Anticipating Christmas

Is my dog the only one who picks a strange item for a favorite toy?

My 11 year old mixed breed dog, Lady, has chosen a small red Santa hat for her favorite toy. I'm assuming at one point it was on a stuffed animal. She is absolutely obsessed with it! We had to remove the cotton ball from the tip of the hat, as we were afraid she'd swallow it.

This painting is titled "Anticipating Christmas", as we feel Lady wants it to be Christmas year-round, and that's why she chose the hat for her favorite toy.

The painting is part of my "Dogs With Toys" series of artwork. If you'd like to submit your dog for inclusion in the series, please read my news page to see how you can do so.

Want to have your pet's portrait painted? Visit my custom pet portraits page for information and pricing.
http://www.jaiart.com/custom-pet-portraits.html

Thanks so much for stopping in to view my work and for sharing my website with fellow pet lovers! Comments are always welcome.

InJoy,
♥ Jai
http://www.jaiart.com
Enjoy my mini art gallery on the front page, and shop for limited edition prints, cards, and gifts with your favorite paintings. Be sure to read the news page for upcoming series, events, contests, and more exciting things!

Have a Maine Coon Christmas

Our Sassy, the stray Maine Coon, makes a beautiful model in his Santa hat for Christmas. His painting turned out fabulous, but what do you expect with a subject that's so handsome? :)

Sassy's Christmas portrait is available on a variety of fun gift items at the GalleryJai.Com shop.

buy unique gifts at Zazzle

Preview Christmas Cat Digital Painting - Nikko

Continuing on with my Christmas cat painting...working on Nikko now. Here's a preview, including her original photo I worked from. Click on the photos to see larger versions!

And here's Nikko and Rowdy together:

Christmas Kitten & Wedding Kitten photos

Christmas Kitten Gift Tag Cards by jaisjewels

Yesterday I added one of Oreo's Christmas photos to Zazzle. The photo is available on a wide variety of gifts, but my favorite are the gift card tags for Christmas packages shown above (click the link to see the back of the cards too)

Wedding Kitten Card by jaisjewels

This is Oreo's wedding photo...also available on a variety of gifts.

Preview Christmas Cat Digital Painting - Rowdy

I've started work on my big Christmas cat painting. In this painting, there are 6 cats who so graciously modeled for me in priority mail boxes. :) The painting is being airbrushed, one cat at a time. Thought you'd like to see a preview of Rowdy and how he's coming along. His Christmas box (and all the others) will have ribbons/bows painted on later...this is how it looks like to begin with though and as you can see, it's really basic and rough looking at this point. After I finish the background, all the cats, and all the blending, then I'll add finishing details such as ribbons and bows. Click on the photo to see it a little closer...you can really see the detail in the larger image!

Also, I've shown the original photo that I started with below:

Basset Hound Designs

Captured photos of this great fella at the dog show this weekend, a beautiful Basset Hound. I turned him into a pop art design (you can have your pet's image made into this cool art too!) and made several designs featuring him. The first two I've shown here are Christmas designs. View a variety of fun gifts with this design here.

Check out the neat products featuring this Basset Hound Christmas design here.

And here's a colorful "year round" design featuring this big guy here.

I'm looking forward to working all the fabulous breeds we photographed into great designs for the holiday season! My favorite products I've been able to create with one of my new Christmas designs are the mugs and steins. They look simply smashing, and I'm excite to develop a full line of dog, cat, bird and wildlife breeds in this fashion for the holiday season!

Merry Christmas...and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We wish you a Merry Christmas...we wish you a Merry Christmas...
We wish you a Merry Christmas........& a HAPPY NEWWWWW YEAR!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Oreo, Rowdy & Nikko!

Ho Ho Ho! I AM Santa Cat.

Since Bill *forgot* (ahem) that we have *5* cats...I thought I'd better post a photo of the big guy who stays hidden indoors. This is Pistol - seen only about once a year. Sorta like Santa, ya know? :)

And it's time for Oreo's Christmas Wish List...

