Deanne Johnson
Commissioned 'fur and feather' Portraits
My love of animals, fits right in with the direction my art work has taken which started by painting my dog, a beautiful ‘blue’ Weimaraner. Then a couple of cat lovers wanted paintings of four cats that they wanted to always remember. And that started the animal portraits including one of a favorite chicken!
Art needs to have a particular purpose for me other than I enjoy it or feel compelled to do it. I find doing pastel portraits of pets that people love, blesses them. And that brings me much satisfaction and purpose.
I paint the portraits exclusively in the pastel medium. For me, pastels are very good for painting fur and feathers. And although I have done larger works in the past, smaller 9 x 12 (unframed) are a good size for these portraits.
If you are interested in having a portrait done of your best animal friend or someone else's best friend, email
My love of animals, fits right in with the direction my art work has taken which started by painting my dog, a beautiful ‘blue’ Weimaraner. Then a couple of cat lovers wanted paintings of four cats that they wanted to always remember. And that started the animal portraits including one of a favorite chicken!
Art needs to have a particular purpose for me other than I enjoy it or feel compelled to do it. I find doing pastel portraits of pets that people love, blesses them. And that brings me much satisfaction and purpose.
I paint the portraits exclusively in the pastel medium. For me, pastels are very good for painting fur and feathers. And although I have done larger works in the past, smaller 9 x 12 (unframed) are a good size for these portraits.
If you are interested in having a portrait done of your best animal friend or someone else's best friend, email