About Me

 

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"Oh Wow. Toffee is ...........so outstanding. Her 'personality' shines right out of those eyes! (smile) She was packed well, delivered quickly and is exactly as depicted on Tisha's site. A great little painting that has settled into our home like it was 'born' there. Great work. 

Thank you. " 

As a child I was exposed to all sorts of dance, music, theatre, and art.  I attended the Arts Magnet High School in Dallas, TX and have a BFA in Technical Theatre and Stage Management from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University in St. Louis, MO.

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I began to focus on visual arts and painting animals in 1999, around the time that I got pregnant with my first child.  A move in 2000 brought my family to Wisconsin.  I paint in my home art studio outside of Madison, Wisconsin.  My husband, our two daughters, and I share our home with rescued dogs.  As a family we donate our time to and foster greyhounds for Greyhound Pets of America Wisconsin. 

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My pieces are colorful, bold, and full of character.  I tend to focus on the head and the eyes since they tend to be the most expressive part of any animal.  I paint custom portraits for people of their animals and I make custom paper silhouettes.

Despite all the art classes I have taken and all the paintings I have done, I will probably never stop mixing paint on my hands.


The portraits are a big hit! My husband loves them, and they will go perfectly in the space I had planned for them. We are so excited to get them up on the wall. Layla loves them, too.

Here are a few of the fosters we've had here for GPA Wisconsin:

DSC06751 Fossil

DSC06953 Camaro

DSC08040 Cliff Barnes

DSC08065 Mac

DSC08144 Jewel

DSC08406 Tommy

photo Maggie

All images copyrighted by Tisha Templin 1999-2010