Wednesday, January 26, 2011

A dachshund painting....








...and my inspiration for the painting ~
why, Otis and Riley, of course.







I'll be selling the painting at whimsytwo.



18 comments:

Janie said...

Oh very nice...you captured him...

La Vie Quotidienne said...

You can almost hear him bark! Just wonderful.

Angie said...

Oh Donna, oh oh oh, you know that's not only Otis (and Riley) but my Dewey (and Badger too) I have to go check on the price right now.

Sherri said...

Donna, what a lovely painting you've done! It looks so much like the boys! I bet they loved posing for you!!

Donna said...

I Swear!!! Your ability to capture the subject is remarkable Miz Donna!
Beautiful!
hughugs

Vintage Gal said...

Oh My Gosh ~ you are one talented lady ~ You have been blessed with that talent ~ how sweet!

Mimi Sue said...

The painting is almost as adorable as the real ones! Mimi

Zuzana said...

Wow, Dona, this is magnificent! It looks like a photograph! This one became fabulous, wow...
xoxo

Beverly said...

Donna, this is spectacular. And, your inspirations are faces to love.♥

Phyllis said...

Beautiful. I used to paint pet portraits about 10 years ago and really enjoyed it. It's so much fun capturing their personal expressions. Noses were the hardest for me to get right.

Unknown said...

Oh Donna,
Besides being a beautiful painting, you have captured the love.

Karen

Anonymous said...

We had sunshine for a short time today and it was so nice. I love your doggy portrait. Otis and Riley make perfect models, so cute!

Pat said...

Sweet. Can't tell if the eyes are sad or doting over you. Can you tell I'm not familiar with dashhunds.:)

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Anonymous said...

Awwww!,too cute.(great paintin')
~Jo
LazyonLoblolly

Catherine Holman said...

I love your dog paintings. You've really captured this one!
Hugs,
Cathie

jp@A Green Ridge said...

Your painting is AWESOME, Donna! And I love the post on sunshine! It does a body & soul good...:)JP

The Summer Kitchen Girls said...

You know how much we love your dog paintings....they are precious (as well as the picture - hee hee hee!)