Nala
Out of a BLM holding pen.
Well loved.
Well trained and given a chance.
Lucky wild horse not free
but
at least safe.

If you like the animals of the Considering Animal website and would like to get your own Farm (or Fur) Family portrait painted, please contact me .
There are two sizes offered - 2' x 3’  and 3' x 5'. Up to 6 animals without an extra charge. Please email good front-on photos of all animals you wish to have painted. The more photos you send of each animal the better I can render them. Do not expect realistic representation...that's not the kind of art I do. As I like to say, “It's not high art, it's just my art.” Tell me something about the character of each of the animals you want me to paint. This will help me get a sense of them and help me represent them in the painting.
The special thing about a Farm Family portrait is all your favorite animals don't have to have been alive at the same time for me to put them in a painting together. Imagine all your well loved fur family members together in the same painting!
Prices are $450 for 2'X3' and $600 for a 3'X5'. Additional animals are $30 each
All paintings done on high quality stretched linen canvas. 
Shipping and packing is not included in the price and will be extra.
I can't get too many done by Christmas so contact me soon if it's a Christmas gift your thinking of.

Growing up in Vermont we had three Scottish blackface sheep. I remember them entertaining us  with their shows. They could make the whole family burst into laughter with their antics. Our dinning room faced out into their pasture. In the evening while we were all eating diner together, they would come around in front of the windows and start playing and jumping around, butting each other and bouncing down the hill in front of the windows. They looked like mogul skiers as they bounced down the long hill on stiff legs, zigzagging this way and that as they went. It was ridiculous and so entertaining.They also used to do high jumps one after another off the cellar bulkhead, like they were taking turns trying to out do the others' jumps. The Blackface Bunch is a fond family memory.

Greetings. The art show we had in my barn on July 23rd was a big success. Twenty eight of my paintings sold and we made over $1500 dollars for BLM mustangs. Here are a few of the paintings that sold. Thanks to everyone that came out. For a few more pictures of the paintings that are off to new homes and to read about the future for Monday's Beast click here.

Please send me an email or fill out the contact form for time and place.

Non-human family members bring many of us comfort and pleasure. I have wonderful memories of taking care of my Blue Sky farm family.

Happy Summer to all. The Bestiaryist is on a summer break and in the mood to clear out some inventory. So, we are about to have a big cheap animal art sale. The money will go to help BLM Mustangs. Keep a watch for the time and place of the sale. We will post it here and on our Considering Animals Facebook page. It is likely to be in July 2017 so keep watch. If you want an email to let you know when it will be please send me one.

Sunday, June 4th 2017
Have just returned home to Essex from a long trip. There is a killdeer nesting in the stones on my patio. Because I have a good pair of brand new binoculars, when she is off the nest, I can see that she has four eggs. I try not to disturb her too much. She gets up and moves off when I come out on to the porch, then she sneaks and creeps back in quick little steps interrupted by suspicious halts and backwards jerks of her head. Snookie my dog wants to sit on the porch. I let him because this is his home and he's always been allowed to sit there. The bird will have to habituate to us if this is going to work out for everyone.

Lost Lucky by Nora, age 8

I picked Lucky because he survived 10 days below zero degrees. He also survived half-buried in snow, so that makes him a tough puppy!

Lucky's Broken Paw by Aliyana, age 8

A cute puppy named Lucky, scared and stranded, lasted 10 days outside in 10 degrees below zero. He was half buried in snow when a worker found him covered in cold, freezing snow. He brought the dog to the vet and then adopted him. I like the dog because he's cute and looks like a really good animal to take care. I can't believe how he lasted 10 days below zero. He was such a brave dog and he was only a puppy!