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I never had a chance to meet this adorable dog but when I was asked to do a portrait to commemorate her life, I jumped at the chance. It's not often that I find a really nice photo to work from when I haven't had the opportunity to take the photos myself, but in this case, I was lucky. Kecia looked as if she was ready to spring up and dash about and I worked to capture that animation in my painting.

My original intent in setting up this website was to focus on my fine art paintings and not emphasize the fact that I also paint portrait commissions. This year, happened to turn back in that direction enough that I felt I didn't want to keep it a secret. So here's another in a long line of commissions I've done through the years. I'm always touched by the love and devotion that people have for their animals.

I don't put many of my animal portraits and drawings on this site because I save them for my portrait website www.ptarlow.com and my Facebook Phyllis Tarlow Portraits page. I'm showing it on this site for a short while because it will be up for sale Wed. - Sat., June 23-26, 2010, during the Art for Animals/Animals in Art fund raiser for Pet Rescue and the Mamaroneck Artists Guild, a co-op gallery I belong to for the last 25 or more years. To get the details see my Events Section.

Animals rank right up there with landscapes as favorite subjects. Most often they are painted or drawn as commissions for people who love their pets or have lost a pet. This vizsla painting came about when I met a lovely woman at a dog show who raises vizslas and trains them for field competitions. This is one of her champions. It is available through www.fineartamerica.com/phyllistarlow as a framed or unframed print.

I have plans for new paintings which will include animals within the landscape.