"Harley, On A Harley"
Paul named his hunting dog after the 2 Harleys he owned, so I used that to create this piece for him. Harley is riding off into the sunset with a few dead ducks in the saddlebags.
Please note the tail coming thru the seat for comfort.
"Dinner Is Served"
Paul & Barbara always have happy hour at 5. You can set your clock on it. So when Bogey noticed that they were late, he "rang the bell" (or rather made them aware) they were "late".
"But I Have To Pee!!"
But when 3 dogs love you, there's not much more room left for you. All nite, cozied up snuggy and warm. Now, what do you do when nature calls at some horrible hour in the early a.m.?
"The Long Retrieve"
Paul, an avid hunter, sent Turk their young black lab off to retrieve the fallen duck. And he waited. And waited. Where was that dog?
What happened? They learned that the duck had landed over 2 water features, a meadow and God knows what/where else. So I showed Turk with duck in mouth hitching back home. It took a while, but he brought back the prize after a long way back.
"I Just Have To Kiss That Face"
"The Tiny Dictator"
Avery was pretty distraught when Ellie, her love for 15 years passed over the Rainbow Bridge. Ellie ran the house despite her tiny size (maybe 12 lbs.). And because she ran the house, they all called her "The Tiny Dictator".
"Am I In Trouble Here?"
"I noticed that Gus, my hairy black doodle was antsy and wanted to go outside, ostensibly to "do his business". Moments later I heard thrashing around in the bushes, screaming, more thrashing, then nothing. Gus appeared at our door with a dead skunk in his mouth. Triumphant. I think Jeff's painting says it all- there's a smile on my face and if you look closely, there's a tiny smile on Gus's face also. We love it. Thank you Jeff "
-----Kyle E.
"Hey, Whose Bed Is This Anyway?"
"I had a lot of funny things to say about our 120 lb. black lab Mojo but the best was that Mojo loved to sleep in our bed. He did sort of take over. Disturb Mojo and he might slobber all over me in his sleep stupor. My wife and I were allowed to find room somewhere as Jeff has shown. The whole family loved this painting and we may do more work together."
-----Luke T.
"Hey, That's My Chair."
"My husband always has this issue with our dog Sophie- he gets up to use the john and Sophie has settled in for a warm comfy chair. Maybe a little time watching Animal Planet. Upon return, you can watch my husband burn a little and then start to smile. Jeff captured this very funny moment- a memorial to: Don't get up to pee, you might lose your seat."
-----Jen S.
"Gracie! What's That In Your Mouth?"
"Am I OK here?"
"Jose brought me to my new home and I was excited. He said that he would be strict with me and not allow me to be in the bedroom and for sure NOT ON THE BED! But of course I went into the bedroom, and oh look! what a nice bed! So, I quivered and tried to look cute. It worked!!! He thought I was so cute he did not have the heart to move me. And so, here I stay. Ahhh."
As told to me by Jose himself.
"Bella Greets Me Every Morning"
"Diane and I are on a slow road to recovery. I wanted to send you a picture of your painting hung outside our bedroom door. We see it every morning before we go down those same stairs that are in the picture…. it starts every single day off with a smile. Diane and I can’t thank you enough for giving us such a special tribute to our Bella."
"Harley In Charge"
Samantha loves her doodle "Harley" with the "I love you" face. And he goes wherever the family goes even on their boat. After a few pretty funny sketches she chose the one where Harley seems to be directing where their boat will go. Dad toasts Harley as they motor off into the sunset.
"Sergeant At Arms"
Jennifer wanted something special about "Charlie" a cute female mop who has this habit of guarding the 5 grandkids when they sleep over. So I gave Charlie a Buckingham Palace uniform and guardhouse so that Charlie could watch over the kids. Jennifer and John loved it. Actually, so did I.
-----Jennifer D.
"Enzo And The Big Blue Puddle"
"We collect and love rescue dogs and many have been the subject of Jeff's very funny commissions. When Pete is not floating on his flamingo float, Enzo takes over and languishes there. Lucky dog."
-----Pete G. & Robin S.
"Sock Thief"
"I do love my Maisy. But she has this funny habit of "borrowing" socks and putting them in strange places. Jeff came up with several sketches which made me howl. Thus, the title of "Sock Thief". But she is, admit it now, still cute. Thank you, Jeff."
