Paulina and Crystal the Cat
Acrylic on Canvas
16×20
12-2012
A Christmas gift, this came from quite a poor quality image. An image that came from an older cameraphone that could only take pics of a 0.8 megapixel quality. I think it turned out quite well based on the lack of details that I had to work from.
2012-12 - Commissioned Pet Portrait Painting - Crystal the Cat with Pauline-printout
2012-12 - Commissioned Pet Portrait Painting - Crystal the Cat with Pauline
A university series that began as life-sized figurative paintings that morphed into contorted, figurative paintings that were painted on contorted fabrics. I would spend a day each week searching for patterned and plain fabrics of different textures and weights at the local fabric store. The rest of the week I would spend sketching, researching, and painting figures onto the found fabrics. Usually I would staple the fabric up on drywall, fold it, staple it, or sew it in a variety of ways around the rough sketch of a figure. This is a style I wish to get back to one day.
A university series that began as life-sized figurative paintings that morphed into contorted, figurative paintings that were painted on contorted fabrics. I would spend a day each week searching for patterned and plain fabrics of different textures and weights at the local fabric store. The rest of the week I would spend sketching, researching, and painting figures onto the found fabrics. Usually I would staple the fabric up on drywall, fold it, staple it, or sew it in a variety of ways around the rough sketch of a figure. This is a style I wish to get back to one day.
This painting was for Sarah, it was from a photo that I took of her and our husky Maui in our backyard in Lethbridge, AB. Maui was a beautiful, Sarah was beautiful, I had to paint it! This was the first time in a very long time that I attempted to paint a person as well. It took quite a bit longer but I gained the confidence to know that I can do it again if people requested.
2010-12 - Commissioned Painting - Pet Portrait Painting - Sarah and Maui Complete with Working Printout
2010-12 - Commissioned Painting - Pet Portrait Painting - Sarah and Maui Complete
Riley the cat was a painting that I will never forget, it was a Christmas gift and I found myself attempting to paint Riley while at our pet supplies store as I was running out of time. It worked out well in the end as I was able to complete the painting and also advertise locally that I offer this service. I can look at Riley’s eyes for minutes at a time, such beautiful eyes.
Beans was my first painting experience for many years and the painting that had me push to continue creating commissioned pet portrait paintings. At this time I would roughly sketch out the image on the canvas and would work off of a scanned image printed out on a 8.5in x 11in piece of paper. Details would be specific to the quality of the original image/scan/print out, generally losing detail from every step. Here’s to Beans! Beans started a new realm in my painting and allowed me to paint more often and hone in on my skills.
2009-12 - Commissioned Painting - Pet Portrait Painting - Beans Original Image
2009-12 - Commissioned Painting - Pet Portrait Painting - Beans Complete with Print
