“The earth has music for those who listen.” Shakespeare This painting is an original design that I created for my 2nd daughter’s nursery for her child and my 3rdgrandchild. My daughter requested a jungle scene that included an Elephant, a Giraffe, and a Coqui Frog that is native to Puerto Rico and would pay homage to her… Continue reading “Brazilian Rainforest” 24×30 Oil
Category: Animals
“Star Light, Star Bright” 24×30 Oil
“Sleep, sleep beauty bright. Dreaming in the joys of night.” William Blake This painting is an original design that was created for my daughter’s nursery for her child. My daughter’s request was simple “I want a tree with an elephant and a bunny looking at the stars. And I want it whimsical.” With that… Continue reading “Star Light, Star Bright” 24×30 Oil
“Lucy” 10×8 Oil Painting
“When it’s too hard to look back, and you are to afraid to look ahead… Look beside you. I will always be there.” Author Unknown
“Abe” 8×10 Oil Painting
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Sportster
This will make my sister cry, but I’m posting it anyway. Sportster was a beloved Yorkie who passed away after spending many happy and spoiled years with my sister and her husband. The tricky parts in this painting was capturing the look in his eyes, his button nose and his scraggly hair. I put a… Continue reading Sportster
Wilson
Wilson is my son’s beloved Yellow Leopard Gecko. Having a Gecko in New England presents some unique challenges. The main one is creating a perfect very hot temperature for the day and then for the evening. To accomplish this, Wilson lives under lamps that are white during the day and red for the evening. When… Continue reading Wilson
“Ginger”
In November 2011, I painted our family pet, Ginger. Ginger thought she was human and frequently sat like this in her chair, always looking at us with an all-knowing look. One of the things that I like about this painting is the whimsical style that I created to capture her very regal attitude. I was also… Continue reading “Ginger”
Michelle Cote Fontaine Fine Art 