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Sue
Linton A photo freezes a moment while a painting touches hearts. |
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In Loving memory of Pets that have passed awayPortraits I have created to ease the painPage 1 |
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These Portraits have been done from the best photo's available. No- one wants to think that their "beloved mate " might die, especially before their time. I find it very rewarding to be able to ease the pain of the loss with one of my paintings.. It's sad when people contact me wanting to get a posthumous portrait and I have to tell them it isn't possible using the blurry or small photos they have. I will generally try to paint a portrait if possible, even if the photo's available are not as good as we would like . For those that have pet's that are healthy - make sure you take plenty of nice clear photo's so that if the worse occurs it's still possible to commission a painting and remember the good times.
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' Rex , Hawk and Grizzly '30 x 70 cmsOil on Deep edged canvas
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Country Tide & Alex 'Alex
is a jockey and sadly lost her favourite horse Country Tide. She contacted
me wanting a portrait to help ease the pain of losing him. She had a
lovely She had other clearer photos of Country but she really loved this photo which shows the connection the two of them had. I knew it would be difficult but I could see how much it meant to her and suggested that if she could find a similar horse I could come and take some extra photos .With those to help I was able to create their portrait although it certainly wasn't an easy task! Below are the original photo and the finished portrait. |
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The original reference photo - From looking at other photos of Country I could see that this photo didn't really do him justice. He looks really dark and drab here. You can't see his eye, or any of the structure of his head and Alex's face is all overexposed.
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Oil Alex
Portrait - I used 14 different photos to come up with the portrait.
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Leigh Stafford (m) - 0402 269 710 March, 2009 Dear
Sue Back
in October last year I knew my time with my beautiful German Shepherd
Jessie was coming to an end. I
didn’t know when but I knew I must start my search for the person who
could capture her essence forever on canvas.
A search of the entire world using the web provided an enormous
amount of choice. The location
of the artist I was planning to choose was only a minor consideration.
I needed to know the person I chose had the gift I knew I needed
them to have. You were
the one I chose. At
the end of December the time had come for me to say good bye to Jessie and
it was dreadfully heartbreaking. I
had your details and wrote to you soon after.
You responded immediately and I was impressed by your compassion
and professionalism. You worked with me to ensure I was happy every step of the way. From the initial photos to your first sketch, I knew I could trust you and I really did appreciate the way you stayed in touch with me. I think I was still very much in the initial stages of grieving and somehow you knew that and your sensitivity was incredibly helpful to me throughout the entire process. But
nothing, absolutely nothing could have prepared me for the moment I opened
up the canvas and saw your painting of Jessie.
It was as if she had been there in the flesh with you and you had
known her always. Incredibly
your painting is almost three dimensional and you have truly captured
Jessie on canvas, forever. I
am in awe of the way you have managed to capture her eyes and her
personality. Everyone has said
the same. I
am now in possession of the most precious item in the world to me. I have
the most beautiful portrait of my beloved Jessie, painted by a truly
remarkable Australian artist, Sue Linton.
I am incredibly grateful to you Sue. You
have the rarest of gifts in being able to reflect the truth through your
art and I could have never made a better decision than the day I chose
you. Thank you. Kindest regards always Leigh
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Jessie42 x 60cmsOil
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' Oscar'40 x 50 cms
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"Brutus & Pippa"30 x 40 cms
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Photo for"Brutus & Pippa"Brutus ( on the left) had passed on.
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Ziggy & Darby 20 x 50cms Oil on gallery wrap canvas 'I wanted to thank you for the lovely portrait you painted of my schnauzers. We cant believe how well you have captured both of the boys, especially Ziggy. I look at the painting sometimes and I think I know exactly what Ziggy might be thinking. We miss him terribly but having this painting to look at helps. Thank you.' Deone,
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I've done many portraits for Carol who has
a security and dog training business
We were concentrating on her own dogs that had passed away. She intended to do a portrait of her sisters dogs as a present at some time. Her sister recently lost Ziggy unexpectedly so Carol moved this portrait forward. She had just taken some photos of both dogs the week before Ziggy died but was disappointed when she saw the photos as both dogs had their eyes in shadow .Always look for things like that when you take photos ( digital cameras are great as you can generally check what you have taken then and there).Retake them from a different angle to the sun. The photo was also very boring and B and W in colour - but it WAS sharp! I chose this photo of the two from a lot Carol supplied as I thought it had potential for a nice design in a portrait. Carol said I could enhance the colours .I changed the postions of the dogs for a better design and it also meant Ziggy ( who passed away) would be at the front. |
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I painted this as a memory of Bonnie who had to be put down soon after I completed her commissioned portrait. I painted her younger in her prime so the painting would be a happy memory. |
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Ally 35 x 40cms Framed Oil "It's terrific ! I told you you could get her personality without showing her eyes . " Pauline
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Misty Lynx & Hot N Peppy 50 x 60cms Framed Oil
"I
received the picture this morning in the mail and it is AMAZING! I
can't wait to give it to Simon, fortunately this year is flying past so a
month shouldn't take too long. I did have to give it to one of the
girls here to look after at her house though so I didn't give in to
temptation! The way you captured their personalities is incredible, I
almost want to pat Peppy's outstretched muzzle.Thanks again, the portrait is
fantastic. I'll let you know Simon's reaction next month! Kelva (
Both mares had died of separate accidents within 3 weeks of each other. We
only had mobile phone photos for reference and they weren't very good so I'm
glad the portrait turned out as well as it did!- Sue)
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Gruff 40 x 50cms Framed Oil "We LOVE it .You've done an awesome job!! Thank you. Thanks again - you've done an amazing job capturing him!" Kimberly
This is a postumous portrait of Gruff a lovely Staffy who was lost as a result of the Queensland floods. He was sent to a property while his owners flew home and was bitten by a snake & died. He was only 3 1/2 years old and sounded like a one in a million little dog so his owners were devastated. I hope the portrait can give them years of lovely memories and help ease the pain of his death. Sue |
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Lysi30 x 40cmsOil on deep edged canvas"The painting is absolutely beautiful! It's so three dimensional, you could just reach out & hug her. I love that lovely baby fat and her eyes. She really looks like she is looking at you. Her nose is just like a puppy I feel like kissing it! " Leonie
Pet portrait of a Labrador puppy. |
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'Kaludah Renoir'25 x 30cmsOil on deep edged canvas
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Winston25 x 35 cms
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'Kitty '40 x 50 cmsOil |
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Megs(20 x 30ms )Pastel
" I hope Gail is as impressed as I am ...You've done a great job." Ian
"It's just brilliant! It's her to a 't".. absolutely fabulous!" Gail
Australian pet portrait painting of a Doberman ,Cattle dog cross
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Brandy & Molly25 x 30 cms
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'Sunnie'
Pastel " Erin loves the painting you did of Sunnie!" Gail
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'Fluff '40 x 50 cmsOil"It's lovely. Wasn't she beautiful. I got a bit teary when I saw the painting. Fluff was a rescue cat and young when she died. " Sian
Pet portrait of a cat |
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Griff & Harley50 x 60 cms
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