Mama House Studio. Custom Pet Art by Clarissa M. Thaden

10/05/2024

Oh, this face! This mushy, smushy, toofy, tongue-ie, stoic nugget of absolute delight! He won my heart instantly, and I think it's easy to see why! Every picture I was sent was perfection, and I could happily do a whole collection of this darling chonk, aptly named Murph.
Thank you, , for asking me to do this for your son, I had so much fun and loved every minute I got to spend with your sweet grandpup!

9x12 Watercolor
Non Memorial

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas! Wishing you all happiness and joy, wonder and delight this Christmas day!

Love and cat hair,
-Clarissa

11/11/2023

This is Dude, the therapy lab. While here on earth, he touched so many lives in such a profound way. Crossing the rainbow bridge has not stopped him from continuing to do the amazing work of bringing love and light into the world. You can see more about him and his family at (on Instagram)

I am so glad I was asked to paint this portrait. The contrasting colors side by side really made my brain work, and you can see in the photos here that I deviated from my normal approach, which is to start with the eyes. The reason for that is because there were SO many ways I could mess up on this, and I couldn't bear painting those eyes, only to bu**er the background and have to start over! In the end, I needn't have worried, because Dude came through beautifully, and I just want to give him the biggest hug of thanks!

Thank you again to the instagram group here that made this all happen! You are amazing!

10x10 Watercolor
Memorial

26/10/2023

Little before and after. Which one is your favorite?

25/10/2023

Some days I just want to scribble.


Dudly in a baby chair.
Mixed media

19/10/2023

Wishing you a peaceful day with this sweet little baby from 10 years ago.

24x30 acrylic on canvas

11/10/2023

Oh, this was a fun one! I've been asked, in the past, to paint a retriever with a bird in its mouth and would never do that. But this?! When my client Ashley suggested this rubber chicken, I was all in! I love everything about this painting! The dapple light, the water dripping off the chicken's foot, the little red reflection on his collar baubles 😍 But those warm brown eyes and little cooked toofs just melt my heart!
Thank you, Ashley, for being so amazing to work with! Your reference pics were incredible, and I appreciate your patience in the process!

8x10 Acrylic

10/10/2023

Dear Jon and Tracey,

Thank you for being the most incredible cheerleaders a girl could ask for. For three years you've hung in my studio holding your painting of Zorp. You have been reassuring, excited, and quietly supportive from your place there on the wall. I bet you didn't know, when you took the time to take that photo, that you were going to be a life changing moment in someone's life. But you have been. I think so much of both of you and that small act of kindness, so early in my watercolor journey, was, has been, and will continue to be, a source of assurance on those days when my artist soul needs it most. Thank you, for all you do, the people that you are, and for being there for me (without knowing you even were!).

With a heart full of love and gratitude,

-Clarissa

26/09/2023

Throwback to this warm toned yumminess! I did this in my pre pet portrait days a whopping 13 years ago! It's hanging in my living room because I don't know how to sell/price/let go of art that isn't a commission! 🤪🤷‍♀️

acrylicpaintingartist

15/09/2023

My sweet Felina is officially my muse! 😸 Three very different styles and two different mediums. The boat one is acrylic and the other two are watercolor.

08/09/2023

I loved painting this portrait of Koda. It's such a candid moment, a perfect memory, that shared glance with your best friend on the way to the next adventure.

9x12 Watercolor
Memorial

08/09/2023

This sweet floof was named Fantasy, and I loved creating this ethereal fantasy scene as a tribute to this very special girl.

31/08/2023

Today is the final day to submit an entry to the pet portrait competition! I submitted Emmanuel a couple weeks ago, but just realized I never posted his entry photo! I shared what I THOUGHT was the finished pic, but his beak was still bugging me so I redid it... for the fourth time🙈😅

I've had the pleasure of working with the ladies of a few times now over the past year. They've been great supporters of my art and great about commissioning pieces that helped me grow in my watercolor work 💗 That, along with knowing Emmanuel's story, made this seem like a great opportunity to work with them again! And this time in acrylic! I proposed this idea of him in a crown and collaborated with them on what elements would make it extra special. I know how much I treasure my painting of Extra, and hoped this would be as special to them. I gifted them the original and offered the digital version in hopes it could be used to fundraise for the incredible work they are doing with animals there on their farm!

Another year of in the books! Best of luck to every artist that entered, the work is crazy amazing this year!!

25/08/2023

Originally, my client wanted one painting of her sweet boys together, but then... she went and sent me the most personality capturing reference pics of each of them EVER so I asked if she'd be willing to do two!? So happy she said yes, because I just adore these two portraits!
Left to right: Goose and Murphy

13/08/2023

Ok, I see you 😜😍

12/08/2023

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11/08/2023

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08/08/2023

If I don't post this I'm going to keep messing with it!! So here he is! The one and only Emmanuel Todd Lopez! Thank you Taylor and Kristian of for allowing me to celebrate you and your gorgeous boy in this way!

06/08/2023

Getting close to finishing this special piece! And today I worked on a small but very meaningful part! I'll share the full story in the final reveal!

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26/06/2023

I love how this painting came together ❤️

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