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Taxidermy Pet Portraits
Donya Coward recently held and exhibition with designer Paul Smith and her collection of pet portraits titled “Taxidermy Pets” is strange, beautiful and ecologically sound.
Donya produces her portraits from found materials and crafts them by re-using and preserving fabrics, jewelry and knit & crochet. For more information visit her website – http://www.donyacoward.co.uk/
Pet Menagerie
Nicole Momaney creates stunning portraits by adding in ornate, menageries. Her pictures are stunning and Nicole has some killer tatts! Check out her site:
http://www.paintedpetmenagerie.com
Just a few Lines…
Igor Lukyanov produces amazing drawings using just a few lines, proving the adage “Less equals more”.
Do people want highly detailed pet portraits…or just the essence of their pet?
http://igor-lukyanov.blogspot.com/
Holiday Pet Portrait
Why Shouldn’t your pet have a holiday?
The Carrie Murray Nature Center in Leakin Park in Baltimore invited people to bring their pets in for a quite an unusual portrait. Pictures could be taken with Santa and backdrops included Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa and winter landscapes.
The Carrie Murray Nature Center was established in the late 1980′s through a generous donation from former Orioles player and Baseball Hall of Famer, Eddie Murray. The center is named in honor of his mother.
http://www.carriemurraynaturecenter.org/
DNA Pet Portraits
DNA11 can transform a DNA sample from your favorite pet and turn it into a modern meaningful masterpiece.
How cool is that! They can create portraits from a mouth swab or fur strands. You just go to their site, order a weird forensic-type kit. Pinch hair or saliva from your best friend and bobs-your-uncle, they produce a contemporary portrait of your pets DNA. For more details go to:
http://www.dna11.com/pet-portraits/
Wool Felt Pet Portaits.
Artist Amelia Santiago creates three-dimensional ‘Pet Portrait’ sculpture as a homage to your best furry friend. Santiago will handcraft a sculpture of your dog, cat, bunny or horse out of 100% wool felt, implementing every physical detail of the animal’s coat and appearance. Her replicas bear an uncanny resemblance to their real-life models. To see her extensive gallery go to: http://www.dogartportraits.com/. Kays K9’s also create furry and fuzzy miniature felt pet portraits. The artist K. Stahler creates a very realistic [...]