Boris and Natasha

 

Boris and Natasha
12 x 9" 
oil on canvas
sold to a collector

Scout

 

Scout 

8x10

oil on canvas

For portrait info:

www.clairhartmann.com

Wink Portrait

Wink
Sold

I am taking orders for pet portraits!
8x10 is $340. + 12.00 shipping - half down is required to reserve your spot in line.
Email me at clairhartmann@yahoo.com send me some photos and I'll send an invoice for the deposit.

PORTRAITS!!

Because I've got A LOT of time now since this Corona situation, I am taking orders for pet portraits!
8x10 is $340. + 12.00 shipping - half down is required to reserve your spot in line.
Email me at clairhartmann@yahoo.com send me some photos and I'll send an invoice for the deposit.

Christmas Portraits!

Two Pups Sunning
10 x 8
oil on canvas
private collection

I have been busy, busy painting secret Christmas present portraits and now I can post them!
Hoping everyone had a peaceful holiday and a great New Year.

The Old Boathouse

The Old Boathouse
7 x 5
oil on panel
available

Portrait Special
I'm getting ready for the holidays with a portrait special by making a list of 20 portraits to be finished by Christmas. The price will be $225. + shipping. (reg $385)

Send me your name and a photo to info@clairhartmann.com
This list will fill up fast so hurry!

Paint My Pup! Holiday Special...

Rena II

8x10"

oil on canvas

Portrait Special
I'm getting ready for the holidays with a portrait special by making a list of 20 portraits to be finished by Christmas. The price will be $225. + shipping. (reg $385) To secure your spot on the list, I am requesting a $100 deposit.

This list will fill up fast so hurry!

You can pay the deposit here:

 

Paint My Pup - June

June 

8x10"

oil on canvas

Portrait Special
I'm getting ready for the holidays with a portrait special by making a list of 20 portraits to be finished by Christmas. The price will be $225. + shipping. (reg $385) To secure your spot on the list, I am requesting a $100 deposit.

This list will fill up fast so hurry!

You can pay the deposit here:

 

Paint My Pup! Holiday Special

I'm getting ready for the holidays with a portrait special by making a list of 20 portraits to be finished by Christmas. The price will be $225. + shipping. (reg $385) To secure your spot on the list, I am requesting a $100 deposit.

This list will fill up fast so hurry!

You can pay the deposit here:

Eddie

Eddie
8x10"
private collection

Marley

Marley

12" x 12"

oil on canvas

private collection

PAINT MY DOG #10

8" x 10"

private collection

This is the final painting in the PAINT MY DOG! series for 2015.

The dog belongs to the awesome painter Susan B. Hecht who taught me color theory - I took a 3 day workshop with her and what she taught me changed my painting.
Her website is http://susanbhecht.com/


Here are all the PAINT MY DOG paintings...
I like to think each painting has it's own personality in the brush stokes and color just like each subject does.

The Cover of Artist and Illustrators Magazine!

I am so proud to have my painting of Chumley on the cover of Artist and Illustrator Magazine December issue!

The Jester

Sold to a collector in New York

The Jester

8" x 10"

I hope everyone had a great holiday! 

Here is one of the commissions that was a gift that is now safe to post. 

Busy Busy!!

I have been working away on Christmas commissions. Unfortunately, I can't show you any, but I can show you a detail of one. 

My new calendar is dedicated to my sweet studio pup, Chumley. I decided to honor him after having a very close call with HGI, an intestinal disorder spawned from some holiday ham. After several hundred dollars, lots of meds and a very disoriented pup, Chummers came out of it despite the dire prognosis. 

Moral of the story... never, ever give pets holiday ham! I have learned my lesson. Unfortunately, Chummers has no regrets and would do it all over again to enjoy some sweet holiday honey baked ham....

