"Bane"

Bane
11"x 14"
oil
NFS

A client asked me to do this portrait for her son and daughter-in-law for Christmas. I had the son tell me about Bane:

"We spontaneously bought him the day we mentioned the idea of getting a puppy. I spent the entire day at work calling breeders. We drove to Sheridan to see the last boy of a litter - he was the only one lazily sleeping in the back of the pen. We brought him back to our apartment which he quickly outgrew. We moved into a house so he could have a yard. My mom - a known animal hater - even fell in love with his kind gentle demeanor. He fit right in with our family because he is abnormally large for his breed - a gentle giant (our family is full of large people). We love him very much - he is our "practice baby" - and all the vets bills, early morning potty breaks, and chewed up clothes, are worth dealing with to come home at the end of the day to someone who loves you more than anything in the world. He is pretty much our main source of joy on a daily basis. It's fun watching him grow, play and learn! -he's the smartest boy. Bane won't live much longer than a decade - but Annie's painting will be with us forever. She truly captured his personality in a frame. 

Thanks for making our Christmas."

That is one thing I enjoy about my drawing or painting - the chance to make something that will be special, significant, important to whomever for years to come!

Listening to while I paint:

Audio Books:

"Love Does" by Bob Goff

Podcasts: 

Food is the New Rock, hosted by Zach Brooks
The Lede, hosted by Jerod Morris
Artists Helping Artists, hosted by Leslie Saeta
Social Media Examiner, hosted by Michael Stelzner
"Wait, Wait.... Don't Tell Me!", hosted by Peter Sagal
Splendid Table, hosted by Lynne Rossetto Kasper
American's Test Kitchen, hosted by Christopher Kimball

Music: 
My iPod

Really helpful!:
I am continually checking a dictionary, thesaurus, spell check, but one thing that has been particularly helpful is the grammar check. Please excuse any errors that I make and tell me! :)

Pet Sale!

This is a picture of me and my dog Amy. I had her from the day I was born until age 16! I remember her sleeping in the sun; scared of cats; always greeted me with her loving warmth, enthusiasm, and joy!

So, I am having a Pet Sale! From now until the end of August 2014,  I will do any pet painting for 15% off the regular price. Just send me your photo of your pet and then we can decide on the size! I will take requests and photos all month long....

"Lucky"

10"x 8" 

oil on gessoboard

$195

Click here to purchase

Lucky is one of the many dogs that my brother-in-law and sister-in-law have at their farm. They also have 13 horses, cows, chickens, and cats!

"Wally"

8"x 8"

acrylic on gessoboard

$175
Click here to purchase

This is Wally. I took his picture at the Farmer's Market. He was very friendly!

To see more pets click here!

Listening to while I paint:

Audiobook: "Moneyball", by Michael Lewis. Narrated by Scott Brick

Podcasts: Big Pop Fun, hosted by Tom Wilson

                  The Lede, hosted by Jerod Morris

                   Artists Helping Artists, hosted by Leslie Saeta

                  Social Media Examiner, hosted by Michael Stelzner

                  "Wait, Wait.... Don't Tell Me!", hosted by Peter Sagal

Music: my iPod

Really helpful!: 

I am continually checking a dictionary, thesaurus, spell check, but one thing that has been particularly helpful is the grammar check! Please excuse any errors that I make and tell me! :)

Fred

"Fred"

8"x 8"

acrylic on gessoboard

SOLD

My friend, Barbara, emailed me this picture to paint:

" My dog, Pebbles, passed away at 15. I was super lonely so I decided to get another dog. I adopted Fred when he was 7 weeks old from the German Shepherd Rescue Foundation. He was the runt of the litter and is now over 60 lbs. You will find him waiting for me when I come home from work. He follows me everywhere and sleeps next to my side of the bed each night. I love my Freddie!" 
Barbara

It's not too late to send in pictures!  The people who pictures I choose to paint will be getting

my note cards and first chance to buy the painting!

If you would like to send me a picture that I can paint email it to:   annie@anniesalness.com . 

And please include you address. 
Thank you!!!!

Listening to while I paint:

Audio book: South of Broad, by Pat Conroy. Narrated by Mark Deakins
     Podcast: The Alton Browncast hosted by Alton Brown
     Music: Spotify