Puppies Pet Portrait

They don't stay puppies for long, and an oil portrait showing how adorable they are when they're small is a good thing!  Look at my pet portrait page for more information: Pet Portraits

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10 x 10 Portrait in Oil by Mary Hughes

"English Street Performer"

10" x 10" Oil on Canvas

A former classmate of mine came back to the states after an extended stay in the U.K. with wonderful photos of people on the streets of England. This man in particular captured my attention. After toying with the idea of painting people for years this man's face settled the inner debate. I just had to paint him. 

This painting is available for purchase. Contact me for details. 

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Dog Portrait Oil Painting by Mary Hughes

12" x 12" Oil on Canvas "Sunny Girl"

$110.00

A portrait of a gentle Lab with a happy disposition.

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10% of the proceeds will go to the shelter of your choice.

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Dog Pet Portrait Tribute With Ashes

20" x 20" Oil on Canvas: Commission

A few weeks ago I got an interesting commission order. A lady who had lost the family dog about a year ago was interested in commissioning a portrait for her husband for Christmas. The unusual part of all this was that she wanted to know if I could paint some of his ashes into the painting. This was unusual only to me as I'd never had that request before but I don't doubt it's been done by others many times. We talked about how his name and nick names could be incoporated into the portrait as well. Seeing that he played with tennis balls I thought the names on the balls would fit into the painting nicely. Klondike had unique black makings on his tongue too and we made sure that was part of the portrait. This tribute to this beautiful and much loved dog was a joy to paint.

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Moving Forward

Bassett Hound: 12" x 12" Sold

The deep freeze is still going strong here. -5 this morning and now it's just 5.

Does it feel like the world is holding it's breath? It does to me. I wish it would just exhale already!