5″x7″ acrylic, 2011. That’s Marry Kate with two r’s, making it potentially a command and a pun, but I’m sure that was not the intent of Zoe when she named this bear at age four. If it was, then clever girl! Marry Kate, a Ty Beanie Bear (which is larger than [...]
9″x12″ acrylic, 2011. Stephen wrote me that his wife was looking at my website and “complaining that our kids don’t actually have favorite stuffed animals to paint.” His clever, thoughtful solution to this problem was to order a portrait of his wife’s own beloved chilhood bear as a gift for her upcoming [...]
8″x10″ acrylic, 2011. Six-month-old Thomas sleeps through the night only when tucked in with his bear blanket, and during the day this blue Gund dog rattle is his favorite. Thomas’ father Bob vividly describes the circumstances: “Lord knows my wife and mother-in-law have buried this child under toys, yet he always [...]
8″x10″ acrylic, 2011. The juxtaposition between the current state of “Brother Bear” and this photo of his of his original condition is, as Nate’s mother Claudia pointed out, “fascinating!” A Baby Gund, this once fluffy and cream-colored bear is now a bit rangy and matted, with grey, dreadlocked fur mostly obscuring his [...]
9″x12″ acrylic, 2011. Rychelle was born on an Army base in Colorado, and this bear was given to her by one of her father’s Army mates while she was still in the hospital. This was 1977, and Rychelle reckons he was called “Radar” because he looked so much like the bear [...]
5″x7″ acrylic, 2011. This is the second of two portraits of bears named Bumpy. Both toys are from Build-a-Bear, and were bought in memory of a beloved grandfather called Bumpy for his grandchildren.
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5″x7″ acrylic, 2011. This is one of two little portraits which will flank previous group portrait ordered by Megan this past winter. This bear was bought for Megan’s nephew Broden in memory of her father, who passed away before Broden was born. The grandkids called her father “Bumpy,” and they were [...]
8″x10″ acryic, 2011. Of all the variations on what I think of as “blanket-heads” (combination stuffed animal and baby blanket,) this is the sort that makes the most sense to me. It is a complete stuffed animal which is holding the blanket in its own arms. (Click here for another example.) [...]
5″x7″ acrylic, 2010. Linda’s son is twenty-nine and is buying a house. This is his favorite old bear, and Linda thought that a portrait of him would make a cool housewarming gift. I made sure to include the tag, which was his favorite part.
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5″x7″ acrylic, 2010. Brendan’s girlfriend has had “Gundy” for more than twenty years, and it’s very charming that he wanted to give this little portrait to her as a Christmas gift. I agree with Brendan that the shirt, which was designed by a friend as a way to hold the tattered neck [...]
9″x12″ acrylic, 2010. These are the battered and beloved childhood toys of Donna’s husband Andrew. She commissioned this portrait for his upcoming birthday. Donna notes that in most photos of Andrew as a child, these two are close by. She says that whenever he sees them even today, he remembers [...]
8″x10″ acrylic, 2010. Here’s a bear who has achieved a profound family legacy in record time! Poohie belongs to the daughter of one of my very favorite funny bloggers, Bossy. He was originally given to Bossy’s Son, now in college, by Bossy’s Parents when he was small. When Bossy’s fourteen-year-old [...]
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