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Lambie

Custom Toy Portrait — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:05:40 +0000

12″x12″ acrylic, 2010. Many times when people send me photos of a stuffed animal, they send images of the “real” toy and also the “backup” toy — meaning, of course, the one in current circulation that is missing facial features, is dingy and worn and beloved, and the identical one that was purchased to replace it when it is lost or just completely dissolves. Such was the case with Lambie, who belongs to Holly’s 9-year-old daughter. It was absolutely striking to see the difference between Lambie and her unused counterpart. The real Lambie’s face has taken on an uncanny, soulful, human-like expression, while the backup Lambie is simply very cute. I suspect that if I worked from the photos of the backup toy, Holly’s little girl would not have recognized her!

Lila’s Lamby

Custom Toy Portrait — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:11:50 +0000

8″x10″ acrylic on canvas, 2009. I’m that crazy lady with the camera at your kid’s birthday party who takes a zillion pictures (to make up for my terrible photograpy skills — thank goodness for the excess that digital allows for!). But what makes my paparazzing a bit unusual is my tendancy to focus on the children’s toys and stuffed animals. Always in search of fun subject matter! We recently took Sonja to her friend Lila’s 2nd birthday party and got to meet her VIP possession “Lamby.” But perhaps the most significant thing about that event for me was my introduction to Lila’s mommy’s native cuisine, the Utica Tomato Pie!

Pyjama Lamb

Custom Toy Portrait — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:07:45 +0000

Lamb 8×10 acrylic on canvas 2009 —

This lamb, found by my mother at a Long Island garage sale, is wearing cotton pajamas and has clearly contributed to decades of peaceful sleep for some lucky children. To paint him sitting up just seemed wrong — this guy is all about reclining and relaxing.

This painting arrives wired for hanging and framed simply with pine.

$140.00 plus $7 shipping