Dalmatian Portrait

This is another digital portrait of a Dalmatian from our local dog show. Fine art prints are available here, and cards and gifts here. :)

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InJoy,
♥ Jai
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In the Garden | Pug Painting

Here's another painting in my "At The Dog Show" series. This little Pug was having some fun exploring the gardens outside at our local dog show. I captured several photos of him, and just completed his painting.

His owner told me he is still very young, and he would begin participating in dog shows later this summer.

Pug Fine Art Prints • Pug Gifts

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InJoy,
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The Observer | Long Haired Dachshund Painting

Here's another new painting from my "At The Dog Show" series. This painting is titled The Observer, and features a long-haired Dachshund observing all of the excitement going on around him at our local dog show here in Jackson, TN.

Dachshund Art Prints • Dachshund Art Gifts

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Pomeranian Painting

I couldn't resist doing another painting of this sweet little Pomeranian. I know she looks bigger than life here, but she's only about 9 pounds. She's just a tiny fluffball! Her cream colored fur is simply gorgeous, and I love her perky little ears.

This painting is available on paper, canvas, and a range of artsy gifts for the Pomeranian lover.

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

InJoy,
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Kitten Portrait | Head Study Painting

I didn't have much time to paint yesterday as I had to work and then we had tornadoes coming through the area all afternoon! By the time the sirens and storms were done, I had a massive migraine headache. :(

Anyway, I did paint this quick head study of our kitten Oreo yesterday. I hope you like it! The painting is available on a wide variety of gifts and cards.

Want to have your pet's portrait painted? Visit my custom pet portraits page for information and pricing.
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Thanks so much for stopping in to view my work and for sharing my website with fellow pet lovers! Comments are always welcome.

InJoy,
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Driver's Seat | Rat Terrier Painting

This is Rufus the Rat Terrier, and this is another painting in my Dogs With Toys series. Yes, believe it or not, this doggie's favorite toy is the family vehicle. If it's moving, he wants to be in it. Not just in it, but in the driver's seat! Someone commented to me he looked like he was really in charge - well he is. All 10 pounds or so of him. :)

This painting was awarded a Today's Best Award from Zazzle.Com this week. Thanks Zazzle - as always, I am honored!

So what kind of toys does your dog like? Share your dog's photo playing with balls, stuffed toys, squeaky toys, plus toys which aren't considered a traditional dog toy, and your dog could be chosen to be in the "Dogs With Toys" series of artwork! Visit this page to see how.

Want to have your pet's portrait painted? Visit my custom pet portraits page for information and pricing.
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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
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P.S. I just have to share some of my daughter's work...Allyson, age 16, is already an AWESOME photographer and has recently got into photographing various food items. This is her latest card and I thought the image is just fantastic of this deliciously-sweet cupcake:

Cupcake Happy Birthday Card by AllyJCat

Dachshund Love | Puppy Painting

I knew the minute I saw this sweet little face, I had to paint him. And after doing so, I'm tempted to do another series of just puppies. Cuteness factor times ten. :)

This little fella is available on fine art prints, cards, and other fun gifts for Dachshund lovers.

Want to have your pet's portrait painted? Visit my custom pet portraits page for information and pricing.
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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
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Dachshund Love Tote Bag by jaisjewels

Mother's Day Gifts

Mother's Day is approaching quickly, and I've made a couple of beautiful, floral designs from my paintings available on unique gifts for your mom this year.

Mother Pink Daisy Art Coffee Mug by jaisjewels

Mother First Light Pink Magnolia Tote Bag by jaisjewels

Mother Pink Daisy T Shirt by jaisjewels

Mother First Light Magnolia Mousepad by jaisjewels

Mother First Light Magnolia Card by jaisjewels

Mother Pink Daisy Card by jaisjewels

See all of the Mother's Day gifts with these paintings here.

And here's another something special your Mom would love...a custom painting of her furry or feathered friend. I have 2 openings left for custom pet portraits before Mother's Day. 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 art lovers! Comments are always welcome.

InJoy,
♥ Jai
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Japanese Chin Dog Painting

About a week ago I shared the custom pet portrait of Archie, a Japanese Chin dog. His canvas arrived today and it turned out absolutely beautiful, as always.

I get so excited when the canvas print of one of my paintings arrives. First of all, it's like opening a Christmas present...unwrapping paper and paper and more paper to uncover the treasure within. But once the canvas is listed from it's box, it's even more thrilling, because the pet just jumps to life, right from the box. My daughter said it best -- "He looks so REAL! I just want to touch him!"

My custom digital pet portraits are created on high-quality, gallery-wrapped Chromata Matte Canvas. And they are absolutely spectacular!

