Pet Portraits

PET PORTRAITS BY TRUDIE SCHUYLER BARRERAS

Trudie has begun a major project of doing pet portraits for various friends, and also as "donation incentives" for charities such as churches and animal care organizations. These are primarily done in pastel, in size suitable for framing in 8 x 10 format. Anyone interested in inquiring in more detail about this project should contact Trudie at [email protected].

Baci

Recently done portrait of Baci the cat. In the collection of Allen Burrell.

Sydney

Baci's companion Sydney, also Allen's friend.

Sissy Loves Snickers

Sissy is the friend of Deejay Johnson, who is the person from whom we got our own beloved Shadow and Stash back in 1999. Trudie recently reconnected with him, and was delighted to do this portrait of Sissy, who obviously delights in Snickers candy bars..

Sophie the Beautiful

Sophie was a lovely greyhound adopted by Matt McClure and Josh Noble. She resided in New York City. In May of 2014, Sophie succumbed to a severe illness. She will be sorely missed, but Matt and Josh are blessed to have had her delightful presence in their lives and consider the inclusion of her portrait on this website a fitting tribute. Her portrait, done several years ago, remains in their possession. She has now joined Yoda and Leia (below) at the Rainbow Bridge.

Yoda and Leia

Yoda an Leia were the feline friends of Matt McClure before his move to New York. Recently they both went on to the Rainbow Bridge. Since Trudie had already done the above portrait of the greyhound Sophie for Matt and Josh, she offered to do the memorial sketches shown. It is appropriate that they be shown together, and Trudie thanks Matt for sharing them.

LouisaKitty

LouisaKitty is the most recent of many pet portraits Trudie has done. Many of them have been part of fund-raising projects, such as those prepared for her daughter Toni's J2A program at church. LouisaKitty is the friend of Francesca Maxime. Francesca co-anchored NETNY's program Currents, with Matt McClure, whose friend Sophie appears above.

Dog Quilt

Trudie decided to attempt a new departure with pet portraits by painting them on muslin fabric using acrylics. Each portrait is 12" x 12". Ray assembled them into the quilt, and quilting was done by both Ray and Trudie. The portraits are of Sharon Morgan's dogs, and the quilt is in her collection. It was completed in January of 2009.

Detail of Dog Quilt

This detail, obviously, shows a mother and her pups from the dog quilt discussed above.