Tracie Thompson, Artist

Sometimes, big lemons are awesome. I grew this one on my balcony, from a tiny Meyer Lemon tree I named Lemony Snicket.  Other times...

Lulu belongs to Jeanne Klein, organizer of the Horse Crazy Market where I exhibit in December. Jeanne takes a class with me, and brought ...

Robin of Dogwood Forest , 10 x 8" mixed media on paper, from a photo I took of Marley the Min-Pin Meet the daring legend who steals...

Below is the photo I was using for reference. I printed it out, then sketched the changes I'd need to make -- primarily, correc...

Portrait of Zeke, 8 x 10" mixed media on cotton paper. This is a commissioned birthday gift for his person -- so I finished it a few...

Portrait of Lady, 11 x 11" mixed media on cotton paper. This elegant little girl passed away earlier this year, and I had the honor ...

While I was at St. Paul Art Crawl over the weekend, I found the photo below on my iPad and decided to sketch the little guy. It's...

11 x 11" mixed media on cotton rag paper. Gracie was a whole bucket full of sass.

So, hi. Happy New Year, everyone! I spent yesterday & the day prior getting my new website started and switching email providers (sam...

I'm putting the dog sketch up first, so that it will be my "thumbnail" image when I post to Facebook, and thus reduce the risk...

Common occurrence in the life of an animal portrait artist: Someone emails me a couple images of their beloved dog who has passed away,...

Charlie, mixed media on paper, 10 x 8". Isn't he cuuuute? I love my job. I'll have animal portrait gift certificates at ...

Motley at Rest, 11 x 11" mixed media on cotton rag paper So, yeah. It's been a busy, busy few weeks! And now I'm gearing up...

Motley in his PJs , 11 x 11" mixed media on paper Yorkies are such little charmers. This one belongs to the owners of the Dream Hom...

Mr. Brady , 8 x 10" pastel pencils, carbon pencil, watercolor, and soft pastel on cotton paper. These kinds of portraits ...

Annie, 8 x 10" mixed media on Rives BFK Tan paper. And I have a dilemma, which is whether to try putting a backdrop (softly drawn ...

Just completed in about 45 minutes at the Saint Paul City Ballet .  I had that much time, and a snapshot for reference. These drawings ar...

  He's such a sweetie. No time to write much about him today -- I am getting ready to head out for class tonight -- but he is well ...

Portraits of animals -- every species and size -- are always a challenge and a joy. They feel like a lengthy conversation in which I lear...

Here's the finished piece that you saw in progress last night . What's new: additional carbon pencil (black) shading and details, an...