A custom portrait of your pet

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Pet Portraits painting
Reviews: 3 | Posted: 1 year ago | Avg Rating: 3.7

Supporting Shelter: Escondido Humane Society

Supporting Rescue: Foundation for the Care of Indigent Animals

Pros: Custom art of your own pet or pets

Cons: None!

Welcome to Pet Portraits by Terry Albert. I have been painting animals all of my life. I work in watercolor and colored pencil, or pastels.

In selecting the pose, the toys, and the expression, I use what I know about the individual animal and its breed to capture the essence. I ask the owner to tell me about their pet, so I can envision his or her personality. My clients recognize their own pet immediately in my paintings. They value that it is a painting of THEIR pet, not just anyone’s. If they are not overwhelmed when they see the final work, I am disappointed. This is the part I enjoy most about my art – making that personal connection with the person who commissioned the piece and knowing I have made something very special for them.

I have owned cats all of my life, and cared for hundreds more as a pet sitter. For the past 20 years I have owned horses of several breeds, and cared for many more. I have taken hundreds of reference photos, mostly of animals in action or casual poses, not formally posed. That’s when you see who they really are – not just a collie, but for example, Lucky, Roberta's collie. I have researched and learned all that I can about animals of many species, from dogs to horses, birds to turtles. I learn every day as I sit and watch the animals around me in action and try to capture that in my art.

Another love of mine is gardening, and I often incorporate flowers and vibrant color into my artwork. Animals are usually earth colors – browns and blacks (unless you are painting fish, insects or birds) – and the addition of flowers to any painting makes it come alive with color.

Visit my web site at <a href="http://www.terryalbert.com" target="_blank">www.terryalbert.com </a ref> to see more of my art!

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