-----Caitlain B.
"Rillo, the fat sitter"
"I wanted Jeff to do his humorous art on my sweet Rillo. We raise Rhodesian Ridgebacks and I had selected Rillo in puppyhood to be “the” best of the litter to show and breed. But as she matured, she adopted this pose, we ultimately called “fat sitting”. This trait completely disqualified her as a show dog and as a breeding dog. But we love her so. And when Jeff showed us his sketches, we howled. And the finished art is a treat in our home. So noble. So fat sitting is it for good.
-----Emmy C.
"Tastes Like Chicken"
"I have purchased several painting/prints from Jeff over the years going back to 1996. I have always enjoyed his art, and it does make me laugh. This past fall my pet Oscar, a blue fronted amazon passed away after having him for 35 years. I wanted to remember him in a happy way and commissioned Jeff to do a painting of him.
I sent Jeff numerous pictures and stories -the one that got chosen was a scene when my wife and I brought home a doggie bag with a chicken leg in it. To watch Oscar devour that chicken leg was both weird and hysterical. Jeff put together a handful of really great sketches and we picked that one to be the actual painting. The whole process from start to finish was super easy and Jeff is a delight to work with.
The painting came out way better than expected, it is totally awesome, thanks Jeff!!! This painting is very special to me and my family. I will definitely have Jeff do some paintings of my dogs.
-----Dan R.
"Gretchen & Karl"
“Working with Jeff was such a fun experience and he captured our Great Dane and Min Pins personalities to perfection! We loved the 2 painting idea showing the difference in their size. He used colors that really brought a lively addition to our room. Jeff framed the prints and shipped them very quickly! We will definitely have Jeff paint more fun art for us!”
-----Morrie & Jana
"Pals"
"When I adopted a tiny kitten to be company for my sweet Golden Retriever Oliver, I hoped they would get along OK. OK? Oliver took to protecting this new kitten, which I named Chloe. Then at one magic moment, I took a picture of Oliver licking Milo, a real sign of affection. I knew of Jeff's work so I asked him to paint exactly that photo. It was for me kind of a Covid project for me and my home. Jeff did offer additional sketches, so I had options, and even showed a tighter closeup, which I approved right away. The tenderness of Jeff's painting fills my heart, not to mention the myriad of colors - I hung the painting right away and it means so much to me. Thank you Jeff."
-----Marianna G
"Belle Does The Tango"
"I learned someone abandoned this sweet long hair chihuahua in the street at approx 4 months old. When I went to meet her at her foster family’s home, the expression in first photo was her reaction when we met for the very first time. It was like she was saying “I am home, you are meant to be my new Mom”. She also is a natural dancer. I dance Argentine Tango & she LOVES when my instructor picks her up to dance. She waits her turn the last 5 minutes of every class. She knows she will get “her” dance."
----Gretchen P.
"Whatever Lola Wants. Lola Gets"
"We love our painting and so do all of our friends that have come to our home. The process worked very smoothly while emailing back and forth with sketches, proofs, etc. Steve came up with the title: “What Lola wants, Lola gets.”
-----Steve & Nan F.
"Lester"
"Lester is a huge gangly puppy. He will plop himself down anywhere with all 4 legs headed north, east, south & west. And when Lester goes for his water bowl, not all of the water winds up in his mouth. Plop, plop, splash, splash. It's a hoot."
"Mokie & Maggie"
"I wanted Jeff to capture my 2 doodles so I gave him a photo to work from. I did not want one of Jeff's humorous interpretations of our dog's lives, rather because I loved Jeff's color work, I wanted Mokie and Maggie in over the top color, which he did so nicely. I also loved the video that showed the progress of his painting. What a treat! We are happy with this one."
-----Betsy V.
"Waiter, They'll Take The Check"
"I wanted to gift my retired parents one of Jeff's commission about their "precious" Jolie, a "groomed within an inch of her life" poodle. Jeff was in touch with my parents by phone and email to get all the photos (under ten thousand) and stories about Jolie. Jeff did close to 8 different sketches for my folks and with great difficulty chose the one about how Jolie gets her "own spot" whenever they dine outdoors.
