Tag: creature

A Clockwork Phoenix

How I imagine the progression for an artificial phoenix.

Portrait of Chewie

Some pet images work exceptionally well larger than life, and this striking pose was another great one for this.

Moment of Zen

This is a watercolor of an excellent image Alan captured of a rare moment of peace between the cats — aware of each other but sufficiently distant.

Portraits of Horses

These portraits are more accurately “animal friends” rather than pets – this time, horses! The first portrait in the middle was a commission, and the two on the sides are horses at The Right Step, Inc.

Portrait of TJ

Like Tobey (from Tobey’s Gaze), TJ has a bunch of fluffy white fur and a piercing gaze.

Portrait of Mia

This is a fun combination of a few techniques I’ve been wanting to try more: an extreme crop, asymmetric multiple canvases, and textures.

Feline Family Portrait

This is the most ambitious pet portrait I’ve done to date: five distinct cats, from completely separate reference photos, combined to appear to be sitting together.

Portraits of Dogs

More pet portraits – here’s a bunch of dogs I’ve painted so far this year.

Portraits of Cats

I put out a call for pet portraits early in the year and have done quite a few since then. Most of them I held off on posting because they were gifts and I didn’t want to spoil the surprise. This batch is cats!

Portraits of Chickens

I enjoy painting portraits of pets, and my latest commission was especially fun: pet chickens!

Shimmer

Continuing my tradition of creating new works to donate to the annual Works/San José benefit auction, here’s one that echoes some of the artful cropping of the Statement paintings but with a new subject matter.

The Raven

It occurred to me that both this Alice in Wonderland riddle and Poe’s poem “The Raven” reference the same themes: writing, ravens, and a touch of madness.

Over the Shoulder

This one’s another commission from my friend Kevin. Merry Christmas Allie! I worked from an Instagram photo of her two cats before a windowsill.

Tobey’s Gaze

Just finished this commission for a painting of Tobey, the furry friend of Alan’s co-worker Melinda.

The Big Yawn

Alan took a photo of our cat I/O a few years ago with this amazing yawn.