Kathy Dow Discovers

Way back in the spring of ‘09 I posted a story about a woman who does pet portraits on rocks.  She was such an unique person and artist that I kept in contact with her and wanted to see if any of my readers used her service.  So far, no one has. ):

For a Christmas gift for my husband I decided I’d get her to paint a portrait of our family pet, a 7 year old Labradoodle named Apollo.  All I had to do was send Vjera a jpeg file picture and within a week she had it ready.  Usually she’ll mail it, but she was doing a craft fair nearby so I drove over to pick it up and to see her again.  She’s a lovely person.

Here’s  Vjera at a street fair with some of her pet rock portraits.  She also paints on wood.  The rocks have a piece of felt glued on the back so it won’t scratch your furniture.  What a family keepsake!

Artist

Here’s the jpeg file of Apollo:

Adorable isn't he?

And here’s her work:

Apollo

My husband LOVED IT.  He took it to work with him and now Apollo sits on his desk and  I’m sure it’ll be a conversation piece.  People LOVE their animals.

Vjera’s work is very good and it was a great personalized gift that didn’t cost that much but meant a lot.  My husband says she really “captured Apollo’s spirit.”

She prefers not to do “people portraits” but does do homes and other animals in addition to some other work.  Check her out!

Vjera Thoma at valpovo@aol.com.

Pet Portrait of my dog, Apollo