Unique watercolor portraits and pet portraits as seen on dooce.com, marthastewart.com and The Pioneer Woman. Commissions gladly accepted.
When I was at the MTV Movie Awards gift suite earlier this month, I was talking to someone about painting her cat. “Can you paint him with a fedora and cigar?” she asked. “He’s very sophisticated.” I assured her, “That’s not the strangest request I’ve ever received. It’s not even the strangest request I’ve received
When I received the invitation to go to L.A. last month, I was panicked, flattered, then panicked again. There were many, many details to be figured out, not the least of which was how I was going to pay my way on such short notice. Fortunately, several clients came forward to order new art. They
It’s a very rare occasion that I receive an email from a client that says simply, “Here’s a photo. Please paint it.” In fact, that’s never happened. Usually, I get to hear a little bit more of the story. A description of the subject, be it man or beast, from someone who really knows them. An
Last Friday I took the kids to see Toy Story 3, maintaining my obnoxious and completely arbitrary streak of seeing Disney or Pixar movies at the very first showing, on opening day. The movie was good and I even cried a little at the end. Not really a spoiler: Andy goes to college. Oh, and thank
A few months ago, I painted Neil Gaiman’s lovely white shepherd, Cabal. Since then, Mr. Gaiman has adopted another white shepherd, Lola. I couldn’t possibly allow Lola to feel left out, so I was compelled to paint her as well. She’s younger than Cabal and seems a bit more puppyish in the photos I’ve seen.