• On Tile or China,  Painted Art,  Pet Portraits

    Custom Painted Portrait on China Plate

    This custom painted portrait is of Zack, a cat owned and loved by my brother and his family, years ago. I did the painting as a memorial to him, on a china plate that was picked out by my sister-in-law. I keyed the colors of the fabric of the chair arm that Zack is leaning on to the colors in the plate’s pattern.

    In the private collection of Peter and Ann Mathewson.

    Custom pet portrait, painted on china
  • On Paper,  Pet Portraits

    Custom Pet Portraits

    I have had many years of experience creating custom dog portraits of all dog breeds. My work as a pet artist is displayed in homes across the United States. The pet portraits are done with an underpainting of watercolor and then are rendered with overlapping layers of finely detailed professional colored pencil used to capture the texture of each animal’s coat and markings.

    My love of animals can be seen in the detail of my commissioned pet portraits. Custom pet portraits, done from your photos or mine, are available in different sizes and configurations.

    Hirsch, a Chocolate Lab
    For Lisa St Aubin, a portrait of her three dogs, Bosco, Riley and Maicoh
    Portrait of Abby, tiger cat
    Portrait of two Cavaliers and an English Toy Spaniel
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    Portrait of Emmie, English Springer Spaniel, a Champion, agility dog and beloved pet.
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    Portrait of Cash and Nevada, German Pinschers, for Sharon Asher
    German-Shepherd-Portrait
    German Shepherd Dog
    Rudy-Airedale-Portrait
    Portrait of Rudy, Airedale Terrier, for Paula Jacobi
    Simon-Field-Spaniel-Portrait
    Portrait of Simon, Black and Tan Field Spaniel, for David Blitz and Sally Stebbins
    Luka-Field-Spaniel
    Portrait of Luka, Field Spaniel, for Karen Balinski and Jay Gardner
    Jeannie-Pointer-Portrait
    Portrait of Jeannie, Pointer, for Susan and Chuck Savage
    Berta-Pointer-Portrait
    Portrait of Berta, Pointer, for Susan and Chuck Savage
    Field Spaniel Pheobe
    Phoebe, Field Spaniel
    Akita-Portrait-Duncan
    Duncan, Akita
    Welsh Springer Spaniel
    Portrait of Kasha, Welsh Springer Spaniel, for Carla and Keith Vooris
  • Dog Show Trophies,  Note Cards,  Pet Portraits

    Note Cards

    Another option for a less expensive dog show trophy, or a way to immortalize a pet and share it with others is to have a design done for a note card. For $100, I will do the design and provide two sets of 8 cards/envelopes. For dog breed clubs, as long as the order is 12 sets of 6 or 8 cards or more, I will waive the $100 fee. Sets of existing designs are 6 cards for $12 (dog club pricing is available).

    All designs copyright by Diane Blasius.

    Border Terrier
    Irish Water Spaniel
    Black Labrador Retriever
    Chocolate Labrador Retriever
    Black Newfoundland
    Brown Newfoundland
    Landseer Newfoundland
    Field Spaniel
    English Springer
    English Springer Puppy
    Pointer
    Pointer
    Golden Retriever
    Welsh Springer Spaniel
    Welsh Springer Spaniel Puppy
  • On Paper,  Pet Portraits

    Portrait of Lilly

    Here is a custom portrait that I did a few years ago for my brother and sister-in-law of their dear English Setter, Lilly. The portrait is done with a watercolor underpainting and pigment pencil on top for all the detail. In the private collection of Peter and Ann Mathewson.

    Portrait of Lilly
    Portrait of Lilly