DJ Geribo

A friend recently gave me about 25 used frames - some of them are elaborate and slightly damaged, others are in perfect condition, still others should most likely be brought to the dump. My friend got them from his son who is a curator at a museum and restores the artwork that is on display there. Periodically they update the work with new frames, etc. Since he knows I'm an artist, he gave them to me. Although he didn't ask for payment, I thought it would be a good idea to give him something in return. As it turned out, his wife mentioned that she liked the 5x7 paintings that I did of each of my pets. So as a birthday present from him, I decided to paint her three cats and one dog on 4 of the 5x7 canvases as a gift from him to her. 

I've painted 3 of the animals so far - I still need to touch-up the painting of Brittany, her Shina Ibu, and I still have quite a bit of work to do for the last painting of Moses. This painting is of Smokey. When I took his photo, he gave me this look as if to say, "Yeeesssss, can I help you?" All of the animals posed so well and I got the pictures I needed without any trouble at all. I gave her this painting on her birthday with the promise of more to come. I can't wait to hear what she thinks of them all once they are completed.