Horse Portrait by Theresa Reuter

Tickets will be sold for $5 each or 10 for $40 and are available for sale now at Pure Pets and tickets can be purchased at the Shannon Whitworth Benefit Concert.

The winner of the Theresa Reuter original oil painting, will receive a  signed and dated portrait of your pet. Theresa’s style can be classified as Expressive Realism and she is able to capture the essence of her subjects in amazing detail.

Theresa grew up in Upstate New York. Graduated from The Columbus College of Art and Design with a degree in Illustration. She received her Masters Degree in Art Education from Nazareth College in Rochester NY. Theresa taught Art in the Public Schools (all ages) for sixteen years. While teaching, she says her greatest source of strength came from pursuing her personal work. Through the years, many people have collected her work.

In 2005 she left New York to move to the Mountains of North Carolina, and became a full time Artist. Theresa has a great love for nature, which is often reflected in her work. Go to www.theresa-reuter.comto see samples of her work.

Theresa Reuter at work

The winner will submit the photo sized at 8in x 10in and it should be a in high quality computer print out or you can go to local area print shops and have them  print high quality photos from your digital camera.

The portrait shot should have good lighting ( enough contrast ) and it is best to have a 3/4 view or your pet.

The final size will be determined by the submitted photo and will not exceed 320sqin. Allow for 1 month to complete.