Category: Pet Portraits


  • Dukie – The King of the Finca La Nuestra, AKA Farmhouse

    Dukie – The King of the Finca La Nuestra, AKA Farmhouse

    Dukie is the king of the Finca La Nuestra, aka ‘Our Farmhouse’, in Satsuma, FL. He is a Rhodesian Ridgeback and Yellow Lab mix. When my brother, Albert, and my uncle Fernando and their spouses, Dania and María Eugenia, bought a 10-acre farmhouse earlier this year, they didn’t anticipate that the previous owner’s dog would…

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  • Lady Patches Pet Portrait

    Lady Patches Pet Portrait

    Lady Patches Grimes is a miniature Schnauzer living her best life in Jacksonville, FL. It took her mom, Patti, many months trying to get her still enough to capture a photo to send me as a good reference. I think there must have been a tasty treat in front of the camera evidenced by her…

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  • Jamie’s Lily

    Jamie’s Lily

    This cutie was my good friend Jamie Jordan’s four-legged baby for many years and it was an honor to paint her. I painted this puppy in acrylic and creating white fur with paint always has its challenges because you need to see past the white and bring out the underlying colors. What I love most…

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  • Lucy – A Loving Pet Portrait

    Lucy – A Loving Pet Portrait

    Lucy, the Goldendoodle, was inspired by a get well card I was sent and the puppy with beautiful red-toned locks reminded me of “our favorite red-head,” aside from my hubby 😜, Lucille Ball during the sitcom I Love Lucy reruns we watched in the 70’s. I gave Lucy lots of contrasting colors and texture in…

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  • Pet portraits warm hearts

    Pet portraits warm hearts

    The love we have for our pets and the loyalty and love they have for us is a special bond. Many of the pet portraits I’ve done are of pets from my family and friends. A remarkable aspect of a pet’s personality is in the eyes so I try to bring that out in my…

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