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Art of Leisure has always been circling around home and the leisure lifestyle in Sonoma and Napa Valley. This naturally includes the physical structure of a home, the spirit of its occupants including pets, surrounding gardens, and the thriving wine country community. Below, you will see my oil paintings of pets, very much a part of a healthy and happy home life. Our four footed friends are an important element of our lives, as noted by artists and authors over the centuries.
For many years, I have endeavored to help the shelter pet community. Many afternoons, I would visit the shelter, sit with an animal, paint a plein air painting of it and share a print with the person who eventually gave it a new home. This practice developed into the creation of my Shelter Pet Cards, sold at such shops as:
- Summer Vine, Sonoma
- Artifact Design & Salvage, Sonoma
- Sonoma Country Antiques, Sonoma
- Sue Fisher King, San Francisco
Now I am bringing this service to those who would like to memorialize a moment in their and their pet’s life. Hopefully, a delightful, happy occasion in which I can help bring your pet to life in a pet portrait painting.
![Animal Paintings](https://artofleisure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/f-Bella-card-copy-e1690846740433.jpg)
![Pet Paintings](https://artofleisure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/f-Buttercup-card-e1690847211492.jpg)
![Pet Portraits](https://artofleisure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/f-Charley-card-e1690847196502.jpg)
![Dog Paintings](https://artofleisure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/f-Black-Dog-card-copy-e1690847176384.jpg)
![Cat Paintings](https://artofleisure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/f-Emily-card-e1690847156638.jpg)
![Consignment Pet Portraits](https://artofleisure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/f-Gibbs-card-e1690847104961.jpg)
![Animal Art](https://artofleisure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/f-Jack-card-e1690847065422.jpg)
![Cat Art](https://artofleisure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/f-Jewel-card-e1690847046416.jpg)
![Cat Paintings](https://artofleisure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/f-Mariah-card-rotated-e1690847029513.jpg)
![Dog Portraiture](https://artofleisure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/f-Maui-card-e1690847010392.jpg)
![Cat Portraiture](https://artofleisure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/f-Miss-Emmy-card-rotated-e1690846996466.jpg)
![Painting of your pet](https://artofleisure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/f-Oliver-card-e1690846961414.jpg)
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