We've gotten so many great pictures and sweet stories already This is truly an honor to help memorialize these heroes! But... y'all keep trying to pay us! Seriously...we don't want to accept payment for this; it just seems so karmically wrong However, we will accept donated canvasses, or canvas boards. They are easily available on amazon; 16x20 typically runs under $10. Canvas boards are another great option; they ship easily (no chance at all of a poked hole!) and frame nicely. Plus, then you can pick whatever size you'd like. As far as shipping goes, he normally just uses his company's FedEx account, so reimbursing that is basically stealing

Keep the pictures coming! It's nice to keep busy these days

edit---To Willow's mom: I LOVE the black and white preliminary sketch he did of her! I'm thinking of uploading it for you, so you can go to walgreens and have it made as a board print!

I know so little about art, other than what I like and don't like, even living with an artist, lol!

Most of the canvasses I found on Amazon are sold in 2 packs, but there are a few singles. I tried to find/link only the Amazon Prime ones (cause I know I use my 30-day free trial as often as I can! There is one going on now). These are all the 16x20 size, but by all means, if you'd rather a different size, go for it! I just find that 11x14 and 16x20 frame the nicest (and don't require a $200 trip to a framing gallery...that drives me nuts! Target has nice frames, too, y'all!) For the most part, anything sold (on Amazon) through Blick studios is great, as is the Winsor & Newton brand. I'll reply to the painting request emails with my address as they come in (not sending a canvas doesn't mean I won't send a painting, btw!!!)

qid=1398857303&sr=8-3&keywords=16x20+canvas  (This is a single)

qid=1398857303&sr=8-1&keywords=16x20+canvas (This is a 2 pack)

These next 2 are the panels:

ie=UTF8&qid=1398857411&sr=1-4&keywords=16x20+canvas+panel

qid=1398857360&sr=8-10&keywords=16x20+canvas+panel

Willow's Mom--we were spending CRAZY money having prints made at a local gallery/print place. I mean, we had to sell 5-6 of the same print just to make back the cost of having *1* made. Then we discovered a "secret" from some of the artists around town. A high-resolution camera, good lighting, and Walgreens (or the UPS store). You can take a GREAT picture of a painting or sketch, upload it to the photo center (or bring your usb stick to UPS store), and they'll do a poster print. Many stores also sell what we use, which is a "poster board". They look NO different from the expensive prints that we were paying through the nose for, and with a coupon code, they run about $15-20 for any size up to 20x30 They're easy to sell, because it's hard to sell an original at $300 unless someone REALLY loves it, but you can always move prints at $30 or so, especially when you can have them done in any size!

So what I can do for all of the preliminary sketches (which are always just b&w) is just send you a jpg of it, and then you can have a print made if you'd like

I apologize for being slack with updates. We went up to the mountains and had NO SIGNAL (which was a blessing) for a few days, but I wanted to catch up!

Carol- Willow's painting is about done, and just drying. Just send us shipping info and we'll get it out as soon as we're sure it won't smear I will also get you those sketches...I just get freaked by the shed/studio this time of year cause I have a "bug issue". It's in my head, I know, but I still just avoid that place like the plague!!

Sassy and and Libby are being done simultaneously. From what I've seen of Sassy, my husband went with the giant grin photo, BUT with the beautiful light that was in the last picture. She's going to be a stunner! Libby is just...well, my hubby melted at those eyes, and who could blame him??

I know Shelby is on the list, and I think Jersey Girl (but I'm not sure if I got photo of her?). Honestly, organization is not my strong suit If I forgot anyone, PLEASE remind me, and I'll search back through my emails!!! 

I apologize for not updating/answering emails and such the past few days! I've been away from my computer, and I can't seem to get links to format right on my phone, and opening attachments is iffy! But, it's Mother's Day, so IN THEORY, I should have a few hours today to get everything caught up! To anyone that I haven't replied to, I have not forgotten you, I just need to better organize, lol! I set up a separate folder in my email for just tripawd pictures now, so it will be easier for me to keep everyone sorted

Willow is finished, and dry, and ready to go! My husband will ship the sketch as well, because I'm simply in love with it on it's own

Sassy is also finished, but needs to dry for a week before a quick varnish, and then she'll be on her way,too Someone actually tried to buy her on Thursday,lol, so my husband now has another happy faced rottie to paint!

Bear in mind, our camera is not the greatest (as in, these were taken on iphone 4), and the paintings themselves are obviously crisper and clearer:

I think we have pics from: Libby (who has been started), Shelby, Jersey Girl, and Ty. Am I missing anyone? I will get all pictures downloaded and forwarded (or reforwarded, in some cases!) to my husband now that I've got this under control. Or as under control as I can get, hehe...I laugh cause he's flaky, but I certainly have my own scattered moments