Anne Leuck Feldhaus Adventures & Art

Bad Ass Art...

It was great fun to create this composition encompassing all the lovely animals at the "Bad Ass Sheep Farm". I had the pleasure of visiting the Hendricks Farm over the Holidays when I was visiting family and friends in Wisconsin and meeting all these adorable creatures. Very helpful to capture the spirit of this commission. In the painting: their chickens...(sorry I don't have names) Dogs: Joy and Bo, Jack (Sparro) the  kitty cat, Jacob Sheep Ewes: Rachel and Rebecca, Romney Sheep: 769 & Pitchfork and last, but not least, Penny..the (not so) bad ass! Oh...and the bees, they even make their own fabulous honey...from the Division of Angry Bees! Such lovely people and an idealic little farm, thanks Beth Ann & John!

Penny!

Jacob Sheep Ewes, Rachel and Rebecca...love their markings!
Raw Honey, brought to you by the Division of Angry Bees!

Joy...



Beth Ann getting ready to serve up a bad ass lunch!

Teddy...a new Wheaten Pet Portrait

Teddy, aka Theodore P. Bear...an adorable Wheaten Terrier, who loves carrots!

 

Mr. Kilo...an adorable Shih tzu!

I'm the first to admit, smaller dogs are more of a challenge for me - but I love how this Pet Portrait Print of Mr. Kilo turned out, and especially the color scheme of this piece (my client's idea). He is an adorable little Shih Tzu.

Hudson & Holly...Kentucky Goldens

I just shipped this completed Pet Portrait of Golden Retrievers, Hudson & Holly, to their owners in Kentucky. Another Christmas Gift order completed and crossed off my list, my client gave them the preliminary sketch as the gift and they gave me final edits, it was a welcomed gift. Beautiful pups!

New Lhaso Apso Portrait...Aldovas!

Happy new collectors with their new Custom Pet Portrait Print of their Lhaso Apso, Aldovas!

These are some of the fun produts available to you, once the portrait is done:

Happy Sunday!

Jake & Mike Pet Portrait Duo

Wanted to share a recent Pet Portrait Print featuring Jake. a lab mix, and Mike, a Chesapeake Bay Retreiver - this one is now hanging in a nursery in Georgia!

Golden Doodle Pet Portrait....

This custom Pet Portrait Box Frame Print was a gift order...I hope Bailey's owner is pleasantly surprised! This was my first Golden Doodle portrait.

New Pet Portaits Revealed...

Cocker Spaniel / Poodle / Bichon Mix...Carlie!

Sweet old Chocolate Lab: Max

 
Portuguese Water Dog: Bexlee!

Little Max...the Beagle

 
Jack Russell Terrier: Schultz!

I'm way behind on sharing all the Custom Pet Portraits I've created for clients over the last several months...stay tuned for more!

"Day of the Dead" inspired narrative pet portrait...my favorite!

...just helped my fabulous new client, Claire, pull off a wonderful surprise for her partner, inconspicuously hung a narrative portrait of their dogs in my storefront window:
 
...her priceless response when she noticed it:

...i'm still smiling, this was such a fun project and the joy and surprise with which it was received, heart warming. ...and I love, love, loved creating the Mexican 'day of the dead' inspired details. It's my new favorite pet portrait! Do you like the subtle little angel/el angelito & devil/la diablita details? and the leaves and vine motif...with scalloped edges...this is going to carry through into some new paintings!

Anne's Pet Portrait Debut on 190 North....Watch the Live Podcast!

Check out our fun feature from ABC Channel 7's 190 North Television Show! It turned out great thanks to the wonderful interviews with my customers  and their pets (Cris & Kaaren & Tango and Sarah & Bear), and all the great folks and camera crew at 190 North, thank you Janet & Holly!! Sadly, Bear, the sweet Bernese Mountain Dog in the segment passed away a few weeks ago...so honored to have created his portrait and that he's also immortalized on film. He was beloved by everyone in the neighborhood.

Please contact me if you are ready to order a Pet Portrait!

The other wonderful part of this feature, it aired the night before my 44th birthday...a lovely gift!

A Narrative Portrait of Alice...

This is the long overdue Narrative Portrait that I'm working on of my dog, Alice....
The image below was my initial sketch. There are so many silly things about her, it was hard to narrow it down, but I think these translate well:

King Kong and the Godzillas...

 

This portrait evolved from my sprained ankle incident back in October. As I lay in the bed of my pick up with ice on my ankle waiting for my pal Stephie (Angel Food Bakery) to notify her staff that she was taking me to urgent care, I met Dave Clayton...he was visiting from Brazil and said 'hey, you do the pet portraits...you've got to paint my pugs!". So I did, and now this painting resides in Brazil. Godzilla sadly passed away so we gave him a halo, King Kong, of course, got the crown and Space Godzilla is from Brazil, so he got the Brazillian Flag. I love how this turned out...let me know if you have a pug you would like me to paint!

