Pet Portraits for Animal Rescue helping Homeless Dogs

Looking back to move forward.

The above image pictures nine boxers and boxer mixed breeds I painted prior to 2015. Looking back at some of the works I did for pet rescue or as commissioned paintings reminds me that my paintings brought aid to homeless dogs and joy to people. 

To end a creative block, start being more aware of your good traits, talents, and experiences. 

V. Bridges Hoyt — painting the sauce of Texas™.

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SOS, Saturday of Shipments

I love sitting outside early mornings listening to birdsong. The little mockingbird must have found his wings. We never saw him again. Even with a background of tires rolling on pavement and the occasional too loud revving of an automobile engine in the 20 mph zone outside the fence, the birdsong chorus overpowers with a morning melody. 

Today I will ship two paintings (Ernie Dal and the fawn) to one person, a new collector. Then I will get back into my oil paints to finish the spots on Daisy Dal who has been waiting in the wings for too long.

The air is dry and cool this morning, cool for a Texas summer that hasn't yet officially begun, a good day for painting. I love Saturday! All I need is a fairy godmother to clean the house... A girl can wish.

As a child, I was reprimanded for daydreaming. Today my daydreams morph into paintings.

V. Bridges Hoyt — painting the sauce of Texas. 

Flowers of Springtime, Color Trends

The flowers of springtime. 

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As a child, I was reprimanded for daydreaming. Today my daydreams morph into paintings.

V. Bridges Hoyt — painting the sauce of Texas. 

Christmas Pudding

Designed for use by True Blue Animal Rescue in 2008 and then redesigned for personal use in 2010— Christmas Pudding, a boxer in colored pencil created before I realized the inner beauty of boxer dogs.

Christmas approaches quickly!

Baby Portrait Colored Pencil Art in Progress

Work in Progress
colored pencil
4x4 inches

A family portrait promised months ago is now on my drawing board. This progress image shows the portrait at about the half way stage. Layers of colored pencil are built up lightly until the desired values are reached. A small 4x4 portrait like this can require more effort than a larger work, but the small format seems perfect for this portrait of Alexis at three months old.

An image of the final portrait will be posted when done. I love painting children. Commissions accepted.

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Boxer Study in Pencil

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Boxer Study in Pencil

7"x5" colored pencil & graphite
unframed, includes backer mat

This is my freehand pencil sketch of the Boxer. This piece includes a backer mat for stiffness in shipping. I show you the matted and framed image above as an example of how this art will show on your wall. I have a personal friendship with Yoshi who serves as my model for the Boxer artworks. Yoshi looks fierce but has a sweet disposition (and a long tongue) if he knows and likes you.  Sale of this piece will generate a 20% donation to True Blue Animal Rescue in Brenham, Texas. To purchase, please use the easy and secure PayPal button below.

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Dressed Duck, wildlife watercolor painting

About This Painting:

Whimsical animal art of duck dressed for awards banquet. Watercolor with colored pencil accents. Original and unique. Art Helping Animals--10% will be donated to Turtle Ridge Wildlife Center.

© 2008 Vernita Bridges-Hoyt

Dressed Duck
watercolor and colored pencil

6.5 in x 9.5 in. image
unframed
original list price was $150

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Black Cat with Plant

© V. Bridges-Hoyt 2008

Black Cat with Ponytail Palm

black cat #2 of series

4"x6" colored pencil on Mi Tientes paper

double matted and ready to frame - will fit 8x10 inch frame

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10% will be donated

to

Tabby's Place Cat Sanctuary

(please google them for more info)

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Thanks for your support of

Art Helping Animals.

Wildlife Bambi-like Whitetail Deer Fawn "Home Alone"

© 2008 Vernita Bridges-Hoyt
"Home Alone"

colored pencil & ink on 12"x9" Mi-Tientes toned paper
unframed

For price and availability, contact me.
Vernita@TXsauce.net

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Thanks to Melinda Dalke for permission to use her photographs as reference.

Tabby Cat Art Card ACEO colored pencil and ink

Tabby Cat Art Card

About This Painting:
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Media: mixed media
Size: 2.5 in X 3.5 in (6.4 cm X 8.9 cm)

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Texas Landscape, House, Trees, colored pencil Western art

February 19, 2009

Today's Painting:  A colored pencil rendering of one of our fast disappearing landscapes shows an old house that was there when I was a child but today is collapsed. I suppose the termites had a good meal. This is original and uniquely mine on a 6"x4" postcard size watercolor paper with rounded corners. It will be shipped with a backer mat included. When sold, this painting will generate a 10% donation to True Blue Animal Rescue in central Texas, aka T-bar.org ... so visit them at their website to see their good works.

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© 2009 Vernita Bridges Hoyt

"painting the sauce of Texas"

animals • people • places • wildflowers

"Vanishing Landscapes"
6"x4" colored pencil on cp wc paper
unframed, backer mat included

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Vanishing Landscapes, Houses and Trees, colored pencil art

© 2009 Vernita Bridges-Hoyt

"Painting the Sauce of Texas"

animals • people • places • wildflowers

"Vanishing Landscapes"

6"x4" colored pencil on cp watercolor paper, unframed

Continuing the collage of my life in Texas, I painted this postcard sized image of an old house on the Whitaker place in Houston County, Texas.  The house has all but fallen now, but while I was a child growing up in the country, this is the scene we would drive by on our way to town. The 500+ acres of land surrounding this once homestead are now for sale.  I'm hoping it will go to someone who cares about keeping the land intact rather than subdividing it for import of pre-manufactured homes. What a beautiful site for a new country home ecologically friendly with a covered porch surrounding the house.  I would almost be willing to design and offer a custom house plan pro bono (or for a negotiated very low fee) just to get someone to keep this landscape intact.  Of course, I would rather it be me.  If I could afford it, I'd buy it myself, design my dream house and move back to the country.

