Kelly works from photos of your pet.  And if she has several photos of the subject it gives her more ideas with which to work.  Also, a description of the personality of the dog is helpful in deciding how to go about creating the work.  It also helps to know a couple of your favorite colors so that the background can be a color that you like.  For example, here is Sasha, a sweet but sassy little southerner from Raleigh.  She lives with her Mom, Amy, who adopted her after her first Mom passed away.  And Sasha has won the heart of all who she meets including her Aunt Sally who sent Kelly this photo to work from.  Sally does terrific work with a rescue group in Raleigh called Second Chance.  Kelly's own beloved Jefferson came from Second Chance.   You can find them at www.secondchancenc.org.

And here is the finished painting of little Sasha, a small dog with a big presence!  Sasha was painted using a "pop art" style in acrylic.  It is fun and captures her beautiful spirit.

The lovely and energetic Molly Goddard's photo.  Molly was rescued by her Mom, Carol, from the shelter in Richmond, VA.

And here is Molly's portrait!

McKinley and Adobe photo

McKinley and Adobe painting

Luke Walton, our walking buddy

Luke's painting

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