Jennifer Putnam

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I chose a photograph of a dog to paint and cropped in closely to focus on facial features, especially the eyes. This was not a portrait for a customer, but for myself and is one of my favorite paintings.

Painting

I painted this dog portrait by request, using a photo provided to me. While painting, I thought I would never capture the essence of this beautiful dog, but when I completed it, the dog's owner absolutely loved the final painting. It looked exactly like her dog, who had passed away... it is the joy people feel when they see a painting that looks so much like their fur baby that makes me love this talent I had no idea could come from my hands, brushes and acrylic paints.

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This was one of my first dog portraits after I learned I could paint dogs. The owner of the dog sent me a picture of the dog with his portrait to show how his essence was captured in the final painting.

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A friend asked me to paint a dog from a picture he sent. I had no idea whose dog it was, but when completed it truly looked just like the dog in the photo, which I later learned was Donnie Wahlberg's beloved bulldog that had passed. The dog was wearing a special winter hat.

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I was asked to paint a dog based on a picture, and then was asked to include rainbow or multiple colors. The end result ended up being an abstract painting of a large poodle and possibly retriever-mixed dog, although the essence - especially the eyes - was captured, making the painting look like the person's dog.

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This was a request by a co-worker. Painting a white dog is extremely difficult, especially without classes or technique training. I saw the shadows, highlights and colors in the dog's fur and captured the eyes. This painting is one of my favorites, done on canvas and being a very difficult one to complete.

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This was my first dog portrait. It was a friend's dog who had just retired. You can see that it was an early dog portrait, but it captured the dog's essence as I intended.

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I painted this rock by looking at a picture of a dog that I saw on Facebook. I sent it to the person who had posted it. It's one of my favorite "rock dogs" that I've painted.

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I love painting sea life. This was a sea lion painted from a picture. The sea lion was staring at the camera, and I believe I captured a great moment.

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I wasn't sure when I began this painting, completed on a Santorini stone. I had never painted a horse or unicorn or anything similar. I donated it to a Facebook group for a raffle prize.

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One of my specialty scenic paintings has become a Florida West Coast Sunset. Here you have a dark red sky and golden sunset with sun setting, two palm trees, land and birds done in silhouette.

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I decided to try something completely different, and ended up painting a heart... not the shape but the organ. I painted it near Valentine's Day and posted it on Facebook. I really enjoyed working on the details, including the veins within the heart. It was different than my normal paintings and I still have this one in my possession.

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I was challenged to paint this by an administrator of a local rock painting group. I think it's one of my best paintings. I gifted it to the administrator.

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I usually have trouble painting my own pets. But I was able to paint my beautiful orange female tabby, Pumpkin, and capture her magnificent stare. She allows me to take the best photos of her, and I used one to base this painting on.

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This was a portrait request by a college friend. I did two of her cats for her. This was when I thought I could only paint dogs... then I painted her cats.

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This was the second cat I painted for a friend from college. When I captured this cat's eyes, I realized I had a talent for painting animals... not just dogs.