CUSTOM PORTRAITS FROM YOUR FAVORITE SNAPSHOT!

HOLIDAY PORTRAIT TIME!

Just in time for the holiday season. . . gorgeous contemporary custom portraits on canvas!

Get a great jump start on your Christmas gift shopping or a special anniversary, birthday, engagement, wedding, housewarming or graduation gift. I can paint your children, pets, your home, your classic car or even a special childhood or vacation memory.

Click on the photo to see the unbelievable painted detail! Check out my portfolio of custom artwork at http://www.portraitartistmj.com/ , or email me and I'll send you more information!

mjlemieur@charter.net.

NEW PORTRAIT WEBSITE!

Capture your Favorite Memories on Canvas... with Custom Portraits...
Portraits can be created of anything or anyone...people, pets, babies, homes, etc. I can work from your favorite snapshots or photos. Click on the cat's nose to see more detail! You can view more portraits at my new website: http://www.portraitartistmj.com/

I can create a detailed, unique piece of art which will showcase the subject in a way which will come alive from the canvas! Please e-mail me (mjlemieur@charter.net) for information.

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You have to try these AMAZING herbal handcrafted soaps made in northern Michigan at Herbal Bliss Soaps: http://herbalblisssoaps.com/

These luxurious and luscious, artsy bars are lovingly handcrafted with Bliss Honey, herbs, spices and dried botanicals. Try aromatic Cedarwood with Juniper Berries, soothing Oatmeal Bliss Honey, Tangerine Cornmeal, or wake yourself up with Coffee Bliss. Relax with my favorite bar... Spiced Clove or check out dozens more "flavors" at the Herbal Bliss Soap website. There are no added chemicals, dyes, detergents, or any other synthetic ingredients. What a treat!

Grand Opening....Sunny Ridge Quilter Etsy Shop!

Sue Ann Wiltse's new ETSY shop...sunnyridgequilter is open for business!

Her shop is filled with quilted items intricately handcrafted in her small Northern Michigan log home. She will soon be adding cool quilted bags and purses, table runners, more wall hangings and quilts. Sue Ann especially enjoys making items which feature our wonderful Michigan up north woods and wildlife!

Pop in and visit her etsy shop and say hello!

Custom Brushfolks Cut Out Paintings.....

Gorgeous, unique custom "brushfolks" style pet-filled portrait of your own special pet. Colorful "cut-out" acrylic/watercolor painting on wood!People are already ordering these for Christmas gifts. Please click on this link for more info and detail photos: Brushfolks Pet Portrait. Or visit the pet portrait gallery on my new website: www.portraitartistmj.com

Thanks for looking!

If you click on the pictures you can see larger photos of the pet portraits. Look closely and see if you can find Abby (the cat) inside Lucy (the dog) and also Lucy inside the cat!

Kelly's Fox

This is my latest commission... for my artist/friend Kelly. This is a from a snapshot of a

little fennec fox that she took at the Virginia Zoo.

It was fun to make his eyes and smile come alive, fluff him up and repaint the background.

Latest Pet Portrait....

Meet Rudy, a curious Christmas cat!

Lisa's Commission Painting in Progress......

Here's a start! I will try to post photos as it dries in between stages. This photo looks kind of dark compared to the painting. Feel free to post comments/critique me as I go along! Critique is French for "criticize"... I can take it! The painting is 18 x 36, acrylic on hardwood panel. I won't show the sketch, so you can be surprised.

As acrylic dries very quickly, on large paintings I like to use a retarding medium to slow the drying

I lightened up the sky a bit and corrected the horizon line, and worked on the clouds. Didn't get much done, now it's lunch time already!

More detail added to the tree line.......

The spirit underpainting of the Chief!

No feet yet!

The crows are somewhat cartoony right now, but I am more interested in capturing their gestures, than detail right now.

The chief is coming along. He looks stout because I was too lazy to lift the panel with each consecutive shot.

Now I'm repainting the hand. It seems like these crows have been watching the chief materialize.

I wanted to revamp his buckskins and make them plainer. I tried to rework his face, how frustrating!

This is a terrible photo, but now he looks just like I want him to...he looks so very sad. He was smitten with someone and she despised him.

Just have to finish the crows and foreground!

I do have to redo his right hand, it looks deformed.

Here is the finished painting!