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		<title>Christmas Presents</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[            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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=petportraitartist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3043204&amp;post=25&amp;subd=petportraitartist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Adopt a Dog or Cat</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pet Adoption Options When it comes to adopting pets, there are many options.  People have different reasons for adopting a pet, and often this reason influences where they look for their new friend.  For some people, whether the animal is a purebred or not is important, so they will pursue breeders.  Others are interested in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=petportraitartist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3043204&amp;post=23&amp;subd=petportraitartist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What to do With a Pet</title>
		<link>http://petportraitartist.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/pet-urns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Pet Stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As some of you may know in March I had to put my precious cat to sleep. I ran in to a dilemma that a lot of apartment dwellers may run into with the passing of a pet. What should I do with his remains? I grew up in Iowa in a house with a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=petportraitartist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3043204&amp;post=19&amp;subd=petportraitartist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Your Pets Safe During the Summer</title>
		<link>http://petportraitartist.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/keeping-your-pets-safe-during-the-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you live in Souther California like I do you are probably trying to avoid the heat. It&#8217;s so important for pets to stay safe during the summer months, especially when they are outdoor animals. Many cats, dogs and even horses can be overcome by the heat. Here are a few quick tips to keep [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=petportraitartist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3043204&amp;post=18&amp;subd=petportraitartist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Good Photos for Pet Portraits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently finished a painting and am getting ready to start a new one. I have a great idea for the painting and most of the props I need to work from. The pet owner is having me paint a picture of her Lhaso Apso with its favorite toy, but of course in a non-traditional [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=petportraitartist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3043204&amp;post=17&amp;subd=petportraitartist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiration for a Pet Portrait</title>
		<link>http://petportraitartist.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/inspiration-for-a-pet-portrait/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=petportraitartist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3043204&amp;post=15&amp;subd=petportraitartist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One of my favorite portrait paintings</title>
		<link>http://petportraitartist.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/one-of-my-favorite-portrait-paintings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of favorite portraits. I&#8217;ve created some very subtle color and lighting effects in the skin tones. Comments welcome. I&#8217;d like to hear from some of the viewers about this piece.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=petportraitartist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3043204&amp;post=14&amp;subd=petportraitartist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye to &#8220;Art&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently wrote about painting a portrait of my cat Art and his ailing health. Well last week the inevitable happened. We made the decision to put him to sleep. I had spoken with the vet and others who had to euthanize their pet about when do you know it’s time. Most said you would [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=petportraitartist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3043204&amp;post=13&amp;subd=petportraitartist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Custom Dog Portrait of a Puggle</title>
		<link>http://petportraitartist.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/custom-dog-portrait-of-a-puggle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Some pet portraits incorporate both the owner’s needs and the dog’s personality.  When I was commissioned to do the painting of the puggle in the yellow flowers we talked about many different aspects that we could add to the painting.  The puggle loved lying in the flower bed and also like chewing on rocks, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=petportraitartist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3043204&amp;post=11&amp;subd=petportraitartist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Custom Dog Portrait in Oils</title>
		<link>http://petportraitartist.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/custom-dog-portrait-in-oils/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When painting animal portraits I also take into account the personality of the person the painting is for. The painting of the pug on the lily pad has very little to do with the dog’s likes and dislikes and much more to do with the taste of the owner. The owner loved gardens and had [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=petportraitartist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3043204&amp;post=9&amp;subd=petportraitartist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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