pet portrait – Rainbow Pet Portraits

2025 Mini Border Collie Rugs

pet portrait, rug tufting / Squid / April 22, 2025 / dog, pet portrait, rug tufting

Continuing my prep for the Spring Capital Art Sale, I’ve made these two mini versions of my latest border collie rug. This design is based on my smooth coated border collie, Nonoha, which is why they’re not drawn super fluffy. I’ve seen a lot of smooth border collies around Fredericton, so I’m hopeful these rugs will find some border collie fans!

Border collie people: Do you prefer classic black and white or red and white coats? My husband loves the reds, but I have a soft spot for the classic black look. It’s just so dignified! (totally unlike the dogs themselves)

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Mini Kitty Rugs

pet portrait, rug tufting / Squid / April 15, 2025 / cat, pet portrait, rug tufting

Here are some new kitten rugs! This is my first time tufting out this design, and I’m pleased with how it turned out. Tabby cats are my favourite to create, and I’m glad others seem to like them the best, too. There’s just something so charming about stripes.

I’ve made these two little kitties for the Capital Art Sale starting May 8th. I know money is tight for so many right now, so I’m trying to focus on making lower-priced goodies. Everyone deserves something colourful and fun to bring them joy!

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New Sticker Design – Rainbow Unicorn Pony

pet portrait, stickers, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art / Squid / April 8, 2025 / horse, pet portrait, stickers, unicorn, watercolor, watercolour

It’s time for a new sticker! I got this idea for an extra bean-shaped pony stuck in my head and had to paint it. Then I was thinking, “You know what’s more ridiculous than a fat little pony? A fat little pony unicorn!” And here we are.

I aaaalmost went with a white coat to push the unicorn aspect, but then I got the idea of adding pants and couldn’t stop myself. Idk what it is about painting ridiculous things that’s somehow extra fun, but I’m glad I’m able to indulge it sometimes haha!

You can grab one of these cuties here at my shop.

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New Class Drop: Tufting a Mirror Rug

pet portrait, rug tufting / Squid / April 1, 2025 / cat, pet portrait, rug tufting

After a long delay, I’m thrilled to finally be releasing a new Skillshare class! This is an intermediate level class about adding a mirror to your rugs.

This class is perfect for anyone who wants to add more function to their wall-hanging pieces or who wants to add a bit of a surprise to their work. This is an easy way to add an extra level of interactivity to your work, which makes it super fun!

Thank you so much to everyone who supports my work by watching my classes. Please let me know if you have any questions or requests for future class topics!

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It’s Ninja Time!

pet portrait, watercolor, watercolour / Squid / March 17, 2025 / cat, pet portrait, watercolor, watercolour

This is a memorial piece for Ninja, an absolutely stunning tux cat.

My first cat was a tux, so I feel especially nostalgic every time I paint one. They’re also all such stunning cats. Can’t beat the black-and-white class. (This might also be something I love about classic border collies.)

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Memorial Portrait – Rocky the Boxer

pet portrait, watercolor, watercolour / Squid / March 3, 2025 / dog, pet portrait, watercolor, watercolour

This is a memorial piece for a very special boy, Rocky.

Rocky was Maulkin’s first friend who taught him how to camp, swim, and respect other dogs’ toys (but only if the other dog gets there first. He’s not a miracle worker, alas.). He was a good-natured boy full of humour and boxer sass, and he’s very dearly missed

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New Patch – Sparkle Every Day

merch, pet portrait / Squid / February 3, 2025 / cat, patch, pet portrait

Surprise! It’s another patch!

This is legit my last patch for a long while, but I just could not make a patch of Scuzzy without also making one of Sparc. Sparc is the world’s most happy, confident cat; and he wants to remind everyone to share their own spark with the world!

These patches have some metallic embellishments which make them extra fun.

You can get your own Sparkle patch here.

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Blue Tabby Portrait

pet portrait, watercolor, watercolour / Squid / January 21, 2025 / cat, pet portrait, watercolor, watercolour

As an absolute shocker to everyone, here’s another cat portrait! :0

I’m trying to maximize my cat content this year. ALL THE CATS! How is this different from every other year, you ask? Good question. 🐈

Learn to paint like this through my Skillshare classes.

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First Kitty of 2025

pet portrait, watercolor, watercolour / Squid / January 14, 2025 / cat, pet portrait, watercolor, watercolour

A new year is the perfect time to paint more cats!

I have a few art goals this year, including figuring out negative space (aka, white areas in the figure) and playing more with edge types. I think the edges are an improvement on this piece, but I definitely have a lot more work to do with negative space haha.

Do you have any creative goals this year?

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Maulicorn

pet portrait, watercolor, watercolour / Squid / January 6, 2025 / dog, pet portrait, watercolor, watercolour

Here’s my latest portrait of my oldest pup, Maulkin.

This painting is my annual gift to my cat/dog vet. We recently started Maulkin on acupuncture, which has made a huge difference for him, and this is a little commemorative piece. Because he’s so fluffy, the only needle visible on Maulkin is the one on his head button, and I always find that really funny.