The Polonaise Petbed, Versailles by

yourhighnesspetbeds

Buy it!

CUSTOM FASHION ILLUSTRATION PET PORTRAIT 11in X 17in by

hollycesprettypets

Buy it!

Kitty Cat Food Bowl by

ModernQuaintrelle

Buy it!

Unicorn Costume for Cats by

Bridget85

Buy it!

Indian Headdress by

ToScarboroughFair

Buy it!

Red Christmas Hat for Kitty Cat by

HeyEmmie

Buy it!

All that glitters... is gold and red by

amandalyn

Buy it!

Huskyplus Catnip Love Sock by

Inquisitive

Buy it!

Custom tutu by

jiniaj

Buy it!

Pink Ice From The Daisy Collection by

ShimmerGlimmer

Buy it!

Home decor prints (No. 3) mix catnip birdies, 6 count by

VersaMe

Buy it!

The Original Catnip Ravioli by

Maryjanesattic

Buy it!

2 oz. Wild Caught Salmon Treats by

TheModernPet

Buy it!

Help Oreo Pick Her Wish List!

It's easy to help Oreo pick her Christmas wish list...simply visit ETSY.COM and select cat items you think she would like! She loves to model (cute kitty outfits?)...and she loves toys that move (especially anything that looks like a bird!).

So go to Etsy, pick your favorites and email the item numbers to me here. I'll be posting her list by tomorrow morning, so don't delay!

Nikko's Christmas Wish List

Commission a REALISTIC Needle Felted Likeness of your Dog or Cat - Custom Order Sculpture by

KaysK9s

Buy it!

Cuddle Muffin ... kitty cat and small dog plush bed by

woobiekins

Buy it!

Cuddly cat snuggle bed - Neapolitan Ice Cream by

Photogirl95

Buy it!

The Second Empire Petbed, Geisha by

yourhighnesspetbeds

Buy it!

Retro Modern Pet Bed in Midnight Tweed by

likekittysville

Buy it!

Holiday Red and Gold Hand Crocheted Cat Bed by

angelcatbeds

Buy it!

ANY OF THESE ITEMS FROM COLORADOCATNIPTOYS

Bella The Catnip Bu... coloradocatniptoys $3.95

Lime Green and Pink... coloradocatniptoys $21.95

ANY OF THESE ITEMS FROM INQUISITIVE

Huskyplus Ladies Ca... Inquisitive $15.00

Deluxe African Sava... Inquisitive $27.00

ANY OF THESE ITEMS FROM INUINSPIRATIONS

Choice of Red or Bl...
InuInspirations	$7.00

Christmas Catnip Bi...
InuInspirations	$15.00

Don't forget your feline this Christmas...

Some of the cool things I found on Etsy for people - oops...I mean CATS - like me! Search CAT TOY to see more from these talented folks!

Rowdy Claws

• Santa's Little Helper •

#84 A Simple Christmas Wish

As usual, Oreo our little Vogue Model, does a purrfect job.

You can help make sure Oreo gets to eat this Christmas when you purchase a package of her Christmas cards to send out this year.

#84 A Simple Christmas Wish Greeting Cards (20)

#80 Waiting for Santa - featuring a Miniature Pinscher

I shot this photo at the vets office last week. This is Scrappy - he's a Miniature Pinscher and he had his back leg in a cast. He was there to have surgery. Despite the fact he had a cast on, he was constantly moving...so it was hard to get a good shot of him. I finally managed to get the photo above. I love his "look"...his pose...it's like he was waiting for something to enter the parking lot, and he was intense about it. I *hate* the background. It's too busy. So I looked through my other photos, and when I saw this one of the Christmas present, the idea hit me - Scrappy could be waiting for Santa...with a little graphic work, anyway. :)



This is the end result....now available on cards and other products just in time for Christmas...and perfect for the MinPin lovers!

InJoy,
Jai