Woah it's Been Awhile!

Hard to believe how fast time goes by! I'll have to make more time for blogging somehow?!...just finished this portrait, no you aren't seeing things, I do actually paint cats as well! LOL :)

If you are interested in having a special piece done feel free to contact me! I paint dogs, cats, horses, hedgehogs, you name it! 

Life Imitating Art

An adorable Lab asleep by Andrew Wyeth's "Master Bedroom,"

...truly life imitating art.

available on etsy

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A Place to Bark

Beautiful Savannah...Pet Memorial Painting in Oil

Such an honor to create this memorial to a beautiful horse named Savannah...may you run in fields of gold in Heaven. If you are interested in having a special piece created feel free to contact me & visit my website (Studio Lara) for pricing.

The Birthday Paw-ty

A bit whimsical & fun...original & prints available on etsy.

I Made the Front Page! :)

Always fun to get featured on the front page of etsy! Who-hoo! That's one of my Golden Retriever prints...a grreat gift idea! (*only 10 weeks until Christmas! ;)

She Traveled in Style

11"x14" oil on stretched canvas...available on etsy

(8x10 & 11x14 prints available as well)

Golden Retriever on Vintage Suitcase

One of my favorite things to paint combines two things I absolutely love...dogs & anything vintage! Prints & Original available on etsy.

Forgo the morning Starbucks...$10=10 lives saved

Please consider making a donation...A Place to Bark is in jeopardy of having to close its' doors at the end of the year if more people do not open their hearts & wallets...forgo the morning/afternoon/evening Starbucks, donate $10 & save 10 lives...the puppies (& kitties) thank you! :)

*Also, from now thru Christmas I will be donating $10 of each 8x10 & 11x14 print sold from my etsy store! :)

Meet Tiffany & Max :)

A private commission I just finished for a customer in Hawaii...feels good to be getting back to some pups after so many wedding dress paintings! If you are interested in having your pup's portrait immortalized in oil, feel free to contact me and/or visit my website at StudioLara.com!

So Blessed...

So blessed to do what I do ♥...from a customer whose Grandmother is dying of cancer:
Hi Lara,
I can't thank you enough for the painting. It arrived at my mom's house today and my grandmother absolutely loved it. She kept saying how much she loved what you did with the eyes and how real it looked. My mom said my grandma fell asleep holding on to it.
Thank you again.
Katie

The Rainbow Bridge...

This was a private commission just finished & now available as a print in my store on etsy. 

Dachshund Doxie Portrait in OIL by Lara Harris

This is a portrait I just finished of an adorable Dachshund named JR. If you are interested in having a portrait done of your precious pup feel free to contact me and visit my website at Studio Lara.com 

Where's the Paw-ty? ;)

I had so much fun creating this piece! A little bit of whimsey with a little bit of Westie, what's not to love! ;) If you are interested in having a portrait done of your precious pup feel free to contact me and visit my website at Studio Lara .com 

Life With Dogs Giveaway! :)

Be sure to hop, skip, & jump on over to Life With Dogs for a grreat giveaway! Three lucky pups will win a fine art print signed by moi! ;)...and if you feel your precious pup needs to be immortalized in oil be sure to contact me and/or visit my website at Studio Lara .com
Cheers!

New Year . . .New Projects! :)

I thought after the Christmas rush that my January would be a bit quiet, but wow I couldn't be more wrong! I've been swimming in a sea of commissions some of which include custom wedding dress paintings, personalized Mom's nest paintings, a book cover, pet portraits, and a possible 8 book children's series! I feel beyond blessed to be so busy, true the stress can be a bit much at times, but I just need to remember to take a few moments here & there & just breathe! Continued blessings to you & yours in 2012!

Thank You Life With Dogs! :)

Special Thank You to Life With Dogs for including me in their 2011 Holiday Buyer's Guide! They are THE BEST dog lovers site on the net & it's an honor to be included in their gift guide! :)

*•.♫♪Christmas.♫.•*¨*•♫♪Commissions

Busy as a bee working on Christmas commissions...fully booked for this Christmas but taking orders for the New Year! Feel free to contact me and visit my site at Studio Lara.com 

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Christmas Commissions...

Working on several commissions that will be given as Christmas gifts this year...exciting, but stressful at the same time! This is a vintage style portrait I just finished for a customer who will be giving this to her Mother for Christmas. I am fully booked for Christmas, but if are interested in having a pet portrait done feel free to contact me & check out more of my work on my website at Studio Lara!

Not a Day Goes By. . .

So hard to believe it has been nearly 3 months since we lost our precious boy after an 8 month battle against bone cancer...not a day goes by that our hearts do not ache for you Taff...we miss you so much & will never forget you. How we wish that bump on your cheek a year ago had been just a bump.