Sweet Murmur

31/03/2020

I've been receiving some emails asking if I'm still open for custom pet portraits lately. Yes, I am! I'd love to create a special portrait or tribute memorial of your sweet furbaby for you.

Just send me an email with your favorite photos and I'll get back to you to discuss your special painting. [email protected]

Please take a look at my website for more info and examples too: http://sweetmurmur.com ❤️

Custom pet portraits and tribute memorial paintings. Professionally painted, original oil paintings on canvas. A special keepsake of your furbaby to cherish.

16/12/2019

Today is the last day to order your commission painting/drawing for Christmas! DM or email me at [email protected] if you'd like your own custom painting. Thanks! 🤗

11/06/2019

My furbaby loved these 😻🍌🍎🍋

Catnip is an incredible herb that has some entertaining effects on cats big and small. Read how it works and why Yeowww! products are the way to go.

16/05/2019

This is a tribute memorial portrait of Moose from Maine. We decided to go with a light blue gradient background to compliment his gorgeous blue eyes, silky coat, and gentle demeanor. This portrait was custom ordered as a very thoughtful and heartwarming birthday gift for a friend. 🤗❤️🐾

This is my new small painting size - the Petite Sweet Heart Canvas. It’s an original oil painting on a heart shaped canvas panel, 5x6”. I always add a beautiful glossy varnish to bring out the colors and textures unique to each furbaby. I attached an organza ribbon for hanging. 🐾🌈

There's more info about my Petite Sweet Heart portraits on my website at: sweetmurmur.com ❤️

04/05/2019

24/04/2019

Here's a fun lil video of my friend taking her sweet pups, Saki and Toshi, out for a bike ride. 🐶🐶

30/01/2019

To brighten your day. This kitty has it all figured out. 😼😍

23/12/2018

Thank you to everyone for following and your support and encouragement with my pet paintings this year! And thank you so much for sharing your loving stories and photos of your furbabies and furangels ❤️🐾🌈.

These are the top 9 photos I shared this year. I didn't post on social media as much as I would have liked to this year because I was working almost everyday on custom portraits. 🐶🐱🐰

I'll have WAY more posts coming for 2019, and I will be working on some exciting new projects I can't announce yet. 🤐 But soon! Sign up for my mailing list to be the first to find out what's new for 2019 👉 sweetmurmur.com

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ♥️🐾🎄

15/12/2018

Such a sweet adoption story of tiny kitty Francis ♥️🐾

08/12/2018

Hi everyone! I'm now fully booked for Christmas portrait paintings - but I have a limited number of *Fur Angel Ornaments*. They feature a beautiful rainbow bridge landscape with an angel feather floating down from heaven, a loving tribute to your fur angel.

Customize it with your Pet's Name - hand-painted on the back on top of a beautiful blue sky with clouds. It's a unique, custom and affordable option at only $45 for special gift-giving. Free shipping included.

Order yours here: https://www.sweetmurmur.com/product-page/fur-angel-ornament

A beautiful rainbow bridge landscape with an angel feather floating down from heaven, a beautiful tribute to your fur angel. Customize the back with your Pet's Name on a blue sky with clouds.

05/12/2018

Meezer love ♥️🐾

Cheryl Valente was trapped by the Camp Fire in California and survived on her own for two days, taking shelter with her cat in a laundry room of the Pine Springs Mobile Home Park.

26/11/2018

Ha! Love these preserved paw prints. Cats have been making their mark for thousands of years++. 😂🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

22/11/2018

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 🦃 I'm spending the holiday puppy-sitting these cute lil' furbabies, Saki and Toshi, and painting away on custom pet portraits in my art studio.

I'm almost booked up for Holiday commissions - If you'd like a custom pet painting or tribute memorial for Christmas, please message me right away to place your order. Free shipping + gift wrapping included. 😊🎁
...Back to work with cute puppies + paintings 🐶🐶🐾 Look at those lil' goofy faces tho 😂

12/11/2018

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06/11/2018

"Old dogs don't die; they can't. They've merely run up ahead; they're waiting for us just out of sight. Close your eyes late at night and you may smell his musky odor, or perhaps hear his snuffle from the next room. Pay attention and you may feel his nose on your hand or the back of your calf. When your final day comes, you can go on to meet him; he's never left you and never will, and when you close your eyes for the last time, you'll open them again to be met with his Bright eyes and wagging tail.

Old dogs don't die, at least, not those dogs who take the biggest chunks of our hearts with them when they leave us. Those dogs are inextricably part of our souls, and they go with us wherever we are. Though we may not see them, we know they're there because our heart is still beating; we still breathe, and those of us who have been truly touched by a good dog know our lives really started the day we met them.

Magnificent dogs don't die. They shepherd our dreams and only allow the good ones through the gates of our consciousness. They watch over us much as they did in life, and that moment when we step just barely outside of death or disaster, it's because they moved our feet or they stopped short in front of us as they did in life.

