Comments on: Custom Portrait Winner & Call for Entries – Open Subject : Week #30 (7/20-7/26)

By: Custom Dog Portraits - Black Lab Portrait : Samson - Leanne Wildermuth : Artist by Nature

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:19:39 +0000

[…] shared some touching memories of his black lab, Samson. You can read his entries here (Samson the security dog), here (talking to a fox) and here (a heartfelt goodbye). View the side by […]

By: Graphite Portrait Giveaway - Custom Portrait Winner & Call for Entries – Open Subject : Week #31 (7/27-7/31) - Leanne Wildermuth : Artist by Nature

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:23:37 +0000

[…] last few weeks, shared some touching memories of his black lab, Samson. You can read his entries here (Samson the security dog), here (talking to a fox) and here (a heartfelt […]

By: Leanne

Leanne — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:55:58 +0000

Thanks so much for your entries this week! I'll post the winning portrait on Monday with next week's announcement. Become a fan on Facebook for a sneak peek on Sunday!

By: Summer Henderson

Summer Henderson — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:13:29 +0000

I am e-mailing you a photo of Grace. My husband and I were on vacation celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary when we heard about Grace needing a home. We were traveling on a Murder Mystery trainride through the Carolina’s to see the Biltmore. Someone from work phoned me about a family that was being transferred and had a small dog that they were just going to drop off somewhere along the interstate on the way to their new location. I cried for an hour just thinking of someone doing that. My husband and I got off the train on the next stop, rented a car and drove all the way back to Tennessee to pick up Grace. My life has not been the same since. Having never had a dog before, I am amazed how much happiness and love can come from helping and loving something other than yourself. I never got to see the Biltmore, but I did get to see a side of my husband I had never seen when he teared up just like me and got off that train knowing we’d miss the final 3 days of the vacation, miss the Biltomore, and have to leave not knowing who the “murderer” was on the train to get a dog we had never even seen. That will always be my favorite vacation! We recently participated in a Dog-a-Thon where we wore T-shirts printed for the event. Our T-shirts said “I rescued a Chihuahua”. Grace’s T-shirt said “I rescued a Human”. How true those words are… She has made us a family. Thank you, Summer Henderson

By: Joni Hockett

Joni Hockett — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:10:39 +0000

I not sure if this is where I am to enter contest #30. I would like to submit the photo from Leanne’s portfolio titled “Not Happy About The Snow”. I went through all the pictures last night to find one that would that would remind me of home. Many did, but this one I kept coming back to. Over the past four years I have lost much, my mom, my job, my home and my cats. Finally, I have had to make the choice to leave what I have left ~ all that is safe and familiar, my family, friends and the midwest to move in with my Dad in Nevada. It is not a choice I make lightly really not a “choice” at all. I chose this picture for three reasons:
1. It reminds me of all the times spent with my best friend Toni (and our families) watching birds at her house and in Door Couny and all our laughter. :cloud9:
2. Snow. Although we all complain about the winter, it is so hard to imagine that my winters won’t have snow anymore. I will miss that. :chill:
3. That bird is inspiring ~ facing the hardships of finding food and shelter in the winter. It’s a survivor. I want to be a survivor too through my hardships. :clapping:
Thank you,
Joni Hockett
P.S. I did not attach the photo, I did not know how and it is copywrited. :squirrel:

*update* here’s the link.

By: Tricia Z

Tricia Z — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:35:54 +0000

Hi! This is a great idea! I am emailing a photo of my cat, Oro, my depression-relief cat! He is a good boy who never leaves my side. Thank you!

By: Ken Mass

Ken Mass — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:18:31 +0000

Samson was very protective of our house. Visitors, even frequent ones, would see him standing on his hind legs, pawing at the front picture window with his fore legs, and barking loudly. That kept most door-to-door salesmen away from us.

On one occasion, a salesman continued to knock on the door, despite Samson’s best efforts. I went outside, being sure to close the door, so Samson wouldn’t follow. When I got outside, the man identified himself as someone who was going door-to-door selling home security systems. He then said “But I think I’m wasting my time here.” I smiled, agreed, and the salesman went on his way.

By: Da Goddess

Da Goddess — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:24:13 +0000

and of course those are the dogs I always want to pet.

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:49:39 +0000

Awww… Willow is gorgeous!! :clapping: