Spotlight: My friend Denise DeSerio, a Freelance artist specializing in pastel animal portraits

Over the last couple of years, I connected to a facebook friend with an amazing talent. Denise DeSerio from Madison, Wisconsin is a freelance artist specializing in pastel animal portraits. You will be amazed at her work. She takes such care and attention to detail that you would swear you are looking at a photograph highlighted to enhance your dog, cat or horse's personality. She also recently inspired the idea for the cover of my new book, Pets and the Afterlife 3 when she sent me an image after our dog Dolly passed. In today's blog you'll see some examples of her incredible work. If you have a pet that you would like to memorialize in a painting, check her out.

INFO: Denise DeSerio, DeSerio DeSigns Madison, WI Email: deseriodesigns@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/DeSerio-DeSigns-115544928826/

Denise painted a portrait of a cat named Frankie and posted a side-by-side image of her work next to the photograph. She said, "I strive for hyper-realism in my pastel portraits. Here you can see my pastel rendering of Frankie on the left; the actual photo on the right."

(Image right: "Smoky," the cat 8x8, pastels on pastelmat. I love doing these close up faces!- Denise)

(Image: This a painting of a beagle named Rylee, 11x14, pastels on pastelmat.