I've taken some photos of Archie's completed canvas print, shown next to some of my original acrylic paintings in my office. As you can see, the quality is excellent. For size reference, Archie's canvas is 8x10" in size and the larger painting next to his is 18x24". Click on the photos to see them in closer detail.

So....are you ready 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
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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!

Close To My Heart | Greyhound Painting

If you love something very much, you should treasure it, and keep it close to your heart. That's exactly what this sweet Greyhound does here, as she holds her favorite toy close to her heart and safe from harm in this painting from my "Dogs With Toys" art series.

Fine art prints, cards and other unique gifts with this Greyhound painting can be ordered from my website.

So what kind of toys does your dog like? Share your dog's photo playing with balls, stuffed toys, squeaky toys, plus toys which aren't considered a traditional dog toy, and your dog could be chosen to be in the "Dogs With Toys" series of artwork! Visit this page to see how.

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
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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!

Snow Play | Newfoundland Puppy Painting

Last week I received a really fun photo submission for my Dogs With Toys series. I knew as soon as I saw this precious Newfie, he would be the subject of a painting.

His owner explained that while 9 week old McKinley wasn't shown with a toy, he is shown with one of his favorite play things...the SNOW! Perfect. I love the look on his face.

And only 9 weeks old? Good golly, this is going to be one BIG dog. His owner said at the time of this painting, McKinley is now five months old and weighs 62 pounds. Yes - he will be a big boy when he's full grown. His owner, Scot, also says, "He has a wonderful heart, is very docile, playful and mischievous. He has an older brother (a rescue mutt) who he loves to play with and shares the house with two older cats, who are not at all thrilled with his youthful vigor."

Thank you Scot, for submitting McKinley for me to paint. He makes an excellent addition to the Dogs With Toys series!

For Newfoundland and other dog aficionados, fine art prints, cards, and other fun gifts with McKinley's painting can be ordered from the website.

So what kind of toys does your dog like? Share your dog's photo playing with balls, stuffed toys, squeaky toys, plus toys which aren't considered a traditional dog toy, and your dog could be chosen to be in the "Dogs With Toys" series of artwork! Visit my news page to see how.

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
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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!

The time has come

I hated to make this announcement this week- but unfortunately the time has come. My studio expenses have increased over the past year, and I've held off on raising prices - but there comes a time when I simply can't ignore it anymore. That time has come.

Prices on custom pet paintings and on limited edition prints will go up on April 12, 2010. I've tried to give enough notice so those of you who are teetering on the edge of ordering will have ample time to secure your custom pet portrait or make your purchase of a limited edition prior to the increase.

Since Zazzle has been producing more sales than anticipated, the prices on my art merchandise there will remain the same - at least until the end of the year and then the shop will be reviewed.

So - here's your chance - if you've been thinking about having a custom pet portrait created, now's the time! My pet portraits (as shown in the photo here) are available on 3 canvas sizes: mini, medium and large. They make awesome gifts for yourself or someone else. In fact, the commission art I've just completed is going to be a Mother's Day gift for a very special lady. Mother's Day is May 9, 2010, so there's plenty of time to have a custom pet portrait created of your mom's favorite dog, cat, bird, or other pet before the big day!

Thanks so much for stopping in to view my work and for sharing my website with fellow art 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!

Little Cheerleader Receives Award!

I'm thrilled! Little Cheerleader, a painting of a Pomeranian with a favorite toy, has received a Today's Best Award from Zazzle.Com. Thanks Zazzle, you made my day!

This painting is also going to be the book cover for the Dogs With Toys book, which will be released later this year.

So what kind of toys does your dog like? Share your dog's photo playing with balls, stuffed toys, squeaky toys, plus toys which aren't considered a traditional dog toy, and your dog could be chosen to be in the "Dogs With Toys" series of artwork! Visit my news page to see how.

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!

Little Cheerleader | Pomeranian Painting

Nine year old Willow, a Pomeranian, is a tiny fluffball. She belongs to a neighbor and despite her small size in our big world, whenever she's outside, she makes a big statement.

I photographed Willow last year, but she had short hair then. (summer haircut) I was lucky enough to be able to photograph her again recently, with her full fur coat that I feel makes her so precious.

The same day I was photographing Willow, I was also photographing another family playmate - a black Lab named Sam who was playing with a red, white, and blue ball.

In Willow's photo, there was no ball. She was actually dancing around her master's feet. I knew the pose would make for a really cute painting, however I wanted her to have a toy so I could include her in my Dogs With Toys series of art. So I painted Sam's ball in with Willow for her painting. And this is the result! Fine art prints and a variety of fun artsy gifts are available from my website. (hint...they make wonderful gifts for Pomeranian dog owners!)

