So this is the time of year when you start seeing Christmas decorations trickle into the stores, and you find yourself saying “Christmas all ready.” It sneaks up on us fast and before we know it we are in the midst of Christmas, fake snow and everything. This is also the time we start thinking about what to buy our loved ones and it is always a nice feeling to get an early start on buying Christmas presents. Some of you may have found my website while looking for gift ideas. Paintings make a great gift, especially custom paintings. They are unique and very personal. It is always nice to receive a gift that had a lot of thought put into it. If you are thinking about giving a pet portrait it is important to order early. They take about six week to be completed, but the holiday time is the busiest time of year so it is always good to order early (like now) to ensure that you will have your portrait done by Christmas. So when you start thinking of gift ideas, get creative especially if you have a pet lover in your life, and think about the gift of art. They will have a personalized painting they will keep forever.
Inspiration for a Pet Portrait
April 11, 2008 at 8:21 am (Pet Portraits, Traditional Art)
Tags: california, composition, human figure, inspiration, los angeles, oil painting, pet portrait artist, Pet Portraits
The other day I was driving down the street and saw a billboard for a show that had a dark image of an arm coming out of the earth covered in ropey vines. Then the best idea for a pet portrait came into my head. When I started painting, my work primarily consisted of people, which is really easy to find inspiration for settings since many artist paint people and the boundaries have been stretched pretty far to represent the human figure. When I first started painting pet portraits I was a little wary that my individual style might get lost. As time goes by I realize that anything you can do to the human figure you can do to an animal painting. By learning to think this way the paintings have become even more unique since you don’t usually see the household pet in a surreal setting, creating an amusing and interesting composition. So in the future don’t be surprised if you see a pet portrait that might reminds you of that dark image I saw driving down the road.
-Nikky Hughes
Pet Portrait Artist
Los Angeles
For more info, visit my full site at http://www.nikkyhughes.com
One of my favorite portrait paintings
April 9, 2008 at 9:18 pm (Surreal Portraits, Traditional Art)
Tags: custom portraits, glendale, los angeles, Nikky Hughes, oil paintings, portrait artist
One of favorite portraits. I’ve created some very subtle color and lighting effects in the skin tones. Comments welcome. I’d like to hear from some of the viewers about this piece.