Tango....A day in the life of a Vizsla

This was another Holiday Pet Portrait Gift...this one a 24x36 Painting of a local Chicagoland Vizsla, "Tango". I met Cris and his wife back in August at the Bucktown Arts Fest, he contacted me in November wanting to surprise his wife with this wonderful gift. He was the perfect client - supplying me with many wonderful photos and a list of Tango's favorite places, activities, toys and treats, including baguettes after picking one up on a walk near the Red Hen Bakery. This was a fun project from beginning to end!

Tango with his painting!

This was the final sketch before I did the painting....and black and white below:

Holiday Pet Portrait Review...

Now that the gifts have been given, I can start sharing all the fun holiday Pet Portrait orders I did. My favorite of the season...Portuguese Water Dogs: Barkley & Scout:

This is the largest Narrative Pet Portait Print that I've had made, measuring 30x40 - it turned out beautifully! It is a laminated float back print, created from my digital painting.

New...Double Pet Portrait Composition!

It's time to order your Holiday Pet Portrait! And just in time...you've been asking for it, and now I have it, the Double Pet Portrait Composition....A 12"x16"x1.5" deep Ready To Hang Custom Laminated Pet Portrait Print. Price = $400. Order by November 24th to ensure Holiday Delivery! Click here for pricing for Single Pet Face Portraits and Narrative Portraits.

Bebe, Taffy & Ozzy...!

I created this great vertical Pet Portrait of the DeFee family canines last year. From left to right: Bebe,Taffy, and Ozzy...they live in Alabama. Sadly Taffy passed away this past spring. I hope that she and Izzy are galavanting together in that big dog park in the sky!
If you have more than one pet, I am happy to do custom sizes and formats for you. This ready to hang, laminated print measures 12"x36" and has a float back frame. My Holiday Pet Portrait que is filling up, so get your order in soon!

Bear...My first Bernese Mountain Dog portrait:

Another sweet dog from the neighborhood...I think Bear may be the largest dog I have created a pet portrait of...definitely my first Bernese! Many more commissions to show you that I've been juggling over the last few months while also doing art fairs around the midwest and several new ones in the works, stay tuned...

Dusty Rose...larger than life!

The initial sketch for this Pet Portrait Painting of Lapso Apso, Dusty Rose, was a gift from a wonderful neighborhood client, Ben to his wife Amanda (see below). It was very well received, Amanda then had the opportunity to have me tweak the colors, patterns, etc to her liking, before I created the final painting (shown above with Ben & Dusty Rose who is as sweet as she looks and often stops in for treats on her walk.

Bailey...another Golden

  Just finished Bailey...this was a Pet Portrait Gift Certificate redemption from the holidays.You are looking at the final digital painting that I created and sent to my printer who will create an 18x18 Laminated Float Back Pet Portrait Print. It should arrive next week at which time I will sign and ship to it's new home in Atlanta. Below you can see how I create the digital painting, on my magic tablet...the cintiq:

Willie's Wilderness Adventures...

 Finished up several commission Pet Portraits, recently...this one was near and dear to my heart. My brother commissioned this narrative scene painting for his wife's birthday last year...and they have been very patient! Willie was an awesome dog and is missed very much...this painting celebrates his life and love of the outdoors, asparagus, tennis balls and his favorite pass time, catching bees!

Sam..."has superman genes in his DNA"

My clients Jim & Carol commissioned me to do another portrait for their newest member of the family...Sam! Who, I'm told, has quite the a personality "...he is a crazy retriever, a good game of fetch can last hours if you let it, he thinks every toy in the house is his and will pile them up on his bed to prove it, he's the life of the party and isn't afraid to show it, he has superman genes in his dna (can leap tall buildings or sister dogs in a single bound) 6) he's going to be a little too helpful in the garden..." Sounds like lots of fun to me! This is the 4 foot portrait I did a few years ago of their other dogs, Bud, Waldo, Meenie and Ella:

Bruiser...

Meet Bruiser! This was another holiday Pet Portrait Gift Order from December. Did you know that I can personalize this with your pet's name and custom colors if it looks like your Pug? It will save you $100 on your Pet Portrait Print!

 

More Pet Portrait Reveals...a Yorkie & a Toy Poodle

Butter & Joey...another batch from my Holiday Pet Portrait orders. These two are new breeds for me, Butter is a Toy Poodle and Joey a Yorkie. Really sweet dogs..they live in the neighborhood and came to my studio for a photo shoot before I started working on the portraits.

Honoring a Retired Greyhound...

Herman, a retired Greyhound, was among my most recent Pet Portrait Orders. I was told he is very shy...I hope he will make an exception for me and come with when Pat picks up the print - he looks so sweet...

Pet Portrait Reveal #5...Buck and Bonnie

This is Buck and Bonnie's Pet Portrait...I was given the beautiful photo below for reference.

If you think a Pet Portrait might be a good idea for a Valentines gift, get your order in SOON! Or consider a Pet Portrait Gift Certificate.