sent a proof. Almost immediately I received a panicked reply saying that both dogs are the same size! She was afraid the portrait was set in concrete at that …
Some notes of the day. Do I believe evil exists? Sure. Am I a hypocrite because I believe evil exists but don’t believe in God? Not hardly. I believe evil exists because there is plenty of evidence. I also believe good exists for the same reason. The key is in the definition of terms. I don’t believe evil or good possess supernatural qualities, which makes the existence of God (or the Devil) unnecessary. Therefore, I …
Lucy and Blue is a combo portrait of two dogs on separate photos. I painted this portrait during the 2024 Christmas season. I created sixteen paintings in the marathon month of November (see my previous post). Using different photo references is tricky for a lot of reasons. I usually request several photo options of each pet. This helps me in the process of creating an awesome portrait. If the photos I’m given are clear enough, …
It’s nearly two months since we bid farewell to Hudson. We buried him down the hill from our house, next to Beorn, Boris, Reggie and Larry, our previous dogs. His memory will live within me forever. I’ve since cancelled my subscription to Porcupine Monthly. I will miss the centerfolds. Life goes on. A week ago we learned of a dog at a local rescue facility in need of a new home. Rescue Experiences I didn’t …
I paint more than dogs. Here are some of my recent digital landscapes inspired by trips to the southwest.
My dog, Hudson, an Old-English Mastiff of 115 pounds, and not even six years old, has bone cancer. We’ll be saying goodbye in a matter or weeks, or even days. We love our dogs. They’re family. This sad news hit me hard, inhibiting my ill-informed, occasionally coherent scribblings here. You can read all about bone cancer on the VetMD site. It’s a real bitch of a disease, akin to brutal punishment or torture. For Hudson, …
