Renowned Local Artist Captures the Essence of Companion Animals in His Pet Portraits

Would you like to have a professional portrait painting of your beloved pets? Then the man for you is Howard Aaron, a local artist and animal lover with a great skill in capturing the essence and personality of pets in his artwork.

An Easton resident, Aaron discovered the joy of painting in watercolors at the age of 50. Although Mr. Aaron is primarily self-taught, he has taken watercolor, landscape, and advanced painting courses at The Silvermine Guild School of Art. His commissioned portraits and landscapes, both watercolor and graphite, are represented in private, corporate, and institutional collections in 9 states.

He is a member of the Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists, the Fairfield Arts Council, the Fairfield County Arts Association, the Art Society of Old Greenwich, and is a founding member of the Easton Arts Council.

In August 2010 his entry was awarded first prize for watercolor by juror/judge Simon Dinnerstein NA at the Art Society of Old Greenwich open juried show. In May 2009 his entry received an Honorable Mention award at the Bradley-Hubbell House Regional Juried show.  His portraits received the Peoples Choice Award, by vote of show attendees, at both the 2007 CSOPA Faces of Spring and the 2004 CSOPA Faces of Summer shows. In September 2005 his entry was the recipient of the blue ribbon Dowling Group Ltd Purchase Award from the Old Greenwich Art Society, a choice from over 570 entries. In September 2006 the same group awarded his landscape third prize for watercolor.

To view more of his work, please visit his website at http://www.aaron-art.com/.  You can contact Howard Aaron to discuss your pet portrait, by calling him at 203-374-0705 or via e-mail at portrait@aaron-art.com. 



If you decide to commission a painting from Mr. Aaron, please mention the Paws and Kisses blog as your referral source.  Thanks!