Portrait painting is traditionally thought of as a genre of art in which the face, expression and personality of the model are made to be the focal point of the painting. Think of Mona Lisa, American ...

The Marin Humane nonprofit hosted a workshop Saturday to teach kids to make paintings of their pets from photographs in Novato. Participants were asked to bring a picture of their pet, and instructors ...

YAKIMA, Wash. — In the more than 50 years since Bill Carnahan created his first two paintings, he has captured thousands of picturesque old barns, landscapes and animals on canvas. Carnahan didn’t ...

RESTON, Va. — Erica Eriksdotter always paints the eyes first. “The eyes are the most important part,” Eriksdotter said of her hand-painted portraits of dead or dying pets. “The eyes are the windows to ...

As Kat Corrigan sat at her dining room table, painting a canvas, one dog rested at her feet. The family pug passed through, giving a snort. Then a cat, named Fatoosh, hopped onto the table, nuzzling ...