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Radar

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9″x12″ acrylic, 2011. Rychelle was born on an Army base in Colorado, and this bear was given to her by one of her father’s Army mates while she was still in the hospital. This was 1977, and Rychelle reckons he was called “Radar” because he looked so much like the bear belonged to the character Radar on the show M*A*S*H. She says that his eyes are a little scratched, his red mouth has disappeared, and his nose is barely hanging on, but he’s held up pretty well after nearly 34 years of love!

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Tickle Dolly

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8″x10″ acrylic, 2011. As a college graduation gift, Cici commissioned this very creative, slightly surreal portrait which LITERALLY melds a few of her daughter Ellie’s favorite things! You might notice that the doll leans against the pillow and also reaches INTO the pillow’s image to wrap her arm around the terrier’s neck! Ellie has had “Tickle Dolly” (named for the tickly lace on her bonnet and dress) since she was a baby, and it still travels with her. Cici also sent photos of their beloved Jack Russell terrier, Maddie, and decided that this terrier pillow should stand in for her in the painting. Cici was brimming with helpful input and ideas — she referred to a specific green chair from another portrait when envisioning the background, and even sent a Photoshopped mock-up of the magically entwined doll and pillow!

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Gigi Giraffe

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9″x12″ acrylic, 2011. I absolutely love the design of Carter’s stuffed toys, and I’ve had a blast over the past few weeks painting several adorable specimens. They have such amusingly exaggerated proportions and that sweet, rather blank expression often seen on contented babies. The simply-rendered eyes and lack of a mouth borrow from the Sanrio school of less-is-more. This portrait of Gigi the giraffe, commissioned by Bill for his little daughter, will be an Easter gift. And here’s a watercolor sketch I did a few years ago of our own “Jingle Giraffe.”

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Bubble

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5″x7″ acrylic, 2011. I’ve been recieving some challenging projects of late, several of which involve painting beloved lost toys. In the case of Bubble, there were only a couple of very old, blurry images and a lovingly detailed desciption for me to work from. Bubble, an all-cotton stuffed doll, belonged to Denise, who lives in Hong Kong. Her mother purchased it for her in Australia before her birth, and Bubble has reclined against the pillows on Denise’s bed all her life. But a couple of months ago Denise’s mother took Bubble to the cleaners and the doll was lost. Devastated, Denise commissioned this portrait to commemorate her long-time friend.

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Dooced

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8″x10″ acrylic, 2011. Oh my goodness… I can’t imagine what it must feel like to be able to completely change someone’s world by typing a few words! I’m so grateful to Heather Armstrong for posting about this painting. This blanket belongs to her younger daughter Marlo, and when I saw this terrific photo of it I knew I had to paint it. I don’t know how long it will last, but I just love the steady stream of loyal Dooce readers who are contacting me with their wonderful stories and photos!

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Choo Choo and Hoo Hoo

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11″x14″ acrylic, 2009. Here’s an older sketch of two of Sonja’s little favorites. They are each about the size of an adult hand, and she has an assortment of animals about that size lined up along the top of her head board. I will admit that most of them were collected by my husband and myself long before she was born! Choo Choo Chicken was named when we found Sonja chewing on his foot as a baby… so I suppose that, really, we should spell it “Chew Chew?” It occured to me to post it today when I was amazed to stumble upon this post about a lost stuffed chicken identical to Choo Choo. We purchased ours from Target many years ago around Easter time, but I’ve never seen it anywhere since… hope they’re able to find another! Here are pre-Sonja portraits of Choo Choo and Hoo Hoo.

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Fuzzy Dog

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8″x10″ acrylic, 2011. Wow, this dog is FUZZY! I had to do a bit of grooming to sufficiently reveal the eyes and facial features before I could paint him. As part of a great combo baby shower gift, my sister-in law Kris purchased this super-fluffy dog and commissioned a portrait to give along with the toy.

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Bumpy Bear 2

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5″x7″ acrylic, 2011. This is the second of two portraits of bears named Bumpy. Both toys are from Build-a-Bear, and were bought in memory of a beloved grandfather called Bumpy for his grandchildren.

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Bumpy Bear 1

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5″x7″ acrylic, 2011. This is one of two little portraits which will flank previous group portrait ordered by Megan this past winter. This bear was bought for Megan’s nephew Broden in memory of her father, who passed away before Broden was born. The grandkids called her father “Bumpy,” and they were all taken to Build-a-Bear to get “Bumpy Bears” to remember him by. I love they way multiple toys with the same name are so commonplace in Megan’s family…I believe there are three Bumpy Bears and two Franci!

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belongs to Megan’s nephew Broden.

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Odie

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8″x10″ acrylic, 2011. Odie’s family has some amusing naming practices when it comes to toys. Nina’s mother named each toy she recieved at her baby shower after the person who gave the gift, leaving the baby to rename them as she pleased later. Baby Nina, now just about to turn ten, renamed this stuffed dog “Odie,” after the family’s own pet! Nina’s grandmother Pat will give this painting to Nina for her upcoming birthday.

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