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Today's Blessing: Warm weather, Spring showers, Daffodils, Azaleas and wild flowers starting to bloom in southeast Texas.
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Sunflower Work-in-Progress

For the 4th of a sunflower series, this work-in-progress shows a little bit of my process when using colored pencil. This is Mi-Tientes orange toned paper which creates my middle tone. I add the lights and the darks to come up with an image through negative painting (or rendering, as my architectural background would have me call it in this case).  Still, I start with the blank paper and create the image with tone as I work. It's rather like sculpting in 2-D since the image comes to life out of layers of tone instead of an initial contour drawing. If you don't see it now, you'll see it on the next progress post. I'll finish this one some time this week, but I have some other work to finish first.

This is one more piece to the collage I paint of my life in Texas.

© 2008 Vernita Bridges-Hoyt

"Painting the Sauce of Texas"

animals • people • places • wildflowers

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Pink and Green Flower Painting, Mixed Media Floral Art, Valentine's Day Gift, Birthday Gift

Valentine's Day Gift Art

Today's Painting is suitable for use as a Valentine's Day Gift or birthday gift. I have taken a bit of artistic license in painting this flower by using colors of my choice, not necessarily colors from nature. The soft pinks and greens against a darker background create a painting that will be enjoyed all year long.

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Pink and Green Flower painting, framed

mixed media floral art

Valentines Day Gift

Give a framed flower painting for Valentine's Day! Ready to hang. 

What could be easier?

Media: mixed media

Image Size: 5 in X 5 in (12.7 cm X 12.7 cm)

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Texas on the Line, clothesline and old barn, western art landscape by V. Bridges Hoyt

"Texas on the Line" © V. Bridges Hoyt 2009

About the Place:
Typical of a Texas landscape, this barn differed because there were clothes hanging on a line in the old barn. I found this barn scene many years ago. I doubt that this particular barn is still standing, but there are others similar. The setting for this scene is again in Houston County which is the oldest county in the state of Texas. Houston County sits smack-dab in the middle of east Texas along the Old San Antonio Road with Crockett as its county seat, named of course after Davy Crockett who camped overnight on his way to defend the Alamo. It may also be one of the poorest counties, per capita, in Texas.

My freehand sketch provided the base for this mixed media painting. Includes 10"x8" mat and backer board. Ready to frame.

Media: mixed media
Size: 7 in X 5 in (17.8 cm X 12.7 cm)
Price: $150 USD

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Purchasers write to tell me the art is so much better in reality than it ever looked online. I post low resolution images to protect against theft from a few unscrupulous China sites. Be assured the quality of my paintings is held in high regard. If for any reason you are not happy with your painting received, I offer a no questions asked return policy. Just email for instructions before shipping back. All my artworks are copyrighted and may not be reproduced unless authorized in writing by me. Thank you for respecting my copyright. 

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"painting the sauce of Texas"

animals • people • places • wildflowers

10% of sale will benefit an animal at

True Blue Animal Rescue

in Washington County, Texas

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Tree and Vines in East Texas Woods, Houston County

© 2008 Vernita Bridges Hoyt

"painting the sauce of Texas"

animals • people • places • wildflowers

Tree and Vines in East Texas Thicket

Media: mixed media
Size: 5 in X 7 in (12.7 cm X 17.8 cm)
Price: $99 USD incl. free shipping

10% donation to TBAR True Blue Animal Rescue in Washington County, Texas

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Inspiration for this drawing came from a tangle of trees and vines in Houston County, Texas. My freehand sketch in colored pencil provided the base for washes of watercolor.

On Stonehenge Acid Free Cotton Vellum Finish.

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Bovine Bull Calf Sketch

I am currently in a sketching mode. Many of my sketches and paintings tell the story of my life. This one pays homage to my childhood on the farm.

© 2008 Vernita Bridges-Hoyt


Bovine Sketch
by Vernita Bridges-Hoyt
original 6x8 in. colored pencil & ink on paper
framed in black metal

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True Blue Animal Rescue in Texas
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Tabby Cat II

© 2008 Vernita Bridges-Hoyt

Tabby Cat II
ACEO Art Card

20% will be donated to 

Tabby's Place Cat Sanctuary
2.5"x3.5" colored pencil, graphite & ink on toned paper
unframed

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Night Stalker cat

© 2007 Vernita Bridges-Hoyt

Night Stalker
ACEO art card of the Gimpy cat
image is 2.5"x3.5" mixed media on canvas
unframed 

$45

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Tabby's Place Cat Rescue
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Bovine Study 5x5 colored pencil

© 2007 Vernita Bridges-Hoyt

Beefmaster Bull Calf
Bovine Study
5 x 5 in. colored pencil on Canson paper

$50.00

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in black wood frame with mat and frosted glass border

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This colored pencil study of a Beefmaster bull is another of my recent sketches. An impromptu sketch says worlds about an artist. This one speaks of my youth on the farm. Dad would always have a few named pets that stayed with us for a lifetime.

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