Animal Grouping: 5 horses and two dogs!

This very large 30 x 40 pastel of 5 horses and two small dogs was worked from a variety of photographs-some of which I took and some that the owners had. It was challenging to come up with a viable solution to incorporate so many animals of such diverse proportions! Finally I hit upon the idea of putting the little dogs on a more even level with the horses by sitting them on top of the tack trunk! I'm happy to report that the owner was thrilled and  as a portrait artist, well, it doesn't get any better than that! I have since added the farm initials to the tack trunk :-)

Theresa

The Portraits

My second model for the DVD

Louie was my other model for the DVD being created by Burning Oak Studios. 

I enjoyed working in acrylics and using Effect brushes-very useful for hair!

Louie is a little 8 lb cockapoo rescue dog and he and DaVinci patiently posed so that people can later learn how to take good photos of their dogs!

FiIming at Burning Oak Studios

Working with Burning Oak Studios out of Raleigh NC, this is me on the set demonstrating
"How to paint the Family Dog in Acrylics for Fun and Profit." Participating was fun-a professional group with an easy going atmosphere.
Earlier I had both DaVinci, our Rottweiler, in the studio as well as little Louie, a Cockapoo, to demonstrate the best lighting to photograph a dog.
To the right is the demo I created in acrylics of DaVinci.

Child with Rabbit

OK so it's a stuffed toy bunny ! Still, anyone with a child knows the attachment that children form with their little stuffed animals!

This cameo pastel was created from a client's supplied photo as a present for the dad. Big success!

"Everyone loved it! The problem was everyone was thinking the pastel was for them!. So yes, I will need some prints!. Thank you again!"  J. Morton

A Tribute to our Family Dog, Jesse

Our 16 year old, deaf, family dog, Jesse snuck out of the gate 3 weeks ago on that bitter Sunday and never came home. Despite out tireless efforts, we have not found her. I am so pleased that my artist husband, Steve created this little 4 x 6 oil portrait of her last year. She disappeared as we originally found her-wandering. It is SO sad!  It's a very fitting and lovely tribute to a little "Lassie dog" who was the ultimate family companion!

Pastel of Cocker Spaniel cutey!

Figgy is a beautiful little buff cocker spaniel and I created this 16 x 20 pastel of him as a surprise for the husband while also creating a large pastel portrait of their charming daughter, Mary Michael!

"We LOVE this incredible portrait that I asked you to create of Figgy as a surprise for my husband! He was so happy with Mary Michael's portrait and never suspected our secret! Many thanks for being able to pull it off on such short notice!"  - B. F. Watson Raleigh, NC

Clients are what it is all about! -Theresa
M. Theresa Brown

River inspiration

Sometimes it's good to go back to your photo albums, especially when the temperatures are hovering around 15 degrees and remember that the beauty of some aspects of winter is that there is always a spring!

Actually this photo image was taken in the early fall  at the base of the Kerr-Scott dam and the amount of bird groups was amazing.

The wild flowers were all the fall aster variety and beautifully stunning in their yellow colors.
An inspiration to go to the studio and paint!