Nitro, custom pet portrait

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. We celebrated with the grandkids on Christmas Eve and spent a quiet and relaxed Christmas day with each other.


This is Nitro. He is 7 months old Deutscher Wachtelhund. He is a great family dog. He's smart, active wants to follow the rules but also likes to see what he can get away with. He loves stuffed animals whether they belong to him or not. Very good with the sad face when in trouble.


8x10 oil on Raymar canvas panel

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Della

Della is an English Springer Spaniel. Oh, those eyes and ears.

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Max

Max was a challenge. The only photos the owner had were older printed photos. She mailed them to me and I scanned them in, but no amount of manipulation in photoshop could do much with them. And the one she really wanted to use was the worst. It was essentially a black dog shape with two eyes and a bright yellow tennis ball (with no shading). However, between the clever use of several black labrador reference photos and a goodly dollop of imagination I painted this.

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14x11 oil on Raymar canvas panel

Stella

I still have a few more pet paintings to do for Christmas delivery, which would be cutting it real close, except one of them is local, which means it's only cutting it close. After this I expect business to slow down. Maybe I'll paint something different for a change. I love painting the "puppies and kitties" but a little change every now and then is nice.

10x10 oil on Raymar canvas panel

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Roman

From the purchaser. "My mom's cat's name is Roman and he is very special to my mom I found Roman the year my dad passed away, and this little guy has brought my mom so much joy. He's quite the character, he's very refined, but also mischievious. He gets into things all the time and keeps my mom busy. When he is not getting enough attention he tends to knock things off the counter. All in all he's my mom's baby (corny I know, but true)"

8x8 oil on Raymar canvas panel

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