This is Smudge’s first painting; she’s an “emerging artist”. We’ve been working, with some consistency for a couple of months on taking and holding the brush. We need to work on duration (i.e. longer than a second). Smudge’s style is probably best described as unpredictable. The painting is a collaboration between Smudge and Wilhelmina.
Painting Size: 10″ x 10″
Paint Colors: Gold, Bronze, & Brown with Black highlight
Materials Used: Acrylic on canvas
Artist: Smudge
Pet Parent: Diane Knoppert (Smudge) and Natasha Baguley (Wilhelmina)
Country of Origin: CAN
In order to determine how we would tackle this piece, I wrote a few options for color and method on cardstock and let Merlin choose our adventure! While he didn’t select the option to use tape, I did veto his choice there and created a subtle optical illusion.
Painting Size: 10″ x 10″
Paint Colors: Purples, Yellow, and Greens
Materials Used: Acrylic and Tempura on Canvas
Artist: Merlin
Pet Parent: Michaela Gardner (USA)
IG: @bluemerlinaussie
Country of Origin: USA
Simba loves painting en plein air, taking his inspiration from the real beauty of nature around him. Here he is painting his favourite English bluebell woods. Wild bluebell flowers carpet woodlands in England in early May. Bluebell wood is a truly magical place where the air is filled with the birds song and the scent of bluebells, soft rays of sun are dancing in emerging soft green leaves. Let the magic of the bluebell woods bring you a smile throughout the year.
Painting Size: 10″ x 10″
Paint Colors: Greens and Purple
Materials Used: Acrylic on canvas
Artist: Simba
Pet Parent: Olga Jones (UK)
IG: @SpanielBonnie
TikTok: @bonnieandsimba on TikTok
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Schultz’s piece depicts a fall scene of trees with colorful leaves. He did some tree trunks in brown with a regular paint brush first and then used a big puffy make up brush to add the colorful red, orange and yellow leaves.
Painting Size: 10″ x 10″
Paint Colors: Autumn Hues – Red, Orange, Yellow
Materials Used: Acrylic on canvas
Artist: Schultz
Pet Parent: Natasha Baguley (Canada)
IG: @thelifeofschultz
Country of Origin: Canada
