Comments on: Graphite Portrait Giveaway : Week #3

By: Graphite Portrait Giveaway Week #4 - Graphite Portrait Giveaway - Leanne Wildermuth : Artist by Nature

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:41:50 +0000

[...] 4! I learn something new every week, it seems. Last week, I learned that I really want to give away more than just one portrait a week! I am chewing on [...]

By: Portrait Giveaway Winner : Week #3 - Graphite Portrait Giveaway - Leanne Wildermuth : Artist by Nature

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:46:54 +0000

[...] I’ve selected DaGoddess’ entry as the winner of a custom graphite portrait for Week #3 of my custom portrait [...]

By: Leanne

Leanne — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:40:42 +0000

Thanks for all of your entries this week!! I’ll post the winner tomorrow! (Saturday) :)

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:01:47 +0000

Here is a picture of our new kitty Pikachu on our family punching bag. He goes on top of the punching bag because not to far off, hanging from the ceiling, are our two parakeets (they are at a very safe distance from him). He likes to stare at them. In this picture he is staring at me. I’m still using my broken camera ‘cos I’m still saving for a new camera, so I didn’t know how to get the glow out of his eyes.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/0ceanlady/3200840429/

By: Becky Frank

Becky Frank — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:25:28 +0000

Alright, my daughter took this photo of our dog Mylie (yes, she named her after the one and only Cyrus). She was a rescue dog literally on her way to be put down and my hubby intervened and we took her home with us: matted, emaciated, untrained…

This photo was taken after we bathed her, shaved her (ourselves, thus the professional results) and were just getting to know each other. Chloe took this picture and framed it up for me for my birthday and it’s still one of my favorites. Chloe loves her and saving this dog has been one of her greatest joys in life.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=198471&id=1426307131

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:36:43 +0000

Hmmm… looks like the competition is steep! oh well I want to try anyway. This picture:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nishona/3198963489/

is of two of my dogs, Ratchet (the little one with the E-Collar on) and hank (the beagle acting like a pillow) This was a couple of years ago when Ratchet was a puppy… He had just had surgery to get Neutered and get his floppy hind leg dew claws removed. This is one of my favorite pictures because it shows a VERY rare ocurrance… Ratchet and hank getting along! Ratchet is the Alpha in my dog pack (go figure, he weighs 17 pounds) and he usually spends most of his time terrorizing poor Hank. On this day Hank was snoozing in the chair and it was very cold outside, all of a sudden Ratchet jumped up and laid on top of Hank for warmth, what was so surprising is that he licked Hank’s snout before he laid down, as if to say “thanks!” I tried to get the kiss on film but I just wasn’t quick enough! It was a moment of rare calm and friendship between them.

By: Tracey Allyn Greene

Tracey Allyn Greene — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:53:02 +0000

Throwing my hat into the ring! My photograph is a little kitten named Theo. He was a snowshoe cat, and he has the unique status of being my payment for my first commissioned painting, which was a portrait of his breeder’s cats. His breeder was calling him “Mr. Thumbs”, as he had a funny front paw. I got to bring him home when he was 3 months old, and decided to call him Theophile, after one of my favorite artists who also loved cats, Theophile Steinlen. Theo also means “love of god”, and it was fitting, as he had a special spirit. He was a sweet little boy, and even though he had a funny paw it didn’t slow him down one bit, Theo Thumbs became his nickname.

Unfortunately, his time with us was to be short, as 6 weeks after he arrived, he came down with the mysterious, incurable and deadly cat disease FIP. I lost little Theo when he was less than 6 months old.

However, I know his spirit still resides with me in my studio, and I consider him to be my muse.

Here is one of the few pictures I have of Theo:

http://flickr.com/photos/tagscats/3198547327/

By: Ladybug Crossing

Ladybug Crossing — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:08:22 +0000

Happy Birthday!!!
xo
LBC

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:40:14 +0000

My entry for week #3 is Jordan, my guinea pig. Jordan is now angel in heaven where he took a piece of my heart with him. Those of you who have never had the joy of sharing your home with a guinea pig have missed out on so many laughs and smiles. I adopted Jordan from the wildlife & rehab center. He was 2yrs old. The day I adopted him, there were approx 10 other piggies to choose from but the girl who worked there said ‘this little guy is really a love’. So after carefully consideration, I decided he was the one. Jordan was my little buddy. His cage was in the living room where he could be around us all the time. He learned very quickly the sound of the refrigerator opening and knew food would be coming. He lived up to the ‘piggy’ name for sure! He would be waiting with that adorable face…for his food. Jordan had this huge purple plastic igloo that I would put inside his cage at night. He would immediately run inside and go to sleep. Every morning he would be outside the igloo waiting for me. Jordan loved to sit on my lap when I was knitting, checking my emails on the computer or just watching tv. He was always so content to just sit in my lap. He even got along great with the cats and dog. After 4 wonderful years, he got pneumonia and was hospitalized for 3 days. It was the longest 3 days ever. When he came home, I thought he was getting better. He was so good at taking his medicine. But sadly he could not fight it and died 2 weeks later. But I take great comfort in knowing he died very peacefully at home in his favorite purple igloo. I miss him terribly but always remember him with a smile and tons of love.