Tony Allegretti was having lunch with his sister about two years ago at a restaurant Denver when he spilled coffee on a placemat where he’d been doodling. A tiny lightbulb turned on in his head, then ...

YAKIMA, Wash. — In the more than 50 years since Bill Carnahan created his first two paintings, he has captured thousands of picturesque old barns, landscapes and animals on canvas. Carnahan didn’t ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – From drinking it to painting with it: A Santa Fe man is creating dog portraits but not with traditional supplies. Tony Allegretti is painting his 50 th dog portrait, but it’s ...

PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — Mariam Graff doesn’t like painting portraits of people — they don’t like it if the portraits look like them. She’s found a niche for herself she can live with — painting portraits ...

For another dog portrait of a beloved pet that had passed away before the portrait was commissioned, she painted a blue sky background to indicate the dog being in heaven. Again, the inclusion of the ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — A woman living on the eastside of Tucson is making a big difference for for adoptable dogs from clear across town. Suzan Irby Freibert paints portraits of the dogs at Pima Animal Care ...