Because they were
More than a photograph.
I don’t simply copy a photograph. I use your photos, the things you tell me about your pet, and the details that make them unmistakably themselves to build an original painting.
The background, color, marks, and collage can reflect personality, favorite places, habits, or the relationship you have with them. The focus is on getting the feeling.
Anxiously Storm – 20×24, mixed media
Chevy
20x24, mixed media
Miss Dolly
18×24, mixed media
Blue Mabel: Loves Milk
18x24, mixed media
Gansett: The Best Boy
16×20, watercolor
How It Works
Tell me about your pet.
Send me several photos and tell me a little about them. Their personality, habits, favorite places, and the little things that make them unmistakably themselves all help me get to know who I’m painting.
We’ll choose the direction.
We’ll talk about size and which photos will work best. I’ll choose the final reference with your input, then use what you’ve told me about your pet to guide the painting.
Then I paint.
I’m not trying to reproduce a photograph. Color, marks, collage, background, and other details may all become part of the finished piece. The focus is on getting the feeling.
Your painting comes home.
Once it’s finished and the remaining balance is paid, your painting is ready for pickup or shipping.
A Few Things to Know
Send me options. Several clear photos are better than one perfect picture. Sometimes the photo you wouldn’t choose is the one that gives me exactly what I need.
The minimum size is 16 × 20. I work in mixed media, and the larger surface gives me room for the layers, marks, and details that are part of the finished painting.
A 50% non-refundable deposit reserves your commission. The remaining balance is due when the painting is finished, before pickup or shipping.
Shipping is additional. I’ll confirm the cost with you before your painting ships.
It won’t be a photographic copy. You’re commissioning an original painting of your pet in the style you see throughout my work.
Dawson, He Made it to Good Boy Status
20×24, mixed media
Commission Sizes
16×20 inches — $550
18×24 inches — $700
20x24 inches — $975
A 50% non-refundable deposit reserves your place on my commission schedule. The remaining balance is due when your painting is complete and before pickup or shipping.
Start a Commission
Tell me about your pet, the size you’re considering, and anything else you think I should know.