In my studio

Tis the week before Thanksgiving and all through the house, I'm painting like crazy ~ there's even paint on my spouse!

This keepsake ornament for a grandmothers tree, is a portrait of granny with grand-daughter propped on her knee.

The sweet portrait ornament with the old dogs covered in gray, was made for a friend and kiln-fired today.

 

And for the best friend who's been there through the years, is a keepsake gift which is sure to bring laughter and tears.

The ornaments once fired are so cheery and bright, I know they'll be met with unbridled delight.

Now back to the studio, there's more work yet in store - but you can click here if you'd like to see more.

Halloween Pets ACEO

Two New Hand Painted
Halloween ACEO's
Painted with acrylics on
246 lb. acrylic paper


This little lab knows a good thing when she
sees it...free bones from the neighbors just for
wearing a cute little hat?...ah, isn't life grand!


And what could be better than being
a little black cat on Halloween Eve?
Being a little black cat with a cute party hat!

You can go to my etsy shop to visit these sweet
pet paintings: Magic Markings Art.com

Three New Hand Painted Portraits

A Day in My Studio...

Three Different Subjects +
Two Different Painting Styles =
Artistic freedom and Creative fun.


The first commission request ~
A hand painted photo collage
of three adorable children.


5" x 7"
Hand Painted Photo on Canvas
This little piece of art is going to their Nana as a Christmas gift.


The second commissioned piece ~
A good friend and her newly adopted rescue dog.


Hand Painted Pop Art Pet Portrait
8" x 10" Acrylic on Canvas
This piece is a gift from one dog loving friend to another.


And the third commissioned request ~
To combine these separate photographs of two sisters into one
hand painted photo collage on canvas.


5" x 7"
The finished art work ~
A hand painted gift for their mother's birthday ~
from her two loving daughters.

Thank you for visiting ~ I hope you enjoyed my little art show :)

Pop Art Pet Portrait

~ The Original Photograph
from which came the request ~
A characterized painting that is fun, whimsical and full of color.


Princess Chelsea
Original hand painted pet portrait
Acrylic paint on an 18" x 24" canvas board.

My first request for, and my first attempt at a characterized portrait.
This sweet pup just celebrated her birthday last Wednesday ~
with those soulful eyes and crooked nose ~ I just had to give her a much deserved crown.

Cheers Chelsea.

Art Lesson - "My Dog Charlie" -

Art Lesson - Pet Portrait

This past month I received a phone call from a mom inquiring about private art lessons for her son. She said he loved to draw, and she wanted to encourage his creative passion. We discussed what lesson and medium would be of interest to him. Since they have a dog - and what boy doesn't love his dog ~ we decided on a painted pet portrait. For the first lesson, I scanned and cropped a picture of his dog ~ so the dog ~ Charlie ~ would be the focal point of the painting. Then, I stood there in awe as this third grader drew a beautiful replication of the scanned picture.

Once his sketch was finished ~

green acrylic paint was used for the under-painting,
then set aside to dry.

During the next few classes he sketched the drawing onto canvas ~
painted the whole dog white ~
added light gold paint to the fur ~
mixed in light brown, dark brown and more white paint
to create the spots and shadows on his dog.
then let this dry.

The final touches ~ adding a pig to the end of the rope for his dog's chew toy ~
adding a dog collar ~
and adding texture to the rug.

Tadaa.... ~ A boy and his dog ~ The finished masterpiece.