![]() A small selection of reviews relating to some previous pet portraits appear further down this page. My testimonials show that you can be confident that I will provide you with a animal portrait that is lifelike and will bring you many years of cherished memories of your pet or pets. ![]() I’m also active on Facebook and Instagram where you can view my work. There is also a blog section where you can read about my commissions and view work in progress, finished pet portraits and framed paintings. Some examples of the pet portraits I have drawn appear on this website. Details of my gift cards can be found on my prices page. For those times where the decision is last minute you can always buy a gift certificate so that the owner can decide on the pose at a later date. If you want to commission a custom pet portrait as a gift please book early. Pet paintings are great gifts, especially as Christmas gifts or birthday gifts. I also get lots of commissions from people wanting to give pet portraits as a gift. This past winter, they were on display in two Chicago locations, and many families were able to paint their loved ones’ faces.A pet portrait is a beautiful way to remember a faithful friend “It gives me joy and glee.”Ī quick note about the Orlando Traveling Memorial portraits, like the one Sheehan painted of Wilson:Īlthough funding has not completed, the project in its entirety, the 49 portraits have traveled. Find arts & culture groups in Orlando, FL to connect with people who share your. ![]() “I never made the personal time for my art. She may even be seen painting a wall somewhere. Sheehan will probably return to the City of Orlando’s Pottery Studio off Paramore Avenue or paint many more “Bad Kitty” canvases. “Glass has a Mardi Gras feel of color,” Sheehan said.īecause of the three kilns involved in making glass art, Atlantis is closed during the hot summer months. Her newest Kitty, “Psycho Calico,” is made of glass. “You work closely with a partner, and, if you don’t pay attention, thermo shock occurs then the piece shatters, and it is done.” ![]() “It is almost like a ballet,” Sheehan said. She has been studying this art at Atlantis Glass and hopes after the summer heat is gone that she can begin to blow glass. Now, Sheehan has developed a new passion: working with glass. “There were so many, and I never want to forget.” “I chose him because I knew some of his family members and knew they would not be able to do it,” she said. Sheehan chose to paint the portrait of Luis Daniel Wilson. That collection was hung in the Orange County Center and in the State Capital.Īfter the Pulse shooting, local “Paint the Trail” artist Jeff Sonksen drew out the 49 faces, and artist Colleen Ardaman invited the families, friends and survivors to come paint the portraits of their loved ones who perished. “One Kitty with Rainbow” was part of the 100-plus paintings that Sam Flax commissioned weeks after the Pulse night-club tragedy. She has shared her “Bad Kitty” in many Orlando venues. The need to create became an important part of her life. “I discovered that I needed art to balance me,” Sheehan said. As an artist, she has painted a traffic control box in the Milk District, a storm drain in Thornton Park and helped the children of the Zebra Coalition paint a large rainbow mural.Īfter a few post-college years and a major personal disappointment, Sheehan stopped partying and began painting again. With a degree in art from the University of Central Florida, her goal has been to “redesign a city and make it pretty.” That has included cleaning up the city, preserving Lake Eola and even saving Constitution Green with a dog park. While sitting down with her for a few minutes at a recent Orlando Pride match, we were able to discuss her passions for her art and for our City Beautiful. “Her job is one piece, but there are many others- like her paintings, her pottery, her glass blowing, her gardening and her love of animals, just to name a few,” Stevens said. When discussing Commissioner Patty Sheehan, Bill Stevens, her aid, described her as a “multi-faceted person.”
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