was keeping me company in my studio. Because it would take him a few extra days to pick up the completed painting, I kept it in my studio and glanced at it more than once. I felt her lovely, peacefulIf you belong to that special group of people who adore your pets, relax, you’re in good company!

Clients who I’ve met through my profession as a pet portrait artist have become like my extended family. I remember one man who called for a portrait of his cat named Allyn who had just made her transition. He was totally bereft and felt that a painting of her likeness might help him to heal. In going over his photos, he told me of the one he had picked out, but when he got to the photo of Allyn as a kitten, I immediately felt that this was the photo Allyn had chosen for him. “She wants to be remembered healthy and strong, like she is in this photo,” I told him gently. He thought a moment, and then agreed. I felt her presence very strongly as I was painting. It was almost as if she was keeping me company in my studio. Because it would take him a few extra days to pick up the completed painting, I kept it in my studio and glanced at it more than once. I felt her lovely, peaceful

xtended family. I remember one man who called for a portrait of his cat named Allyn who had just made her transition. He was totally bereft and felt that a painting of her likeness might help him to heal. In going over his photos, he told me of the one he had picked out, but when he got to the photo of Allyn as a kitten, I immediately felt that this was the photo Allyn had chosen for him. “She wants to be remembered healthy and strong, like she is in this photo,” I told him gently. He thought a moment, and then agreed. I felt her presence very strongly as I was painting. It was almost as if she was keeping me company in my studio. Because it would take him a few extra days to pick up the completed painting, I kept it in my studio and glanced at it more than once. I felt her lovely, peacefuleal. In going over his photos, he told me of the one he had picked out, but when he got to the photo of Allyn as a kitten, I immediately felt that this was the photo Allyn had chosen for him. “She wants to be remembered healthy and strong, like she is in this photo,” I told him gently. He thought a moment, and then agreed. I felt her presence very strongly as I was painting. It was almost as if she was keeping me company in my studio. Because it would take him a few extra days to pick up the completed painting, I kept it in my studio and glanced at it more than once. I felt her lovely, peacefuls to be remembered healthy and strong, like she is in this photo,” I told him gently. He thought a moment, and then agreed. I felt her presence very strongly as I was painting. It was almost as if she was keeping me company in my studio. Because it would take him a few extra days to pick up the completed painting, I kept it in my studio and glanced at it more than once. I felt her lovely, peaceful was keeping me company in my studio. Because it would take him a few extra days to pick up the completed painting, I kept it in my studio and glanced at it more than once. I felt her lovely, peaceful energy wafting around the room. As he was leaving, there was a strong shift and almost a “Whoosh” feeling as her energy escorted him out the door. I stood silently for a moment, realizing that her energy was gone. A lonely, empty feeling pervaded the room, but I shook it off knowing he would be able to receive the solace he so earnestly wanted.

Sometimes the love we feel for our animals is returned ten fold. A policeman on a local police force called to have a portrait painted of his wife’s German shepherd. She was a policewoman and the shepherd named Duke had been her constant companion and fellow officer on the K9 force. “She loved that dog more than anything,” he told me. “Can you put some blue and red somewhere in the painting to commemorate his many years in the service?” He was