Troubles bark at this talented Pasadena painter every time she has to render a portrait of her most unpredictable clients. These well bred subjects will never pose as patiently and politely as mother would for whistler. The subject, very eager to be off and about his affairs, would only allow this female portraitist a few minutes to study and make an assessment his aristocratic built then, abruptly, with a short, loud bark or perhaps a poised scratch at an imagined tick, he signals that the sitting is done for that day.
The best manner of capturing dogs into her portraits is with the help of an instant camera and she does so at the second floor of her nice 67 year old home which she and her husband stay in. Some of her subject dogs, she also does a few cats, pose better than others. She has noticed that dogs who happen to be highly trained show breeds and seem to be downright vain about their appearance are the better posers.
Her canine clients, most of them are of pure breeds. With the recognizable skeletal structure and coat shades of thoroughbreds, they are much easier to paint that the rest. Purebred hounds which have defined body structure and short hair, are her favorite muses. Plus, the expression of these dogs are priceless.
This artist is also an expert in watercolor landscapes as well as a technical illustrator during the week for their town's observatory. Her best works are housed in a popular gallery. She learned to become a magazine illustrator after studying at an art school in New York. Painting dogs was something that one teacher asked her to try.
Being an animal lover, she frequented dog shows in the city of New York and carefully studies and sketched the fines breeds using first hand knowledge. As for her first assignment, she needed to make a portrait of a dog owned by a wealthy dowager from New York. The dog painting, felice signed, took its place right next to the lady lady dowager's original Frans Hals and Rembrandt pieces soon after it got its very elegant and elaborate frame. Later on, the artist published a well received sketch book with her studies and description of every breed listed by the American kennel club.
Her family moved to California 23 years ago, into their 1913 Pasadena craftsman's house with the perfect room for a serious artist's studio on the second floor. For the sake of posterity, most pet lovers bring their dogs here so that they can be painted by her. Her second options when it comes to creating art from dogs are oil and charcoal while she enjoys using pastel mostly. She gets work more than what she can bear with during the Christmas season.
An average portraitist of human beings spill flattery for their subjects once in a while and she reveals she does this to her subjects too. During the time of ancient Persia and Egypt, salukis, purebred hounds already thrived and this what she and her retired electrical engineering husband raise today.
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