A collection of pet portraits. Watercolor, graphite and painting pet portraits of various breeds, including Border Collies, Border Terriers, Labrador Retrievers, Pointers, a Weimaraner and a Jack Russell Terrier.
Weimaraner Watercolor Portrait – “Sophie”
Border Terrier Graphite and Sepia - "Border Terrier"
Another study of one of my favorite breeds - the Border Terrier.
Border Terrier Graphite Sepia - "Teddy's Profile"
A watercolor and pencil portrait of our Border Terrier named Teddy.
Graphite Sepia - "Paws for a Nap"
Our Border Terrier naps next to us on the sofa and I just decided that the shapes and intricacies of the fur would be good to draw.
Graphite Sepia Border Terrier Pet Portrait - "Ruff Night"
Our Border Terrier after coming in from a damp night.
Border Terrier Oil Portrait – “Teddy”
Our Border Terrier Teddy. My wife was hoping this wouldn’t sell at the Wildlife Festival, but it sold first.
Border Terrier Oil Portrait – “Border Terrier”
Border Terrier Oil Portrait – “Border Terrier”
Border Terrier Acrylic Painting - "Dog Nap"
I decided to capture our Border Terrier when she was supervising me as I was painting.
Pet Portrait Oil Painting - Kate's Terrors."
It is rare when taking pictures of multiple dogs to get them to act right for a final painting.
Black Lab Watercolor Painting - Ford's Bronco
Bronco was a very beloved dog and was the subject of more than one of my paintings.
Chocolate Lab Watercolor Painting – “Slider”
My friend Kristie owned a great Chocolate Lab named Slider and posted a picture which I had to paint. I stylized it a bit.
Black Lab Watercolor Portrait - "Mac"
I painted this for a couple who lost Mac at 15 years of age. Mac would stare out the window everyday waiting for his master to come home.
Black Labs and Yorkie Watercolor Portrait - "Ferguson's Crew."
My friends commissioned me to do a panorama of their labs and Yorkie in front of their Florida lake house.
Pet Portrait Oil Painting – “Gus”
While Gus is not really an official Bird Dog, he did retrieve them on a Bird Dog plantation.
Pet Portrait Acrylic Painting – “Taylor and Her Puppy”
I saw Taylor at a field trial up near Logan Lake, British Colombia and posed her with one of the several yellow lab puppies she had.
Border Collie Watercolor Painting – “Panda”
My friend Megan has a Border Collie named Panda that is fun to watch because she often posts several great photos of him on Facebook. She commissioned me to do this for her.
Pet Portrait Watercolor Painting – “Mac on the Bed”
This is a very large painting. So large that I needed to specially order an extra large board for it.
Pet Portrait Oil Painting – “Mac at the Door”
A large oil painting of a black lab named Mac, who waited everyday at the door for his master to come home.
Black Lab and Girl Oil Painting – “Look at All the Wishes”
I posed this scene of my daughter and a black lab to illustrate something she once said while about 3 years old.
My friend posted a bunch of wonderful photos of her puppies in the back of her Ford Ranchero in Florida. I had to paint it.
Puppy and Child Oil Portrait – “Will and Friend”
I saw this little boy holding his yellow lab puppy and painted it several years ago.
Border Terrier Oil Portrait – “Fergus”
This is Fergus the Border Terrier, aptly named because her mother comes from Scotland.
Black Lab Oil Painting Portrait - "Gauge
A black lab on a boat on the inland waterways of North Carolina.
Jack Russell Oil Painting – “Gizzy to the Rescue”
If I recall correctly, the name of this Jack Russell is Gizzy – a famous dog from Wisconsin.
Setter and Children’s Oil Portrait – “Harvey’s Crew”
Quite a large commission of my friend’s kids and setters on his quail wagon.
Black Lab Acrylic Painting - "Sunnyhill Joy Rider"
My friend Ellie had a dog named Bronco which I’ve painted more than a couple times.
Labrador and Landscape Oil Painting – “Leelanau Joy Rider"
Another painting of my friend Ellie’s black lab Bronco. This time I put a scene in of a road headed toward Cedar. MI in Leelanau County in the background.
Watercolor Pet Portrait - "Chief"
This pet portrait overlooks the town of Aspen from Red Mountain.
Black Lab and Owner Watercolor Portrait - "Marvin's Shadow"
If you look at the painting, it lives up to its name. Shadow’s shadow is on Martin.
Weimaraner Watercolor Portrait – “Sophie”
Sophie was a Weimaraner that lived in Thomasville, GA. Known as the blue dog, Weimaraners do have that tinge of blue and it is a challenge to get the coat color just right.
