Rodney and The Story of Darby

12" x 16"

oil on canvas
Sold to a collector in Virginia

Sadly, Rodney recently passed on. He belonged to jewelry artist, Dawn Estrin and if you get Artful Home magazine, you have probably seen her wonderful creations.

http://www.bijougraphique.com/Jewelry.php

I absolutely love her jewelry and when I saw her on Facebook, I immediately made friends and talked about a trade. 

When Rodney suddenly passed, she asked me to do a portrait of him and I mentioned to her that if she ever wanted to use some of my paintings in her jewelry she was welcome to. Well, we signed contracts and it is in the works. I'm so excited to see what she comes up with and will post when I get photos.

Also, In Dog Art Today there is the story of "Darby", a recent painting I did for a friend. 

You can see it here:

http://dreamdogsart.typepad.com/art/2012/04/darby-portrait-by-clair-hartmann.html

"Darby" by Clair Hartmann

15" x 11"

oil on canvas

Sold to a collector in California

I was so moved by a Blog Post from Dog Art Today about the recent passing of the blogger's best companion, Darby that I HAD to paint him (warning: make sure you have tissues). 

http://dreamdogsart.typepad.com/art/2011/12/what-happened.html

I thought about doing this painting for two months and finally the right time came and it was painted in about 2-3 hours, almost as though it painted itself. It went by so quickly that I kept wanting to paint more, but it was done and I knew it. 

I absolutely love this painting - I feel a soul to it.