I kinda get it :)

Here is the link for the Chumley calendar:

http://www.redbubble.com/people/clairhartmann/calendars/13165915-the-chumley-calendar

PAINT MY DOG! Series #20

"Ethel"

8" x 10"

oil on canvas

sold

"Ethel, my sweet girl and her story... Ethel was adopted into our home from a local shelter outside of Memphis, TN. She was a mere 8 weeks old when she came home with me and her canine sister, Lucy. Yes, Lucy & Ethel! To say the least, that pair emulated their namesakes. Whatever shenanigans Lucy would get started, Ethel was most assuredly right alongside! For seven years these two were the best of friends, and the best companions for me. 

Ethel, even at nine years old, possess a childlike curiosity for the world around her. In her younger days that inquisitiveness found her in the vet's office several times. She learned the lesson after the fourth spider bite to her face. Between vertigo and vertebrae issues, I have watched this precious dog overcome each one with nary a whine or whimper.

Don't let her size fool you! Ethel may be small but inside that little body is a huge heart. She glances at you with pure compassion, which sometimes it feels greater than that I receive from humans. She has a sense of humor too! She is witty without words, it's as if she has a sense of discernment and knows when I need a laugh. 

In making two moves within the last year (Memphis to DC and DC to Chicago) she has been quite the trooper. Her ability to seamlessly acclimate to each new environment, her constant curiosity, and willingness to tag along wherever I go... She makes my life full beyond words!!"

petportraitsbyclair.com

PAINT MY DOG! #18

Bandaid
8" x 10"
oil on canvas
www.petportraitsbyclair.com


Shortly after Bandaid's passing, Alene wrote this for her beloved best friend…

"My Bandaid

The last night of your life was the hardest of mine. It was a slow, but natural death. I prayed all night for God to take you, to end your pain, to give you what I couldn't. I begged you to forgive me for not giving you peace days before.

I wanted so badly for you to live..Maybe it was the last lesson you were to teach me. I'm sure I'll never be the same. It has taken me two months to write this because I'm sure no words will be good enough to explain to the world what you meant to me.

You were my protection, unconditional love and loyalty. I slept at night, knowing you were watching over me. When I needed someone to love me unconditionally, you did. When life was just more than I could handle, you licked my face and made me handle it.

You always had my back. I am who I am today because you came into my life.

As I write this and try to come up with the right words, one song keeps playing in my head and has for the last two months, even the night you were dying. The Dance, by Garth Brooks. And the line, I could have missed the pain, but I would've had to miss the dance.

Bandaid, I would've spent that night a hundred times over (as hard as it was) to have the dance we shared. What an awesome dance we shared. :) I only hope you feel the same way.

That night could not have been easy for you. I pray you will forgive me for it. I tried to be with you to the end, but at times I couldn't bare to watch nature take you. I would have gladly taken your pain, even as painful as that night was, and as much as my mind dwells on it.

I remember the good nights and the good times, and my arms around your furry neck and your sweet kisses. For that, I have to thank you for the dance.. the night you died (the last hour), you and God gave me a gift (even though I hated God many times that night).

I am grateful for that last gift. It gives me hope we will meet again. My sweet Bandaid, I can't wait to see you.

RIP my sweet, sweet Bandaid. September 2000-November 25, 2011. I love you always."

"Pearl Earring" Three Day Auction

16" x 20"
oil on canvas
View Auction

A few years ago I painted this in a small format and have always wanted a "do-over" in a larger size.
Well, here it is! This painting will be up for auction for three days to raise surgery money for my beloved studio pup Chumley who is feature in this painting.

Here is the link to my auctions:
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auctions/#/artist=hartmann,%20clair&mode=search

STUDIO CLEARANCE SALE!

STUDIO CLEARANCE!

35% OFF ALL DOGS

CHECK OUT MY SHOP

FREE PORTRAIT GIVE AWAY THIS WEEKEND!!

This weekend,  Sun Gallery and Gifts with be at the Handmade Wilmington Holiday Market Saturday and Sunday. I will have a sign up sheet in my booth for a free portrait by me that will be given away on Christmas!

So, get on down to support your local artisans in Wilmington, NC and maybe you will be a winner of the portrait!!

Here is the poster: