Comments on: Custom Portrait Winner & Call for Entries : Week #11 (3/9-3/13)

By: Horse Portrait : Maggie - Custom Pet Portraits - Leanne Wildermuth : Artist by Nature

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:46:23 +0000

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By: Custom Portrait Winner & Call for Entries : Week #12 - Graphite Portrait Giveaway - Leanne Wildermuth : Artist by Nature

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:18:50 +0000

[…] Last week’s winner, Sue submitted a stunning photo of Maggie, with a vision that made me feel like I was standing in a field on a warm summer afternoon: …this head shot of her means a lot to me because that day, the wind was blowing and her main is windswept and I always remember how good it feels to go see my horses for a day of fun. Its out in the country, the air is fresh and you kinda forget everything else, so when I see that picture of her with the wind blowing her mane back its just simple “FREEDOM” to me. Free from everything for just a little while. […]

By: Leanne

Leanne — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:10:45 +0000

Thanks for your entries this week! I'll be showing the winning portrait on Monday (earlier on Facebook so if you're a fan, you'll get an earlier peek!)

By: Karen Clothier

Karen Clothier — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:08:20 +0000

Leanne,
I love your work and appreciate the chance to enter this lovely contest! Beautiful little JRT!

I adopted this beautful lady from a breeder after having several litters of puppies to retire her from show and breeding life. I adopted her beautiful sister a year before, only to lose her from cancer. So Mallery was a joy to get seeing how she was the sister of the dog I had grown to love so much and lost. She is the light of our lives now, and judging from her picture she is still a “Show Girl” at heart!

(photo emailed)
Karen :thanku:

By: Nyssa

Nyssa — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:57:59 +0000

I do love your works. Very inspirational as well, making me want to start drawing again. You certainly have a talent and I always enjoy stopping by to see what’s new (I need to leave comments more though!) 🙂

I would like to enter this contest, too. I’m a huge fan of cats. I love them… in fact, they’re one of my favourite animals. I had two cats, Miles and Tiesto and sadly, I had to leave them in Australia to come to the UK for two years. Unfortunately, I got news last week that Tiesto had died after being hit by a car. He more or less got unlucky by chasing another cat across the road (our road was fairly quiet).

Tiesto was a very strange cat, but was beautiful and amazingly friendly. I got him for my 22nd birthday (I’m now almost 25). He wasn’t really scared of anyone. If someone was walking down the street and was sitting outside with me, he would allow strangers to stroke him as they walked by. He was very cuddly and kissy. If you picked him up, he’d rub up against the face and nibble an earlobe! Or he’d get up and perch on one of my shoulders and put his chin on the top of my head to rest.

His favourite food was cucumber. Get a cucumber out and he’d sit and stare until he was given a piece. He also liked watermelon, tomato and spaghetti bolognese. I’ve never had a cat that would eat practically anything. 🙂

Anyway, he was a lovely cat. My mum had gotten close to him after I had left, so was obviously quite upset when it happened. He won’t be there when I go home but fortunately, he’ll always be an amazing memory for myself (and no doubt, for my family, especially since they have been his family for the last 7 months).

Tiesto – http://nyssi.deviantart.com/art/Call-of-the-Wild-90523708

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:02:57 +0000

Ratchet turned out so wonderful! I wasn’t sure how he would be with his collar on but that is a wonderful picture! I am so much enjoying seeing all of these little wondrous works of art every week. Its something I look forward to every week. :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

I am going to enter for this week’s contest our mare, Maggie. There is no sad touching story to go with her but this head shot of her means a lot to me because that day, the wind was blowing and her main is windswept and I always remember how good it feels to go see my horses for a day of fun. Its out in the country, the air is fresh and you kinda forget everything else, so when I see that picture of her with the wind blowing her mane back its just simple “FREEDOM” to me. Free from everything for just a little while. My most favorite thing is to see the horses run, there isn’t anything like it. It brings me a sense of peace. Everyone with horses knows what I am talking about. I would have rather had this shot w/o her bridle but its still a nice picture of her. So here’s our Maggie.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3342014335_b8a0d24753_o.jpg

Sue

By: Weekly Portrait Giveaway - Bits n' Blurbs - Leanne Wildermuth : Artist by Nature

Weekly Portrait Giveaway - Bits n' Blurbs - Leanne Wildermuth : Artist by Nature — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:52:09 +0000

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By: Nicky Bird

Nicky Bird — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:14:51 +0000

Love the JRT, and what a wonderful name he’s got – Ratchet. I love it

By: Raven

Raven — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:20:25 +0000

I was introduced to your work by Tara, who just won your contest. WOW…you are super talented! Very nice {amazing} detail work with your portraits. I’ll have to send you over a photo of my sweet little Kiko who left us last June. :beret:

xxx
Raven