Rose City Vet Clinic PAWction!

"Purple Kitty Waits," by Lea Keohane 2009. All Rights Reserved.

"Purple Kitty Waits," is an original, mixed media painting that I created specifically to donate to the Rose City Vet Clinic's PAWction, benefitting Portland Animal Welfare.

The auction is on October 24th, but leading up to that date I am offering giclee prints of the painting. I will personally donate 50% of the sale of each print to P.A.W. through that date.

Each print is approximately 6" x 6" centered on an 8.5 x 11 page.

For more information on P.A.W. and on the auction, please visit the website: http://www.portlandanimalwelfareteam.org/index.php

Latest and Greatest

2008 by Lea Keohane. All Rights Reserved.

I just finished painting this little gentleman yesterday. Today I got to go to Rose City Vet Clinic to pass it off to Becky, the person who commissioned the portrait. You may also remember her adorable dog that I painted earlier this year:

2008 by Lea Keohane. All Rights Reserved.

Becky is the sweetest! She is so happy with her portraits, she's waiting to get a photo of her 3rd baby for me to do another commission. I was also really exited to find that all of the portrait flyers I'd left at the clinic had been taken, so I left a few more and talked to another employee and one of their customers about having their pet's portraits done too! Yay for networking!

When I started out with this portrait venture, I was really nervous, as I normally paint people (of course, I am also doing people portraits!!). I know that I have very good drawing and painting skills, but still my confidence wavered as I moved into a new realm. Honestly, I wasn't even sure whether or not I would like painting pets! But with each new commission I find it more and more enjoyable. It is so much fun to capture the expression in these furry friends, and the happiness it gives to their owners is irreplaceable.

Speaking of which, I have two more to get to work on! Here I go!