Paintings from Life and Animals

View a collection of landscapes, animals, and other oil paintings from life, some from Russia,

some from Germany and some from the United States.

Every painting in my current series is filled with all types of birds and animals. Painting animals is a labor of love, so I'm often asked to paint pets. I love capturing the personalities of the "fur babies" who are with us for too short of a time. Not only is it an enjoyable endeavor, but painting a personality into a canvas is a great discipline to keep one's skills sharp. 

Some of my cats have landed in the big compositions, one in the painting of Noah and the Animals Before the Great Flood; another sits on the lap of Adam in the painting called Adam Naming the Animals and the Appearance of Eve.

If you are local to the Peoria area, I will take the photos for you, and you choose the photo you want painted. 

Paintings 14 x 18 or smaller are $700 for an oil on canvas.