Monica Yother

Miss Firecracker

Miss Firecracker was a joy to paint. She is all puppy; all energy and intensity and movement. I had painted her “big brother” dog a few months earlier, and the owner wanted this painting to hang next to Duke. I am sad to say that I did not take a final photo of Duke, but…

The Lion Painting

The Lion painting is 24 x 36 and has been a slow process. When I first started helping a local organization called NALZS (North Alabama Zoological Society) I was struck by how much I want to paint animals. All kinds of animals. And birds. So immediately I began this painting. As with many things, when…

New Series

I am painting a series of loose, expressive horse heads. These are on canvas panels, with most black backgrounds and the style of my dance art. I have a wooden display thing with several bins in my studio and right now it is filled with canvases that have at least 2 layers of paint on…

Portrait of 3 Horses

This painting was a joy to do, but a bit of a challenge in setting up. The horses are siblings; going from left to right, Dulci, Danny and Parry, and though they are at the same barn, the three of them are never together for one photo. So I used many photos as references for…

Siblings

This is Dulce, Danny and Parry. They are siblings and I was asked to paint the three of them on one canvas. I so enjoyed this that now I miss the large canvas being in the studio! It’s 30″x48″ in oil. I thought it would be fun to see the progress!

Peanut, a Portrait of Love

This is Peanut, and I had the honor of painting his portrait in oil. This is in memory of a sweet and treasured family member of someone who loved him so very much. She wanted to be sure and include his favorite blue toy.

More than a dog portrait

This is Rebel. I met him when his person-mom brought him to the studio not long ago. She wanted a dog portrait, and since he was right there I tried to get a good reference photo. Well here’s how that went: I should mention that this group of photos was taken in a bout 2…

A White and Gray Horse Painting

This was painted in acrylics…it was all about the textures and shapes. I wanted to create something more quiet than I normally do, so I limited the palette to whites, warm grays with just a little blue for a cool accent. (literally cool as in temperature). I sold this to a young guy who came…

Lucy – Another Dachshund Portrait

For the last eight years, Lucy has been a delightful visitor in the studio. She belongs in the studio across the hall from me, and lately has taken to trotting herself over for a short visit, which means good ear scratches and neck rubs (for her, of course). When she’s done, or more likely, when…

Symphony in Blues

I enjoyed the texture and contrasting smoothness on this. I had it in the front window of the studio for about a week, and it sold. I will do more in this style though. It was a very relaxing experience painting it!