So what kind of toys does your dog like? Share your dog's photo playing with balls, stuffed toys, squeaky toys, plus toys which aren't considered a traditional dog toy, and your dog could be chosen to be in the "Dogs With Toys" series of artwork! Visit my news page to see how.

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!

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Gentle Soul featured on This One Wild Life

The owner of Shamus the Newfoundland was so impressed with his painting, she did a fabulous feature on her blog about it! Jump over to This One Wild Life to read the review for yourself!

I am so honored!

Want to have your pet's portrait painted? Visit my custom pet portraits page for information and pricing.
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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
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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!

Gentle Soul, A Newfoundland dog painting

I've titled this painting of the Newfoundland dog Shamus "Gentle Soul". His owner, Kim Clune, referred to him as "the gentlest of souls" in her email to me when she submitted his photo for my Dogs With Toys painting series.

Shamus is shown here in my painting based on Kim's photo of him with a favorite toy. This gorgeous animal was adopted by Kim and her husband in March of 2oo9. You can read how they found Shamus and more about him here.

After watching his videos on the website, he truly does seem to fit the title of "Gentle Soul".

So what kind of toys does your dog like? Share your dog's photo playing with balls, stuffed toys, squeaky toys, plus toys which aren't considered a traditional dog toy, and your dog could be chosen to be in the "Dogs With Toys" series of artwork! Visit my news page to see how.

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!

German Shepherd Painting

I hope you guys don't get tired of my German Shepherd paintings. Max is my built-in model, and I love to do paintings of him!

This is a traditional portrait of him which I completed yesterday. Since he has a lot of blue colors present in his fur, I painted him with a simple blue background.

Actually I planned on making this a montage painting, with two other views of him in addition to this close up face view. Unfortunately, I messed something up and it didn't work the way I planned...so I'll have to try that project again sometime. In the meantime, I'm pleased with this head portrait of him. He looks very regal. :)

Want to have your pet's portrait painted? Visit my custom pet portraits page for information and pricing.
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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!

White German Shepherd Portrait

My day's all screwed up today. Had a schedule change and for those of you who know me well, you know I freak a little bit when my routine gets messed up. I could have gone and worked at the pet store today, but it would have rushed me too much the entire day, and I don't feel I'd have done a good job. So I shifted things around to be able to go work tomorrow.

As a result, this gave me extra time today to paint. Since I hadn't planned on painting today, I didn't have a subject ready. Don't get me wrong - I have lots of subjects as many have sent me photos to be included as paintings in the Dogs With Toys series! However, I have to mentally prepare myself to paint, and I do that by studying my subject's photo(s) for quite some time before I ever start. It gives me a feel for the personality of the animal if I do that.

Today was different...I hadn't mentally prepared for one particular pet. So I went through my old photo archive with the intent to paint the dog who spoke to me. This white German Shepherd spoke to me in my heart, so he finally had his painting done today. :)

I thought you might enjoy a couple of in progress photos and explain a little about my digital painting method for these paintings.

My first step is to block in colors using palette knives of varying sizes (smaller for detail areas such as the eyes where I want to be very precise, and larger for the background and dog's fur). I do this very quickly, and very choppy, just enough to get the basic forms, shapes and colored areas laid out.

After I've done this, then I blend the paint. I don't blend all areas, as the hard edges from the palette knife give the illusion of fur and separation where I need it. So I blend some areas, and leave other areas alone, until I get the look I want.

I've shared a couple of close ups here so you can see the difference before blending and after.




After I'm satisfied with the main blending, then I use a softer and finer blender to soften some areas, and create tiny wisps of fur in just a few spots. It gives the dog's painting more of a sense of realism, without getting too realistic with my portrayal. My goal with these new paintings is to lighten up, work faster, and maintain a looser, more painterly, style than my realistic work possesses. I often find myself slipping into "realism" mode, striving to get a certain piece of fur as accurate as I can. It's at that point I stand up and walk away for a few minutes...that helps me to get out of that mode before it overtakes me. :)

And finally, the painting is finished.

Want to have your pet's portrait painted? Visit my custom pet portraits page for information and pricing.
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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!

Tug of War Cavalier King Charles Spaniels Painting

On of my twitter friends contributed an adorable image of her two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels playing with a toy for my "Dogs With Toys" series.

This is Henry and George, playing tug of war with each other - one of their favorite things to do, according to their owner.

I found it interesting creating this painting which is focused on the dogs from above. I kind of like the unique look which ensued due to the different angle of focus. This is a fun image, not just for Cavalier owners, but for all dog lovers who enjoy watching their dogs have fun with their playthings. :)

So what kind of toys does your dog like? Share your dog's photo playing with balls, stuffed toys, squeaky toys, plus toys which aren't considered a traditional dog toy, and your dog could be chosen to be in the "Dogs With Toys" series of artwork! Visit my news page to see how.

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!