I love painting animal portraits

By Rox

May 1, 2016 6:58am CST

As a gift for my niece and nephew, I decided to surprise them with paintings of their pets. So I dug up some of the recent photographs from my folder and chose the best ones from them. My niece is fond of their pet dog, while my nephew prefers their cat. I love animals as much as I love painting. And painting animal portraits is my passion. It was very rewarding to see the looks on their faces when they opened up their gifts and recognized their favorites. I have put up one of the paintings, your honest opinions and comments are most welcome.

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@LadyDuck (459514)

• Switzerland

1 May 16

This painting is beautiful, congratulations, you are very talented I think you could sell your works.

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@LadyDuck (459514)

• Switzerland

1 May 16

@roxvaz One of the next few days I will post one of my work.

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1 May 16

@LadyDuck oooh! can't wait for it.... :)

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1 May 16

thank you ever so much. Would love to see some of your work someday too.

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@MALUSE (69409)

• Germany

1 May 16

Well done, congratulations! I'm sure you could sell animal portraits. Have you ever thought about that?

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@MALUSE (69409)

• Germany

1 May 16

@roxvaz You could do some portraits for friends and acquaintances. Then the mouth-to-mouth method will bring you further customers. If you know a shop-keeper of a, say, clothes shop, you can ask them if you can display one or two pictures in the shop-window together with a sign offering your services. Details can be asked in the shop. If you decide to do it, don't make the price too low. People don't appreciate things which don't cost much. It doesn't have to become a trend in the whole of India. A bit of pocket money would also be good, wouldn't it?

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1 May 16

@MALUSE true that. I actually have been toying with the idea of putting up pics of the same at a pet store. I just never took the step to do so. Even though i love painting on cloth, they can still be framed if required. Glad I put this up. Honest comments and suggestions can boost up one's morale and lead to positive results :)

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1 May 16

Thanks so much for your encouragement. to be honest, i did give it a brief thought. But i am not very sure if the trend will catch on here in India

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@sishy7 (27169)

• Australia

1 May 16

Beautiful work! what medium did you use, colored pencils, paint, or something else?

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@sishy7 (27169)

• Australia

1 May 16

@roxvaz very nice... my son does portrait too, he likes using colored pencils and his works are so detailed and realistic people often mistaken them as photos...

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1 May 16

its fabric paint on cloth. Thank you so much for your appreciation.

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1 May 16

@sishy7 neat! art is always very rewarding when appreciated :) It would be nice to see some of his work if he is fine with it....

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@KristenH (33363)

• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

1 May 16

Beautiful job!

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1 May 16

Thank you :)

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@KristenH (33363)

• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

1 May 16

@roxvaz You're very welcome.

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@Rohvannyn (3098)

• United States

4 Jul 16

Very nice work! People might pay a lot for a painting of their favorite pet.

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5 Jul 16

Thanks so much - i have put up flyers locally ...but somehow not much response. I guess my marketing skills need some brushing up. Am sure I will get my lucky break someday soon. Thanks for the encouragement

@Sarigi6141 (257)

• Indonesia

29 Jun 16

beautifull.... i should learn from you ..

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29 Jun 16

Thank you :)

@kaka135 (14916)

• Malaysia

1 May 16

Your painting is really great! Before reading your title, when I looked at the picture, I thought it's a photo of a dog and I think it's a really beautiful dog. I am sure your niece and nephew love the painting very much. I wonder if the dog can recognize himself in the painting.

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1 May 16

thank you very much. It truly is flattering that many seem to assuming it is a photo. Because i have painted it, i guess that seems to skip my eye :)

@hoong143 (1397)

• Malaysia

1 May 16

I think your niece and nephew always hope to receive your gifts.

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1 May 16

aaawh! that is so sweet. Thank you

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@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

15 May 16

I'm enjoying your work here. Did you use pastels?

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16 May 16

Thanks for your comment :) ... this is fabric paints on a tee shirt

@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

1 May 16

I cannot say anything but to admire with painting skills.

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1 May 16

thank you - you comment is much appreciated

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@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

1 May 16

That is a wonderful painting, it looks so true to life. Well done.

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2 May 16

thank you so much.

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@IvySaysHi (4467)

• United States

2 May 16

Iwish I could paint that well

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2 May 16

hey thanks for the compliment, but there are surely other things that you may be good at. :) .. I for one am not too keen on needlework like crochet or knitting or cross stitch.... it amazes me to see the wonders people can create with this type of art

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@TheHorse (206720)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 May 16

Love the detail. Yet it's soft. Like a good tube stereo system. And the dog's personality seems to shine through.

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1 May 16

thank you - their eyes say it all :)

@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

2 May 16

Wow I first think it is a photo. Nice talented work . Congrats.

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2 May 16

thank you very very much :)

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