For Christmas 2007 my wife Christine and I received a very generous gift from our relatives Tim, Terry and Emily for a custom watercolor portrait of our beloved Bruno commissioned by Custom Pet Portrait and Wildlife Artist Carol Wells of Texas. Carol Wells' work is portrayed on her Web site at http://www.watercolorpetportraits.com/ . Thank you Tim, Terry, and Emily for your beautiuful gift, Carol Wells for capturing Bruno's handsome beauty on canvas, and our friend Steve Baase, owner of The Art of Framing and Gallery on 430 W Fourteenth Street in Traverse City, for his superb mounting and framing of Bruno's watercolor portrait. Steve has a fabulous framing shop and gallery. Visit Steve at The Art of Framing and Gallery either in person or online at http://artofframingandgallery.com to see the many beautiful artworks displayed and for sale.
Prior to selecting and submitting our favorite photograph of Bruno for Ms Wells to paint, Christine and I had visited her Web site for months to help us with our decision. We agreed that our favorite photo of Bruno was one that Christine had captured when Bruno was whoaing beautifully on the training table at the Northern Michigan NAVHDA training grounds when he was just four months old. Isn't he handsome? The gaze of his eyes just penetrates your soul and shows maturity much beyond his age. We are amazed by the number of compliments Christine's photo of Bruno, Ms. Wells' watercolor portrait of Bruno, and Steve's superb framing of Bruno's portrait receive from friends, family members, and guests to our home.
Thank you all, again--we love this framed watercolor portrait of our beloved beautiful Bruno!
2 comments:
Jeff,
Your perception of Bruno's eyes and
Carol Wells capture is spot on! His portrait is destined for prominence in the Tibbits 'Hunting Hall of Fame'
Good luck with this springs banding.
Steve
PS Thanks so much for the promotion.
Jeff, it was an honor to paint Bruno! I can't tell you how many folks have commented on how handsome he is. Steve, your framing is perfection. And of course we couldn't have done it without Christine's wonderful photo. Thanks again for letting me be a part of this!
Carol
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