PET & PEOPLE PORTRAITURE

Annie and Belle...36" x 24"
Oil on board 

Whether a fine art portrait is your first piece of "real" art or an addition to an extensive collection, it contributes its own special qualities to the general ambiance of your space.

Portraits are done two ways: live or from photographs. From life, if the subject posing is of the four-legged variety, the finished product will be freer, less constrained, more impressionistic. From the flat, still photo, more detail is gleaned; the brush strokes tend to be tighter. Weinstein is able to paint in either style with great success.

She has flown to client's homes to create portraits live - normally three to five days. More frequently she works from a series of photographs - not all great, perhaps, but each giving clues as to character, form, spirit, personality - all to be caught in a perfect moment on gessoed board.

Locally, when working from photographs, she shoots from two to ten rolls of film, depending on the number of subjects. Working with her client, she then culls from a multitude of images to create a collaborative vision. As the picture nears its completion, the subject comes to her studio for the final live touchup. When cats are the models, as they rarely travel well, she goes to their homes for that final touch .

Oil paintings start at $350. For more information contact the artist directly.

Mushroom...24" x 18"
Oil on board

Katie & Taylor...24" x 16"
Oil on board