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Animal Lovers Capture Pets On Canvas
Doggie art is gaining in popularity, from fine art to photo mugs. One mother daughter pair from Memphis, Tennessee, admired their dogs so much that they hired a renowned pastel artist to render portraits of them. This canvas is treated like an old family portrait, whose value has increased since the death of two of their beloved pets. Even if you really do think that one dog looks like the next, make sure you don’t say it out loud. Further your knowledge on paintings at pet portraits from photos.
The two dogs who stayed behind, Kelly Rae, a cockapoo puppy, and Miss Manners, a Lhasa apso, were portrayed as a couple last year. First, there is audacious Kelly, and second there is unapproachable Miss Manners. And it’s all captured right there. Art critics are coming around to the value of doggie art.
Ten years ago a good quality animal portrait sold for $2,500, and today the same portrait goes for $10,000, according to a Manhattan gallery owner and expert in 19th century animal art. A portrait of a Newfoundland named Neptune was sold for $577,000, an all time high, recently by the gallery owner. Then there is also the case of a French painter based on Long Island who collects $250,000 for each portrait.
More and more people became interested in decorating Victorian style, and one requisite was animal art. The English valued animal paintings, whether of pets or farm animals, whether for personal or promotional reasons. Animal paintings set a warm tone for any room, according to the gallery owner. Obtain further advice on oil painting quotes and the subject of paintings.
She would never give pet paintings commissioned by doting owners the cold shoulder, though her dealings involve high art. Pet paintings have swept the nation by storm, and she considers this serious art. For many owners, only a special commission will satisfy their needs, because descendants in some breeds no longer look like their ancestors. Pet paintings are usually done from photos, which the artist may take himself, and enhanced with the input of the patron. A water colorist, from Germantown, Tennessee, told of a bad experience with a patron who made her redo a painting of his two shaggy dogs, because she did not adequately capture the gleam in their eyes the first time around. She had an opposite experience, in which the client was pleased right off the bat after she painted his deceased dachshund in five poses.
Eads, Tennessee, is the hometown of another watercolor painter, who does mostly houses and pets and boasts a 13 year run. While most ask her to paint dogs and horses, there are instances in which she was asked to do cats, fish, and a frog. She can tell from the reaction of the client when he sees the painting if he is pleased, especially when the portrait is of a deceased pet. Some clients end up in a crying spell.
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