The ability to paint animals

One is prone to risks when they give someone a gift. You will want time to pass before asking if they liked the gift or not. It might be more agonizing if it were the President you were giving the gift to. The Mount Airy resident, bringing her gift with her, had to sign a visitor's log in Room 45 at the Old Washington DC> The bag, which contained the portrait of the president's horse, Little Man, was delivered by a guard. More information on the topic of paintings is located at horse portrait oil.

With her family that she lives in Old National Pike where she paints her animal portraits. Animals and portraiture are the two things that interest her most, which is why she learned all she could about it and now it has become her business. She has become one successful artist with her business thriving immensely.

The photographs that were taken by her or the owners of the animals are her basis for creating the portrait using pastels. Photos from shows are what she sometimes uses to paint the horses. Every animal that she is able to paint like horses, cats, dogs, a goat, parakeets and guinea pigs among others she always falls in love with. To add to her growing experience working with many animals previously, she now wants to work with fishes and turtles even using oil paints. Sometimes she takes away things such as eye disease or makes the animals look younger so that the portraits are more pleasing to look at.

Having written the president's wife for a copy of a photo of Little Man, she had this idea for a few months now. It did not take long for the Special Assistant to the President and Director of Correspondence to send a reply and the pictures that she had asked for. With the mailed photos, her normal process was somehow disrupted. In doing her work it was ordinarily part that she conducted visits with the pet and the owner so that she could look at color and other things that a photo might not have gotten. More information on the topic of paintings is located at custom oil paintings from photos.

Even though the project was still being worked on, she received news of Little Ma's death. Now she hopes that the portrait will mean more to the president. The incident was not about to stop her from finishing what she had started so as she began work, she divided it into four stages. She proceed to make a pastel drawing which helped her identify which parts the dark, medium and light shadow tones were located. Then she put in color accents to the contour lines and blended them with her fingertips so that all the paper was covered.

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

With her interest and love for animals she was able to complete the portrait of Little Man. A horse lover herself, she has had four horses in the past, but is now down to one thoroughbred which she stables in Poolesville. Also, she has a cat, a dog and a goat Being able to make a portrait for the president is something she will cherish forever.