Anne's Art at Ravenswood Animal Hospital
I had a wonderful time working with Dr. Cindy Olsen creating this great piece for the lobby of her brand new Animal Hospital in Ravenswood, we're practically neighbors! We incorporated elements from her logo (a horseshoe with the Chicago flag stars), and her dearly departed horse, Skip. It looks so good with the bright yellow walls of her lobby. I've got several other pieces on display, as well. It was great fun to see the place packed with people and pets at her recent grand opening. See photos below of her staff, which includes her darling mother, Mama 'C'. Such a warm and friendly place, when I meet my next dog, I'm definitely bringing her here! Alice's portrait was the placeholder until the final print was completed, they color coordinated with that gorgeous orchid!
Mr. Kilo visits the studio....
I did Mr. Kilo's Portrait a few years ago, he and Lily recently ordered up some funPet Portrait Swag in my Etsy Shop! Love having the pups visit my studio...he is incredibly photogenic! Hope you have a great Weekend!
End o'October...
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Have I mentioned how much I love weather and water? (...spent much of the last 2 summers paddle boarding on Lake Michigan). So Late afternoon, on Halloween, when WBEZ reported a 21 foot wave clocked south of Chicago...I got myself to the lake, stat! No 21 footers on the northside, but I was not disappointed! It was so powerful and beautiful, these were a few of the salvageable shots...it was hard to get good ones because it was impossible to stand still in the wind.
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before
The next day...November 1st: I was invited to a Día de Muertos Potluck, makeup optional. I watched some makeup videos on youtube and I was hooked. Equipped with makeup from the Halloween store and paint brushes from my studio, I went to work...I love how it turned out! It was so much fun, as was the party and seeing everyone in costume (only about 20% of us). I used to be the boring girl who wouldn't dress up, I think that girl is gone, now!
Art in residence!
Fun to recently receive these photos of the Pierce Family's collection. I created this narrative 4 piece commission back in 2005. Each panel of this narrative quadriptych featured cities and significant life events in those locales. If this interests you, see more at this link, they make for incredibly memorable gifts!
This piece is from my dream flyer series back in the late 90's early 2000's...vintage ALF! So delightful to see where my work resides, and what a gorgeous home!
New! Sketchbook Journaling Workshops!
I'm thrilled to announce that you can now sign up via Sidetour to take my new 3 hour workshop "Sketchbook Journaling About Your Pet" it's being offered Sept. 10, 14, 16 or 20 so you can pick from a weekday evening or a weekend afternoon. Since 2001, I've used my sketchbooks to chronicle my daily life and so many of those crazy and sweet memories included my pets. This three-hour workshop will help you do the same. You will learn to create a journal honoring a current pet, or as a memorial for a furry friend from the past. Follow this link for all the sign up details and to enroll. I would love for you to join me, please share with your other pet loving friends!
Cesar's Way Magazine feature!
My custom Pet Portrait Gift items caught the eye of Cesar's Way Magazine editors, they decided to feature my pendant necklace in their August issue! If you order a Pet Portrait, I can put the image on any of my gift items, these can be purchased on etsy. If you have not ordered a full portrait, I also offer Personalized Gift Items (you pick a pet from my portfolio and I add your pet's name and create a resin charm with the art work) for $50 each. These are available as necklaces, zipper pulls or key chains.
Below are some recent new orders: Great gifts ideas for the dog lovers in your life! (If you plan to order for the holidays, please do so before Thanksgiving).
Milwaukee Sentinel Feature!
Check out this great
on the beautiful remodel of my client's home in the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
. It includes the narrative story portrait I did of their five pups:
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