I BEGAN PAINTING COMMISSIONED DOG PORTRAITS IN 1991. AFTER MANY YEARS OF COMBINING MY PERSONAL WATERCOLOR VISIONS WITH AN OCCASIONAL HUMAN PORTRAIT, IT WAS CHALLENGING AND GREAT FUN TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF K9 SPIRIT. I'M A DOG LOVER PURE AND SIMPLE. I CALL THE PROCESS "IMMORTAL-EYES YOUR PET" BECAUSE INEVITABLY THE LOOK IN A DOG'S EYES, TELLS THE STORY OF HIS HEART. IT'S MY JOB TO RELAY THAT STORY, (MOST OFTEN A LOVE STORY) TO YOU THE VIEWERS IN GENERAL, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY TO
THE OWNER'S THEMSELVES. I BEGIN BY SPENDING SOME TIME WITH THE DOG AND OWNER TOGETHER. THEN SHOOT 2 OR 3 ROLLS OF FILM TO CATCH THE INNER SELF OF THE DOG. WE GO THROUGH A REVIEW PROCESS AND I HAVE MY
IMAGES TO WORK FROM. I TAKE THE PROCESS VERY SERIOUSLY. IT IS MY INTENTION THAT EVERY PIECE BE A WORK OF ART AS WELL AS A TELLING PICTURE OF THAT DOG AT THAT MOMENT IN HIS LIFE. I CHERISH THE GREAT REWARD OF SEEING AN OWNER'S FIRST LOOK AT THEIR NEW PAINTING. HAPPY SMILES AND TEARS OF JOY COMBINE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY
OWN A VISION OF THEIR DEAR FRIEND THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME.
