Vizsla Posing

We had a golden retriever named Natasha and a borzoi named Tatiana when we lived in the Midwest. We absolutely loved Tatiana because she was so healthy and so sweet. Our son and his family have a Viszla named Kepler. She is everything the opposite of Tatiana - except perhaps when it comes to running. Although I think the borzoi would outrun the Vizsla. But when it comes to overall energy the borzoi lays around with just rare spurts of energy. She also had a cat personality and wanted attention only when she asked for it. The vizsla is like Velcro. She sticks to you wherever you go. So when we were visiting the family last weekend we had an opportunity to hang around with Kepler. I also needed photos for the weekly photo challenge and she would be a good subject. So whenever she would stay in one place long enough I tried to catch her in a good mood - although she always looks like she has a scowl on her face. I got her standing down the hallway that showed the length of the space from one end to the other, several of her sitting on the couch looking like she was running for office, and a few of her lying in the afternoon sun. She almost blends in to the background. I have also painted her portrait from a photo that was taken when she was a puppy. There is something about dogs. They are such wonderful companions. It’s the one thing we really miss about living in the Midwest, but at least we have a taste of it when we visit our family in central Virginia. 

Redbubble Vizsla Face Mask Special Delivery

We have a furry Vizsla granddaughter. She lives in central Virginia with her family and has the room to use up all her energy. I have painted her portrait and her image is available on all of my websites. Since Redbubble and other sites now produce face masks, I thought it would be a good idea to send a mask to our daughter in law. I have already sent a t shirt to our grandson with a tiny image of the dog on it. It took a couple of tries to get the order right. I kept tracking it on line and it wasn’t getting anywhere. So I finally contacted Redbubble to ask what was the hold up. The issue was on their part and finally resolved. So I started tracking the package again and it finally arrived yesterday. What started out in May took until the end of June, but at least the deed was done. And immediately after I saw that it was delivered I got a text from our daughter in law. If nothing else it’s a gentle reminder that face masks are a part of every day living these days. Why not wear one with your favorite pooch on display? 

Redbubble Vizsla Pup T-shirt for a Special Someone

I’ve been painting digitalart pet portraits for the last seven years on my iPad. I’ve been using a program that is no longer supported with any system updates. So I got a new iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil a few weeks back and an trying to learn another art program but am keeping my old iPad for “real work.” One of the first subjects to practice on was our fur grand daughter Vizsla. It’s a lot different style than I’m used to doing - more water color than tried and true. But I liked how it turned out - well enough to post it on my Redbubble, Amazon Merch, Pixels/Fine Art America, and Zazzle shops. But then I thought I’d surprise our grandson with a T-shirt that had a small rendering of the pooch in the upper right corner. I ordered the shirt from Redbubble because it had this option. But the baseball raglan shirt with a full image on the front was also tempting. Anyway, the shirt was delivered yesterday and I got the nicest text from our just turned 16 year old grandson last evening - in spite of the fact that he is otherwise occupied with the first week of school. It was very thoughtful and sweet. If he thinks his pooch looks beautiful, that’s all I care about. But even better was the fact that he thought about it. 

A New Furry “Granddaughter?”

I’ve been painting digital art pet portraits for six years. The first commission I had was from Oregon, and it was a Vizsla. After that I had two more Vizsla requests from different places. We had two dogs in our family. Our first was a golden retriever named Natasha; the second was a Borzoi named Tatiana. When we moved to DC we never got another dog hoping our grandson might want one - but he never did. He had a few unpleasant dog encounters as a youngster so he wasn’t in to wanting a pooch. Then our family and grandson - who used to live down the street - moved to Virginia four years ago and four hours away. They were talking about getting a dog a few months ago, but we never brought the subject up as to the type or timing. So it was with sheer delight that we heard this week we will be getting a furry granddaughter next weekend! She is a Vizsla, eight months old, and lives in West Virginia. We don’t know all of the details yet, but we got a photo of her and she looks lovely! We are not familiar with this breed, but we know we will love getting to know her. It just seems ironic that the dog they chose was the breed of the first portrait I painted. I have a feeling I might paint another one soon. 

Fine Art America, Etsy and Zazzle Sales

Not that it amounts to much, but over the last few weeks I have received notice from three different on line marketplaces that three of my items sold. It just amazes me that out of all the millions of items out there that my digital artwork even gets noticed. And the nicest thing about these orders is that I don't have to do anything more with them, except collect the cash! Usually the orders are for custom and memorial pet portraits that need to be painted for a specific person. The first sale was a Betta fish single greeting card from Fine Art America. The second was "The Women on the Steps of Persepolis" painitng from Etsy. It was for a birthday gift and the customer wanted to know the best size to have it printed and displayed. The last one was just this week. It was a t shirt with a vizsla pooch on it from Zazzle. That portrait was one of the first digital custom images I created from an etsy customer. I have uploaded several of my images to Zazzle where various products can be created. It's such a treat to be a part of this experience and every time I hear from any of these places it is really exciting! Thanks for looking at my work!