You see, a good dog is something only given to a few people. They are a gift from the universe and, though they're with us only a short time, they never really leave us. They are loyalty and love perfected, and once we are graced with that sort of love we can never lose it. We merely lose sight of it for a time, and that is our fault; for how can love like that ever go away?

It can't. It can't, and it never will. For these brave souls trade their hearts for ours, and they beat together beyond sickness, beyond death. They are ours, and we are theirs, for every sunrise and every sunset, until the sun blazes its last and we once again join the stars."

30/10/2018

Get ready for a Cute Baby-Animals-Overload this morning! Sqweeeee 😍🐾😻🐶🐰🐾

Follow this slideshow for pictures of cute baby animals that will make your day!

29/10/2018

Happy National Cat Day! 🐱🐾♥️

Although many have been considered an artist's muse, none have served as repeatedly as the common feline. Often basking directly beside our world's famous artists, cats have consistently served as creative companion and confidant. New from Chronicle Books is Artists and Their Cats, a collection of i

29/10/2018

"I guess I’m a little weird. I like to talk to trees and animals. That’s okay though; I have more fun than most people." ♥️ ― Bob Ross

Happy Birthday to Bob Ross! I love this photo. I started oil painting when I was 13 years old using my first Bob Ross oil painting kit. It was very inspiring to watch him paint landscapes on TV as a kid. Born today, 1942-1995.

26/10/2018

Take all the time you need ♥️🐾🌈

26/10/2018

Hi everyone! I'm excited to announce that I have a *New* Affordable Value Option available for my Pet Portraits & Memorials ~ introducing the

24/10/2018

For the furbabies that have crossed the rainbow bridge 🐾🌈

24/10/2018

Good hygiene info for Dog Parents

Floppy, thin, short, pointy, long-hanging or alert—dog’s ears come in many shapes and sizes. No matter what they look like, your dog’s ears should always Your dog’s ears might start to give off a nasty smell every once in a while. Here are the most common reasons for such an unpleasant odor.

23/10/2018

This is our family dog Snickers, a super happy-go-lucky 9 year old Pomeranian rescue who is always smiling. He is all about that pom-pom life. 😂🐶🐾

22/10/2018

Aw itty bitty furbabies 😍🐾🐾🐾🐾

21/10/2018

A year ago I had to say goodbye to my furbaby Ms Morgan. I miss her dearly. Everyday. ♥️🌈🐾

Here's a time lapse video of a quick sketch I did of her. It's charcoal and conte on paper. 🎵🎶

13/09/2018

One cool kitty 😎 Keep on sailin' Rigby! 😍🐾⛵

13/08/2018

Love this video! ♥️ This dog sums up my group coordination skills! 😂 How many of you can relate? 🐶🐾

03/08/2018

This is a special tribute memorial painting I created in loving memory of sweet Stormy and Cloud from Washington. They were best buddies and enjoyed doing everything together. ♥️

I combined three photos for their custom oil portrait: one photo of them together, one of the meadow, and one of the flowers. Their furmom wanted them to be in a beautiful space that they would enjoy, so we decided on a sunny meadow with delicate flowers. ☀️🌼🌈

03/08/2018

Hi everyone! I haven't posted as much lately on here because I've been so busy creating many sweet, loving pet paintings and tribute memorials of furbabies.

I've also been working on creating some new beautiful pet products and custom items! I can't give away any more details yet, but I'm super excited to share them with you soon! I'd also love to hear your input about what you'd like to see offered in my new online shop. Feel free to leave a comment here or send me a message. :)

I've updated my website, sweetmurmur.com, with a lot of new furbaby paintings and info about my artwork. If you have time, take a peak. I'll post more images of the new paintings on facebook and instagram with each furbaby's story this coming week. Keep an eye out :)

Here's a sweet animated video called "Take Me Home" by Nair Archawattana.

Watch this touching animated short film In a cold, dark dog shelter, a young beagle is waiting for the right one to take him home. Time passes by, the beagle...

26/07/2018

Aw, This is great! 🐱🐶🐾

06/07/2018

Aw, such a sweet, smart kitty 😍🐾🐈

Normally, cats will meow when they want food or attention from their owners but what happens when their owners have a hearing problem? This clever cat understands that he will get nothing if he meows to his deaf owner so he learned sign language instead! He even mimics the movement of tapping his pa...

30/04/2018

Today is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day ♥️
If you've been considering adding a new member to your family, today is the perfect day! Adopt a left behind furry friend and give them their fur-ever home ♥️

28/04/2018

Super cute 😍😺 Happy !

08/04/2018

It's hot for them too.

07/04/2018

It's National Siamese Cat Day ♥️ Hug your meezers 🤗 I'm missing my baby, Ms Morgan 1999-2017 🌈