Mary Jill Lemieur Designs

2012-01-10T09:40:00.001-06:00

Oils, Watercolors, Custom Portraits and Pet Portraits, Whimsical Animal Art and Graphic Design from the studio of northern Michigan artist Mary Jill Lemieur. If you have an inspiration for a piece of art, let me use my imagination to help you bring it to life!

Welcome!

2011-12-29T19:59:00.003-06:00

Hello and welcome to my studio blog...It's just been updated. I hope to post here more often with some of my latest artwork, portraits and class info!

MJ

NEW PORTRAIT WEBSITE!

2011-12-29T12:00:00.000-06:00

Capture your favorite memories on canvas... with custom portraits...
Portraits can be created of anything or anyone...people, pets, babies, homes, etc. I can work from your favorite snapshots or photos. Click on the cat's nose to see more detail! You can view more portraits at my website: http://www.portraitartistmj.com/
or in my etsy shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/maryjill?section_id=5319830 (people portraits) or http://www.etsy.com/shop/maryjill?section_id=10081212 (pets).

I can create a detailed, unique piece of art which will showcase the subject in a way which will come alive from the canvas! Please e-mail me (mjlemieur@charter.net) for information.

CUSTOM PORTRAITS FROM YOUR FAVORITE SNAPSHOT!

2011-12-28T22:08:00.000-06:00

VALENTINE PORTRAIT TIME!

Gorgeous contemporary custom couples' portraits on canvas make great Valentine's Day gifts!

Get a jump start on your Valentine gift shopping or a special anniversary, birthday, engagement, wedding, housewarming or graduation gift. I can paint your children, pets, your home, your classic car or even a special childhood or vacation memory.

Click on the photo to see the unbelievable painted detail! Check out my portfolio of custom artwork at http://www.portraitartistmj.com/ , or email me and I'll send you more information!

mjlemieur@charter.net.

Portrait of Kip

2011-12-28T08:31:00.000-06:00

This is Kip, an adorable Australian Shepherd. The finished portrait is 20 x 20 inches.

Custom Brushfolks Cut Out Paintings.....

2011-12-27T10:10:00.000-06:00

Unique custom "brushfolks" style pet-filled portrait of your own special pet or favorite animal. These are colorful "cut-out" acrylic/watercolor paintings on wood! People are already ordering these for Valentine's Day gifts. Please click on this link for more info and detail photos: Brushfolks Pet Portrait.

If you click on the pictures you can see larger photos of the pet portraits. Look closely and see if you can find Abby (the cat) inside Lucy (the dog) and also Lucy inside the cat!

Rudy

2011-12-27T08:58:00.000-06:00

Meet Rudy, a curious Christmas cat!

A Fennec Fox!

2011-12-27T08:54:00.000-06:00

This is a fox portrait painted from a snapshot taken by a friend at the zoo. It was fun to make his eyes and smile come alive, fluff him up and repaint the background. This little guy is available as a giclee on canvas or paper.

Sugar, Before and After!

2011-12-26T21:33:00.000-06:00

Here's sweet Sugar, enjoying the aurora borealis outside on a cold winter night. Not really, he doesn't get outside very often and he's not much of a stargazer! He sure makes a good model, though!

New "Floating Chocolate Lab" Painting!

2011-12-26T08:36:00.000-06:00

Brand new pet portrait idea! This is "Hershey", one of my client's beloved chocolate lab, filled up with tons of labs. This is a" Cut-out" silhouette watercolor and acrylic painted on wood! The unique frameless painting is protected without glass. When hung on the wall, the finished art stands out 3/4" from the wall, casts a shadow and appears to float in space.

Lisa's Commission Painting in Progress......

2011-12-23T09:02:00.000-06:00

Here's a start! I will try to post photos as it dries in between stages. This photo looks kind of dark compared to the painting. Feel free to post comments/critique me as I go along! Critique is French for "criticize"... I can take it! The painting is 18 x 36, acrylic on hardwood panel. I won't show the sketch, so you can be surprised.

As acrylic dries very quickly, on large paintings I like to use a retarding medium to slow the drying

I lightened up the sky a bit and corrected the horizon line, and worked on the clouds. Didn't get much done, now it's lunch time already!

More detail added to the tree line.......

The spirit underpainting of the Chief!

No feet yet!

The crows are somewhat cartoony right now, but I am more interested in capturing their gestures, than detail right now.

The chief is coming along. He looks stout because I was too lazy to lift the panel with each consecutive shot.

Now I'm repainting the hand. It seems like these crows have been watching the chief materialize.

I wanted to revamp his buckskins and make them plainer. I tried to rework his face, how frustrating!

This is a terrible photo, but now he looks just like I want him to...he looks so very sad. He was smitten with someone and she despised him.

Just have to finish the crows and foreground!

I do have to redo his right hand, it looks deformed.
Here is the finished painting!