The Teal Dress

My Grandmother had many talents – sewing was one of them. In the mid 1950’s my grandmother made my mother a teal, velvet dress. The dress had a scalloped neckline, cap sleeves, a narrow 50’s waist and a full skirt. I remember seeing photos of my Mom wearing the dress and I always loved it.

In keeping with my desire to paint portraits of “favorite things,” I decided to paint the teal dress. My Grandma died last year and never saw the painting, but she will always hold a special place in my heart. Thank you Nana, for all the wonderful memories!

The teal dress led to a ...

The dresses are available individually as fine art prints and cards. Contact me for more information.

Pet Portraits

Since we are talking pet portraits, I thought I would share a recent commission...

Bob totally surprised his wife by commissioning a memorial portriat of their beloved Shammy. Bob was so excited about giving this gift to his wife, and I was thrilled to be involved in this special project. Bob had the protrait framed and presented the gift to his wife for Christmas. She contacted me after Christmas and her comments follow:

Dear Deborah I just wanted to tell you how much I loved the beautiful painting you painted of my Shammy. You captured his essence, and I feel closer to him each time I look at it. Thank you for all the hard work you put into the painting - I absolutely love it, and it means the world to me! When I received
it from Bob, there were many, many tears, but they were good tears. Thanks again, Margaret

It doesn't get much better than that! I just love painting portraits!