-----Mary & Gene J.
Did they love it? You decide.
"Black Dog on Mom's White Couch?"
"Darci knew her mom loved her white couch and did everything possible to keep it clean and perfect. But when she brought "Snickers" over to visit, the dog had other ideas. So this was a fun commission to do and illustrate the tension in the family. We added a glass du vin just for fun. She loved it. Mom? No word yet.-"
----Darci P.
"Blitz"
"I sent Jeff a slew of pics of my favorite pal, Blitz, a rare breed of hunting dog. We went back and forth with emails but when I told him that one of the photos really summed up what Blitz was all about, that was the decider. Rather than have Jeff do a humorous piece, I went for his colorful portrait style. We really love it.
-----Mike B.
"Pogo & Minnie (after the fire)"
"You remember about those terrible Santa Rosa wildfires in No. California, don't you? Well Jane and Steve sure do since they got out with only their dog and cat. Whew! So for their new home in Reno, they commissioned their favorite fine art humorist, Jeff Leedy, to do a large piece about Pogo and Minnie. I don't think the content is what makes me feel so honored. It is that Jane and Steve wanted me to honor their new home with a very memorable piece and a big one too. It's 24" x 36" and because they don't need it until they move in, I framed it for them and here it is. This was a joy to do in so many ways."
"Rocco, Brutus, & Chi"
"We have this menagerie of critters and each one has its own wonderfully quirky quality. As Jeff was sketching his ideas on how to portray this bunch, he realized that it was not going to work to put them all in the same painting. So he made each one have its own piece. We howled when we saw the sketches because he "nailed them". And we were blown away when he presented us with the originals. We all picked out some neat frames together and now they hang in our foyer for all guests to interpret the meanings and laugh uncontrollably".
-----Jeff & Melanie D.
"Hey Where's the Remote?"
"Sock Thief"
"Stop Licking Your Brother's Ears"
"Hey, What's Out There?"
One thing these two love to do is look out the window together. Is that a squirrel?
-----Kathie M.
"Dogs Start To Look Like Their Masters"
Or is it the other way 'round? These 3 paintings were a Christmas present to my husband who is totally in love with "Puppy". And vice versa.
-----Kathie M.
"3 Rescue critters in a boat."
"We absolutely love the piece and its vibrancy. We have continued to laugh about it. It captures them all so very well – we are absolutely thrilled! Again, fantastic and we will enjoy for years to come, Terri, Steve and the artwork participants."
-----Terri D.
"Dash The Entertainer"
Rich wanted a fun tribute to his favorite Corgi, Dash who was in effect a real entertainer. Dash would roll over and dance and just be so much fun. After his passing, Rich's wife remained sad and Rich wanted to find a way to cheer her up. So we connected and after several sketches, Rich gave his approval and I did this final piece. He wanted him and his wife in the audience and an Oscar nearby which I was able to include. Their response was so heartwarming but I think the picture says it all.
"Jake, the little prince."
Dave wanted a painting of Jake who is this adorable multi-colored doggie (can't remember the breed) and once Dave used the phrase "the little prince" I knew immediately how to visualize him. After only a few sketches, Dave gave his approval (once his wife signed on) and I did this throne picture with little dog cookie touches here and there. The color really pops and I must say I was very pleased with this one. And Dave and his wife loved it to bits. I'll get a photo of them with pic soon I hope.
Badge. "Suave, Debonair & Drooling."
Roxy. "Good Thing They Have So Much To Work With."
"I contacted Jeff to memorialize my two boxer dogs that had passed a while back. They meant so much to me because they kept me sane thru a very difficult divorce. I wanted to use Jeff's humor to show their distinct personalities because they were so much "family" to me. Badge was the crotch hound who once spotted one of my friends peering into my refrigerator, came up behind her and "bopped" her you know where right into it. And Jeff transformed that male quality into a Hugh Hefner scene with champagne and smoking robe while his amor waited in the boudoir. Roxy was a prissy sort who once backed away from a man with dirty hands. Jeff put her in the beauty parlor being attended to with such an air of elegance. Both were hysterical so I hung them in my dining room with elegant frames. I still love them."
-----Martha L.
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