hand-rendered dog portraits by commission

Category: fine art portrait

Roxy – Pitbull/McNabb Mix in Graphite

June 14, 2012 No Comments

This piece was a special surprise gift for a birthday. The young lady planning this surprise was arranging this for her boyfriend, who owns Roxy.

dog portrait in color pencil and water color

Banjo – Bouvier de Flanders in Color Pencil and Watercolor Paint

October 28, 2011 2 Comments

Banjo done in color pencil and watercolor paint is a handsome boy who’s owners are wine makers up in Hopland… a rough life romping in

Pastel of Poodle/Jack Russell mix breed done in pastel

Orbit – Happy Dog in Pastel

August 18, 2011 1 Comment

Recently I added a new style of pastel painting to my pieces. It is only new to me, but not new to the art world.

Halee – West Highland Terrier in Graphite

July 16, 2011 2 Comments

A very good friend of mine had a lovely little Westie. It always seems the perfect combination, a British lady and a West highland Terrier.

The Press Democrat – 2011 Article

June 6, 2011 No Comments

I was recently interviewed by Marie McNaughton, a reporter for The Press Democrat at my home. The article was in the Sunday edition, June

cesar Millan's pitbull Junior in color pencil portrait

More about the event with Cesar Millan and his dog “Junior”

May 3, 2011 1 Comment

You have probably already viewed the previous post showing my gift portrait to Cesar Millan “The Dog Whisperer”. As I mentioned this was something

Portrait of “Junior” to Cesar Millan “The Dog Whisperer”

April 19, 2011 4 Comments

April 9, 2011 I attended the International Association of Canine Professionals annual dog conference in San Diego. I met a lot of great people from all over

color pencil weimaraner mastiff dog portrait

Big Gunner and Little Rusty in Color Pencil Portraits

February 19, 2011 1 Comment

Dog buddies, seen here in color pencil portraits, can come in the most unlikely combinations. These two are no exception. Gunner may look familiar since