Pet Portrait Gallery

I love animals.  Pets have such amazing personalities and are funny.  I try to bring their personality and humor out in their portraits. 

Pet portrait commissions are available starting at $400. If you are in the Alexandria, VA area, I can take the photograph to work from.

All images copyright the artist.  All rights reserved.

 

"Skeeter"

"Skeeter"

Acrylic on panel, 14" by 22", (Private Collection, Atlanta, GA)

Whimsical combination of animal portrait and trompe l'oeil. Everything you see is painted except the shadows on the wall.

"Carmela"

"Carmela"

Acrylic on Panel, 18 x 24”, Private Collection

Commission as a memorial. This was produced from a grainy, less detailed iPhone photo.

"Beach Bum"

"Beach Bum"

Acrylic on panel, 10” x 10”, (Private Collection, Atlanta, GA.)

“Cody” on the Beach at Saint Simon’s Island, Georgia. I modified the image by replacing the boring chew toy with a shell and moved the surf into the picture to enhance the background. His tongue was corrected for color and shortened after this photo was taken.

"Bear's Dream"

"Bear's Dream"

Acrylic on panel, 11 x 14 inches, Private collection, Northern Virginia

As are most of the pet portraits I create, this was a gift. I worked from an iPhone photo of Bear sleeping. I then asked what Bear’s favorite toy was so I could customize the painting a bit more. The portrait is of Bear forever dreaming of his favorite toy.

"Court Jester"

"Court Jester"

Acrylic on panel, 10 inches by 12 inches, $350

One of a litter of ten puppies up for adoption in Eastern Market, Washington DC one weekend. I can’t recall the breed, but I had to get out of there fairly quickly to prevent me from taking this little man home.

"Bart"

"Bart"

Acrylic on panel, 12 inches by 16 inches, private collection, North Carolina.

I’ve always loved greyhounds, and this one and his brother were not skittish. Job well done by his adopted parents (he like many greyhounds was rescued from the racetracks.)

"Hercules Mulligan"

"Hercules Mulligan"

Acrylic on panel, approx 13 x 15inches, private collection New Orleans, LA.

A memorial to the cutest, bravest little man. Hercules weighed 3 pounds and stood his own against his "sister", Rosie, a 120 pound English Mastiff.

"Nina" 5" by 8", acrylic on canvas panel, Private collection, Seattle, WA, 2019 I was able to use the client’s iPhone photo of her sister’s cat for a surprise Christmas present. Such small paintings can be easily sent via mail and start at $150.

"Nina" 5" by 8", acrylic on canvas panel, Private collection, Seattle, WA, 2019

I was able to use the client’s iPhone photo of her sister’s cat for a surprise Christmas present. Such small paintings can be easily sent via mail and start at $150.