I was asked to paint this portrait of Ebony by one of my coworkers. Sadly, Ebony passed away late last year, very unexpectedly. Though I never met Ebony in person, I had gotten to know her through photos and stories. From … Continue reading
I am finally getting around to updating my blog with some paintings I completed late last year and early this year. I painted this commissioned portrait of Taylor to be given as a Christmas gift. Unfortunately, Taylor passed away between the … Continue reading
This is another commissioned painting that was given as a Christmas gift this year. I was contacted via my Facebook page by a mother who wanted to commission a portrait of her son’s dog, Jasmine, who had to be put … Continue reading
As an artist who paints commissions, hearing about the reactions of thrilled recipients of my paintings just makes my day. I typically paint several commissions this time of year that are given as gifts, so in the days after Christmas … Continue reading
After many years of wanting to feature a painting on my Christmas cards, followed by a few more years of planning to do so but then running out of time to work out all of the logistics, I finally made it happen! … Continue reading
I had a lot of fun painting this lovely portrait of such a sweet kitty, Francis, under the Christmas tree. Unfortunately, Francis passed away earlier this year. His owner reached out to me a few months ago via my website and … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I have painted flowers so I was delighted when my best friend, Andrea, asked me to paint these for her new house! Daffodils are her favorite flower and I know she’ll love seeing these every … Continue reading
I painted these adorable dogs for my sweet friend, Rachel. She’s a total dog mom and these two babies are spoiled rotten! Charley is on the left and Annabelle is on the right, and they are the very best … Continue reading
I painted this oil painting of Uluru – or Ayers Rock – for my mom. We took a family trip to Australia in 2007 (well, it was really my parents’ 25th anniversary trip that I crashed because there was no … Continue reading
This year, I have been fortunate enough to work on more commissioned paintings than ever before in my art career. The only downside is that I have less time to paint fun pieces just for myself. This summer, I squeezed in this set … Continue reading
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