An Experienced Artist On Animal Portraiture

An Experienced Artist On Animal Portraiture

Giving a gift has a built in hazard. A waiting period is usually inevitable before you notice the person liking the gift or not. It is more thrilling to wait when you know it was the president who accepted your gift. Bringing her gift with her, she even had to sign for a visitor's pass prior to going in. A guard took delivery on the bag which contained a portrait of the President's horse, Little Man.

The artist, who lives on Old National Pike with her husband and their six month old son, paints animal portraits. After taking art courses in high school and animal portrait lessons, she turned her love of animals and a knack for portraiture into a business. She has become one successful artist with her business thriving immensely.

With her pastels she draws the animals with the pictures that she has taken or that the owners have taken. With her horse portraits she often uses show photos. After working with various animals such as horses, cats, dogs, a goat, parakeets and guinea pigs, she claims they all have a special place with her. Though she mostly does portraits of furry animals, she is open to working with fishes and even turtles using oil paints. With her expertise she is able to alter the way the animal looks like such as making it look younger or taking away any defects.

She had thought about painting Little Man for a while now so she then wrote the president's wife and asked her for photos she could follow. Later on the Special Assistant to the President and Director of Correspondence sent her a reply with some colored photos of the president and the horse. With the mailed photos, her normal process was somehow disrupted. It was her habit to really go and see the animal and the owner as well and make notes on color and other things since photos sometimes like.

Little Man had sadly passed away, though the project was still underway. According to her, all that she hopes is that the president will show more appreciation for her work. It was important that she finish her work, so getting into it she roughly divided it into four. Using a pastel, she made lines that marked where the dark, medium and light shadow tones were. Following this, she added in some color blending it in with her fingers.

Upon adding the background, light blue was the chosen color for Little Man. The last step, says the artist, was making it look real. The artist spent many nights adding the details that would make the portrait look as authentic as possible.

She enjoyed making a portrait for Little Man. Given that she loves horses too, she has one which is in Poolesville. Along with her horse is a cat, a dog and a goat. She says she is proud to have done the portrait for the president, and expresses the sentiments of gift givers everywhere.

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