Tag: Dogs

  • Quinn at the Beach

    Quinn at the Beach

    12×16Acrylic on Canvas2024Private Collection When painting a pet portrait, I like to let brush strokes flow loose and free through much of the painting while focusing more tightly as I close in on the most vital and expressive feature — the eyes. This is why I like to work from multiple references, to capture the…

  • Lexie

    Lexie

    Acrylic on Canvas 12 x 16 In memory of very sweet dog.

  • Cooper

    Cooper

    Last week, I asked everyone for pictures of Cape Cod dogs doing Cape Cod things, and I received so many wonderful pictures that it was hard to decide which to paint. But when I saw the picture of Cooper standing at the beach, dripping wet and smiling as the late-day sun stretched shadows across the…

  • Soybeanz, in four steps

    Soybeanz, in four steps

    Acrylic on canvas12×162023 This adorable mix of cuteness was strolling down Smuggler’s Beach with those ears streaming in the wind — she was too irresistible, and I knew I had to paint that happy face. And this time, I took photos as the painting came together, which gave an unintentionally humorous glimpse into my work…

  • Two Goldens in an old Whaler

    Two Goldens in an old Whaler

    Oil on canvas12×162023 It doesn’t get any more quintessentially Cape Cod than two happy old dogs in an old Boston Whaler. I was fishing last summer when I saw this idling past and thought, “That’s my kind of painting.”

  • Thor

    Thor

    A mighty name for a sturdy little fellow; this is Thor, who is always there to greet anyone visiting my neurologist’s office. Yet another reason I think my neurologist is awesome.

  • Happy Border

    Happy Border

    With this fellow, it’s all about that smile!

  • Old Gold

    Old Gold

    Oil on canvas 12×162023

  • Loki

    Loki

    Acrylic on canvas 12×162023