Here are two separate commissioned pieces I finished in the last month. The adorable little chicken is Blanche and her portrait is the fourth in my painterly chicken portrait series which I have now posted HERE. Bandit the Husky's portrait was a birthday gift for his owner. Both are done in acrylics on cotton paper.
I was commissioned to create this painterly portrait of a rescue hen named Etta. Etta sadly passed away and her owner wanted a special painting to remember her by. The painting is 9" X 6" and is done in acrylics.
The painting of Boomer the Bernese is coming along! All that's left to do is paint in the details on his face and a few touch-ups here and there.
This is Boomer, a sweet Bernese Mountain Dog who is sadly no longer with us. I was asked to paint Boomer's portrait for his human family who misses him so much.
I am finished with the block-in stage and have already begun adding details.
Yep, that was my banner in 2012!
Today marks the 10 year anniversary of this blog! A big THANK YOU! to all who have followed, shared, and purchased my artwork over the
years. To celebrate I am putting together a gallery of photos from my customers. So if you have photos of your original GSC Artwork in its permanent
home, I would love to see them!! Click
HERE to send photos. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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My latest pet portrait is of a much-loved spaniel named McKinley. Her portrait is done in a painterly style on a deep stretched canvas. It was commissioned as a gift for McKinley's owners.
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Scooter's portrait is finished! The reference photo I worked from for this painting was fantastic. I just love the angle and Scooter's pose. This was a fun one to paint, especially glazing the warm browns on top of his fur.
New commissioned painting in progress! This unique little mixed-breed dog is Scooter. His portrait is being painted on a 20" X 16" canvas panel. The block-in is done and I'll start adding details to the background next.
Here is Henry's portrait all finished! This kind of portrait with the very shallow depth of field was new for me. I enjoyed learning how to paint soft edges with acrylics.
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Stella's portrait is finished and ready for varnish!
Progress photos of the next portrait coming soon!
I am nearly 10 hours into this large commissioned portrait of a pretty brindle mixed-breed dog named Stella. Almost everything is blocked in now and I've even started adding some fine details.
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For this piece I wanted to portray the Brown Creeper doing what it does best - creeping up a tree trunk - with an unfocused background behind the bird. But, anyone who has caught a glimpse of these fascinating little birds will know that they don't stay in one place for long which makes them difficult to photograph. I looked through many of our photos and I couldn't find one photo that showed the whole body in that perfect position, so I resorted to using a photo editor to combine three reference photos together...And I think it worked! 
