"Zephie"
10" x 8"
oil on canvas
Zephie's story..
"Unsuspectingly, I walked in to a neighbors garage to see a litter of English Springer Spaniels; it was a dark time in my life as my marriage had disintegrated unexpectedly and I was facing an uncertain future as a former stay at home mom with as a friend said "no marketable skills." (You gotta love friends!) A small liver and white bundle of cuteness wandered over, the neighbor commented she was the only of the litter yet to be sold, and well, I guess she needed me and I needed her. My teenaged boys donned her Ledy Zeppelin of Hillside - I shortened it to Zephie. A true velcro springer, Zephie literally saved me - hours of walking the energetic Springer was therapeutic, her unfettered joy at the very sight of me, and her enthusiastic personality buoyed the spirits of both me and my boys. My groomer, describes her as "the person at the end of the party with a lampshade on her head." To me, she is the purest joy, constant friend, love of my life - Zephie!"
Note: some paintings are completed out of order in this series - I have 2 or three in the works that aren't ready to be completed. So if you haven't seen your painting, not to worry :)
Showing posts with label springer spaniel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label springer spaniel. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
PAINT MY DOG! #22
Labels:
10" x 8",
ANIMALS,
canine,
clair hartmann,
dog,
oil on canvas,
portrait,
springer spaniel
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Roscoe
8" x 10"
oil on canvas
sold to a collector
Been working on some LARGE painting for my show in February!
Labels:
8x10,
ANIMALS,
clair hartmann,
dog,
oil on canvas,
portrait,
springer spaniel
Friday, December 9, 2011
Ginger (lost dog series)
7" x 7"
oil on panel
We found this dog down the street awhile ago, put up posters that night and received a call from the owner the next day, close to tears that their Ginger had been found. He had told us that she was very old and had wondered off during a move.
I just love a good ending, don't you?
Labels:
clair hartmann,
DOG PAINTINGS,
springer spaniel
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Loretta Springer Spaniel
20" x 16"
oil on hardboard
I really like the way this turned out! The client wanted a loose, painterly look and I just had fun with it.
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