Wednesday, December 26, 2018

A painting of Oscar and Scooter.

This painting was commissioned to be given as a gift.

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Within a year's time, the recipient of the painting lost her beloved dog, Oscar, and her horse, Scooter.

What a huge loss.  My heart always hurts when hearing of the loss of another person's pet. I hope my art will help soothe their pain.   If not now, hopefully in the future when their heart is healing.

I asked the gift giver to share a little bit about Oscar and Scooter, this is what she told me:

Oscar was a rescue that my friend Christy took in many years ago.  Oscar did agility but as Christy would say, he did it because he wanted to please her.  Oscar was retired after receiving his PACH and was Christy’s constant companion. He loved going to the barn to be with his horse, Scooter, but most of all he loved Christy.  Oscar was an easy going dog that was loved by all that knew him.  Unfortunately, Oscar died suddenly earlier this year and left us heartbroken.  He was one of a kind and is missed each and every day.

Hoping Oscar and Scooter are running again, together, in lovely green pastures.

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Tuesday, December 11, 2018

A painting of Calypso

This is a painting Calypso created in pastel.

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I'd photographed her twice for the painting and her owner kept going back to a photo taken of her as a young dog.  There are times when we have to follow our hearts.

A little fun backgriund information is that Calypso had a litter of pups two years ago.   Her daughter closely resembles this reference photo.  Her pup, Lyric, is a mini me (ha ha).  The pup was sired by my dog, Drew.   It is always amazing how things happen.  Back when it was first discussed for me to paint Calypso, it would have never have been on my radar that her owner would one day use my dog in her breeding program.  Some things are just meant to be.

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I hope you enjoy the painting.  As always, it is such a gift when someone wants me to paint their dog.