http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.paintedpets.co.nz en-us Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:56:50 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/post/167031/cat-portrait-jeebus/ Some animals are just born regal, and Jeebus was one of them - a long-haired grey cat with the bearing of minor royalty, painted as a 40th birthday gift for his owner's partner.... Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:35:33 +1200 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/#post167031 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/post/167029/milo-and-maddie-two-little-dogs-one-no-longer-here/ Milo and Maddie came to me by word of mouth - a friends recommendation, which is how a lot of my favourite commissions begin. Two little dogs, painted together, with one of them no longer here.... Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:14:32 +1200 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/#post167029 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/post/167028/bear-dog-portrait/ Not every portrait carries the same weight. Some are joyful, some are gifts, and a few arrive carrying so much meaning that I feel the responsibility in my hands as I paint. Bear's was one of those.... Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:04:14 +1200 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/#post167028 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/post/167025/monty-home-again-a-memorial-dog-portrait/ Monty was diagnosed as terminal while I was painting him. Partway through a commission that had started as a celebration, it quietly became a memorial, and that changed what the portrait needed to be.... Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:54:51 +1200 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/#post167025 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/post/167024/moose-a-rottweiler-x-blue-heeler-portrait-worth-the-wait/ Moose's owner had been looking for years. Years, searching for someone who could paint her partners Rottweiler x Blue Heeler properly and do him justice. When she finally found me, the pressure was on, and I loved it.... Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:43:42 +1200 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/#post167024 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/post/167022/koda-narla-samoyed-dog-portrait/ White dogs are one of the most satisfying challenges I take on, and Koda and Narla were two of them at once. Both Samoyeds, all cloud-white fluff, painted together as a surprise for a husband's birthday.... Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:33:24 +1200 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/#post167022 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/post/167021/percy-a-memorial-portrait-for-a-once-in-a-lifetime-dog/ Some dogs are once in a lifetime. Percy was one of those - a heart dog, the kind whose absence leaves a room a little quieter. By the time his family came to me, Percy had already passed, and I knew this portrait needed to do more than look like him. It needed to feel like him.... Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:20:59 +1200 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/#post167021 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/post/167017/leo-the-oriental-siamese-and-a-request-from-the-other-side-of-the-world/ Leo found me from the other side of the world. A true Siamese, full of personality and confidence, and by all accounts a great talker - his family requested his portrait from the UK for a mum missing her best friend. Distance was no obstacle.... Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:38:43 +1200 http://www.paintedpets.co.nz/blog/#post167017