Mimzy

 

This was a sweet little commission job I just painted at my last Virtual Open Studio. Her name is "Mimzy". It suits her don't you think?  (8x8 pastel from client photo) Moo-tastic Muses and Bunny Buddies on my Patreon can watch the entire video here!

Enjoy this quick speed video!

Izzy

 

Painting #1 of 21 - "Izzy" (pastel, 8x10 inches, from client photo) is the star of my Virtual Open Studio from April 13, but I'm going to count him as my first painting of my self-imposed 21-in-31 in May anyway, because he hasn't been posted yet and that fits my lenient "rules"!

I'm catching up with editing my VOS videos from last month (and a new Patreon Index page, coming soon!) and then I'll be painting some new stuff for the rest of my challenge!

Moo-tastic Muses and Bunny Buddies on my Patreon can watch the full length video of Izzy's painting here!

Meanwhile, enjoy this quick and fun speed video!

Day 21 of 28: "Chloe, Pretty in Pink"

Day 21 of 28: "Chloe, Pretty in Pink" (pastel, 10x8 inches) sold

Yet another cute doggy commission from my best client with sisters who seem to have lots of dogs! This makes 3 or 4 this winter that I've done for her and/or her sisters. Besides this one, there was "Callie and Cooper", "Krissy with Flowers" and "Jade and Liza". I love it when the clients send such great pics to work from!

See a quick video here!

28-in-28 for February - Painting #2

 

Day 2 of 28: "Penny Pickle" (pastel, 10x8 inches) sold

This adorable pup portrait was started as a demo for the Wisconsin Pastel Society last month, and finished in my Virtual Open Studio Episode 88

I always love painting pet portraits, especially when they're this cute. The client said "It's not Penny Pickle without the tongue!" so I showed a bit more of that pink appendage that was visible in the reference pic. I enjoyed playing around with the background to suggest more of a flowery outdoor feeling, while keeping the color harmony of the reference.

Human error (mine) prevented me from getting any pics of the beginning of Penny Pickle's portrait, but here are a few progress pics of the second half here!

Willow

 

"Willow" (pastel, 12x9)

Here's a quick speed video of Willow (12x9), the handsome dog commission from last month's VOS Episodes 82 and 84. Subscribe to my Patreon to watch in real time with commentary!

The photo of Willow was a lovely portrait shot, with ambient lighting... different from my usual strong sunlight, so her contrasts became more about the value patterns of her dark and light fur. And the shadows on those different values were more subtle.

I also rotated her slightly to straighten her up so that she'd fit better in the 9x12 size.

First reference photo of Willow:

and another one:

See a quick speed video here!

Sa Sa - Day 9 of 21-in-31

 

"Sa Sa" (pastel, 12x9 inches)

Yay! My client told me the names of her pets! This one is "Sa Sa". I've really enjoyed doing these dogs for her. It's been such an interesting variety of lighting from her photos.
Tomorrow I'll paint the horse, Red Red!

See a quick speed video of Sa Sa's painting process here!

Chihuahua - Day 8 of 21-in-31

 

 "Chihuahua" (pastel, 8x6 inches)

Here's the Chihuahua portrait I mentioned yesterday on the Fuzzy Puppy post. I've got two more portrait commissions for this client, and I'm hoping she gets back to me on their names so I don't have to call them "Horse" and "Golden Retriever" 😂

Click here to watch a quick speed video of this little dog's painting process!

Fuzzy Puppy - Day 7 of 21-in-31

 

"Fuzzy Puppy" (pastel,  10x10 inches)

 This fuzzy puppy is one of four pet portrait commissions for a client this month. I finished her Chihuahua a couple days ago, and have another dog and a horse to go! Hopefully I'll get to post the Chihuahua tomorrow.

Click here to watch a quick speed video of this pup's painting process!

Day 20 of 30 - Pug

 

Day 20 of 30 paintings in June - "Pug" (pastel, 5x5 inches)

I love parades. I love watching people watch parades. While people-watching at a parade in San Antonio, I saw this Pug.

See me and all my newest art at the #rockportartfest hosted by @rockportartcenter this 4th of July weekend!

Watch a speed video of this little dog's painting process here!

$265 framed.

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Jodie and Bogie

 

 "Jodie and Bogie" (pastel, 10x10 inches) sold

Here's another doggies' portrait from late last year. These precious pooches belong to the aunt of a good friend. Her aunt can no longer care for the dogs, so Kaye has the dogs, and her aunt has the portrait. It was nice to do a pet portrait commission where I could actually take the photos myself, although it took a while, and a lot of shots, to get the two photos showing their personalities that I combined for this portrait! The sun kept coming out then going away, and these are two very active dogs!

Ultimately I chose these two shots for composing in the square format, because of the way Jodie seems to be leaning towards Bogie, and Bogie looking out at the viewer.

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Paul's Dogs

Paul's Dogs (pastel pencil on Canson paper, 18x24) sold

Another pet portrait commission done this week. As usual, this is not it. I never post new commissions until after the client's surprise. This is one of my favorites from several years ago. I don't know if I ever posted it but I do have it on my drawings website and even used it on a postcard for a while.

See more samples and pricing info on my Drawings Site Here!

Here's a shot half-way through:

Bella and Fuzz

"Bella and Fuzz" (pastel, 13x15 inches) sold

One of my tasks for January; this was a commission for my friend Len, who was my airbrush manager way back in my Six Flags days. Ok, technically it was a deal of a trade for park tickets, but don't be thinking I give this good of a trade for just anybody. Only for old friends who have amazingly awesome pics of their amazingly adorable pets!

Here are some progress shots:

Who could resist this photo?!

the underpainting

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