Welcome to Places in Our Hearts!

    My name is Wendy Klassen, Mom, Nana and animal lover.  As well, I am honoured that some of my clients have dubbed me “The Painter of Love”.  Please browse my Galleries, sign my Guestbook, and pass my website on to others.  I look forward to your feedback!

    A little bit about me:

    As a child we always had pets in our home so it was only natural that when I had my own children I carried on the tradition and my daughters always had something warm and furry to cuddle.  There is something so pure about the love our pets give us; those eyes, those wiggly tails.  They will always have a special “place in our hearts”.

    This undying love is my inspiration, and in the autumn of 2004 I decided to do my family’s pets portraits as Christmas gifts.  My first portraits (Sasha, Bo, Shelby, Emma, and Ripley) were created with simple pencil crayons (that I had “borrowed” from my daughter) and ink.  Christmas 2004 brought me my first watercolours, paper and brushes (“Two Hoots” was my first watercolour).  This opened up a whole new world for me.  As people saw my work they commissioned me to paint their pets.  I cannot tell you how much pleasure I get when I deliver a painting and I see the recipient’s eyes light up. 

    I hope you enjoy my paintings and, if you would like your pet’s love captured in a painting, please fill in an order form.  You can email or send me a digital image/s (which I put on my computer so I can zoom in and get the fine details).  I prefer a head/shoulder shot so I can focus on those loving eyes.  I look forward to painting “a place in your heart”.     

From my heart to yours,

 

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