Watercolor Pet Portraits by Marla

11/27/2024

This is sweet old Nina. Her elderly human’s friend reached out to me to paint her after she passed to cheer her human up. Such a sweet gesture. We have about a week left to get your Christmas orders in, two weeks if you’re local to Greenville,SC. Happy Thanksgiving!

11/12/2024

Oh my goodness, is this not the cutest little thing to bring a smile to your face today? I am so blessed to have return customers who give the most thoughtful gifts when their friends are mourning the loss of a fur baby. Meet Molar Bear - I think her human might be a dentist and I bet as a puppy she looked like a little polar bear. ❤️❄️. Her picture brought a smile to my face every day and quite honestly most days a full on chuckle. I knew her portrait was ready to be signed when it did the same. ☺️

11/11/2024

Meet Allie in her full framed glory! This sweet doodle left a hole in her humans’ hearts when she crossed the rainbow bridge, but hopefully her portrait make their hearts whole every time they see her smiling “you are my pack” expression. Love that such thoughtfulness went into a gift and especially loved when the humans sent me sweet photos of Allie’s portrait in their home. 🥰

11/06/2024

I‘m painting a white dog! Should be easy huh? ☺️.
Time to get in line for giving the most awesome present this Christmas! DM me for a quote!

10/09/2024

Meet Brandy and Angel. These sweet babies were blessed with some wonderful humans whose hearts are broken over Angel’s recent passing where she joined her packmate Brandy. Their Grandhumans wanted to give a special Christmas gift…. And it was so special it came three months early! I’m always honored to paint someone’s special fur baby, but I’m especially honored when the gift giver just can’t wait to share the portrait. ☺️

08/17/2024

Have some Christmas commissions I’m working on. While waiting on paint to dry I decided to paint a misty autumn mountain scene. I’m ready for less heat but not quite ready to let go of summer, how about you?

08/10/2024

It’s abstract but not. Found this gem while cleaning out my art closet. I probably painted this 20 years ago as a sample for a larger version. Surely you know what you’re looking at 😁. Might need to frame it.

08/02/2024

This is SugaBlu. I had many photos to go by of this sweet gal, tried a mish-mash….but I just kept coming back to these eyes. Her humans miss her but they have “Pinkie”, a piece of her blanket, and now a portrait to remind them of all the love and joy this fur-baby brought them.

07/10/2024

This is Tug. That’s right, Tug, the Pug. That head tilt and his dapper bow tie would tug at anyone’s heartstrings. I enjoyed painting him from his creases down to his infamous crooked toenail! Here’s to all the pets that Tug on our hearts!

06/08/2024

I have a vendor booth at the Celebrity Catwalk in Spartanburg today! Spartanburg pet fashion week! Gah…The walkway gowns!!

05/12/2024

Mother’s Day weekend gave me the chance to reflect on my mom, and paint one of her favorite flowers. Only wish I could give it to her. Happy Mother‘s day everyone! Cherish them while they‘re here! 💛

05/10/2024

Meet Kimber. I knew a few years ago when my friend posted a silly picture of her Great Dane that I would one day paint her….specifically that picture. Well, said friend just had a birthday, and if you happen to live near me you might recognize Kimber. She‘s been missing since mid March with regular sightings until a few weeks ago. We‘re hoping a recent sighting can be confirmed to be Kimber, but I just knew the next best thing to having Kimber home for real for her birthday would be a portrait. Hoping she comes home soon! 🥹

05/09/2024

Need a last minute Mother’s Day gift?
A gift certificate for a pet portrait would be perfect!

04/30/2024

Someone has waited almost four years for a portrait of her babies. Finally made time to paint my daughter’s “world”. This is Phil and Stella. Stella took time out of her day to see who that gorgeous kitty was that looked just like her. Worldly Phil was snoozing somewhere. ☺️

04/04/2024

This is Conchita. Could she have a more perfect name?? I think the only thing more perfect was the love her human had for her while she was here. Honored to have painted her! 😊.

02/21/2024

I‘ve donated two pet portraits to Project Hope Foundation‘s Evening of Hope silent auction.

Project Hope Foundation is a nonprofit organization here in the upstate of South Carolina, providing a lifespan of autism services. If you’ve had a pet portrait in mind, please consider bidding on my two portraits at the link below. The lots for these two portraits are 501, and 504. There’s a ton of other exciting things to bid on as well!

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Project Hope Foundation