Every fall brings lots of portrait commissions. Portraits and ornaments are popular holiday gifts. This year I have done painted portrait commissions, as well as commissioned ornaments - both pet portraits and special request subjects like hiking ornaments and landscape scenes. I even did a boat portrait. Now that the holidays are over, I can add some of these portaits to my website.
 | Monty by Monty, I had so much fun doing this little fluffball's portrait. Since his name is Monty, I couldn't resist the title. This is an 8x10 pastel portrait done on pastel mat paper - my favorite paper for pastel painting!!! |
| Remy, a memorial portrait of a very special dog. I did this portrait as a surprise for my brother. Remy was a great dog, and an importrant part of my brother's family. It was a rewarding challenge to get that beautiful coat just right. Rem Dog will be missed. This one is also a pastel on pastel mat paper. |  |
 | Lucie, I've done portraits of all the dogs in this family over the years. So much fun to capture all that white fur and big brown eyes. This one is colored pencil on suede matboard. |
Here's a sample of some of this year's commissioned oraments. I'm still working on a backlog of orders from last fall. Although I no longer offer glass ornaments in my Etsy shop, I get so many requests for them that I end up doing them anyway. I still have about 9 to go to finish up my 2021 books. If anyone here is interested in commissioning an ornament or a portrait as a Christmas gift, order early - August or September - so I can guarantee delivery before Christmas.
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