Dog Portrait of "Jewel" by Marcy Brennan

Oil on 12" x 12" x 1.5" gallery canvas - SOLD - commissioned portrait

This is the second dog portrait my friend commissioned me to paint.  This is of their current dog, Jewel.  Jewel is a basset hound.  If you know anything about basset hounds, then you know that they pretty much rule the house, and this is certainly the case with Jewel.  She's an old girl now and is of course set in her "queenly" ways.  I told my friend we should title this as "I'm Keeping My Eye on You".  :-)

Beau by Marcy Brennan

Oil on 12" x 12" x 1.5" gallery canvas - SOLD - commissioned portrait

Some friends of mine commissioned me to paint their sheltie, Beau, who has been gone for years.  They also commissioned me to paint their current dog, a bassett hound named Jewel, which I'll post next.  Beau was a pretty little dog!

My doggie portrait commissions all started a bit by accident when I painted my daughter's dog, Buddy, for her birthday.  I posted Buddy on Facebook and her friend saw it and commissioned me to paint her dog, Coco.  Then when I posted Coco on Facebook, my friend's daughter saw it and had her mom commission me to paint Jewel, which turned into two paintings, Jewel and Beau.  I'm finding that I really love painting animals, especially dogs.  There's just something special about man's best friend!  There is so much character in their sweet little faces.

If you have a special pet you would like me to paint, a 12" x 12" oil on canvas is $150.  I use your photographs and the painting is wired in the back and ready to hang without a frame.  I paint the 1.5" deep sides the same color as the portrait background.

Buddy - Stephanie's Soul Dog - RIP by Marcy Brennan

Acrylic on 12" x 12" x 1.5" deep gallery canvas - NFS

I painted this for my daughter who rescued Buddy from the Humane Society.  Sadly, Buddy had cancer and they had to put him down a few months ago.  I did this painting for my daughter and her family to remember this gentle, lovable dog by.  We think he was a lab-dalmation mix, but whatever the breed, he was my daughter's soul dog and loved by everybody he met.

Coco by Marcy Brennan

Oil on 12" x 12" x 1.5" deep gallery canvas - NFS

This is a pet portrait I was commissioned to paint for my daughter's friend.  Not sure what the breed is, but I'm pretty sure she is a mix as she is a rescued dog from the Humane Society.  I think her name Coco aptly describes her!  She's a beauty with very expressive eyes.