Clumsy Cat

This is a painting I did for an exhibition and fundraiser for Philabundance, a charity the fights hunger in inner city areas of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley.

Tessa Guzé, Clumsy Cat, oil on canvas, 2012

If you would like to see more of my illustrations please visit my children's book illustrations website.

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Tessa Guzé, My Umbrella 2012, oil on canvas

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Nobel Sheepdog

Tessa Guzé, Noble Sheepdog 2012, Oil on canvas, 16"x20",

Tessa Guzé, Working Dog 2012, Oil on canvas, 16"x 20"

These are two paintings of a sheepdog I did for the Meeker Sheepdog exhibition that runs from Sept. 5-Sept. 9th. It is an art auctions and fundraiser for the Meeker Sheepdog trails in Meeker, CO.

If you are interested in seeing more of my work please visit my pet portrait portfolio website or my artists blog.

Jugar Featured in Exhibition

Tessa Guzé, Original paintings from "Jugar", oil on canvas, 2011

I am having a solo exhibition of my paintings shown at the Durham Arts Council in Durham, NC. The exhibition is mostly my fine arts painting but I have featured a selection of original paintings from a children's book I illustrated called "Jugar". Jugar is a children's book about an Indian street dog surviving his first monsoon. The opening for this exhibition is Friday, August 17th, 5-7PM.

Tessa Guzé, Durham Arts Council exhibition photo 2012

Tessa Guzé, Durham Arts Council exhibition photo 2012

Here a a few other pictures of the work in the show.  The show is titled Beginner's Mind: Painting with an Open Heart. Beginner's Mind is a Buddhist concept of Shoshin or "non-judging". It means having an attitude of openness, eagerness and lack of preconceptions when perceiving the world or studying a subject. The paintings in the show are mostly portraits of people from various places and cultures around the world.

If you would like to see more of my fine arts paintings please visit the fine arts portfolio page of my website or my artist's blog.

Jugar

Jugar is a children's book that I conceived while in India and then asked my mother Karen Guze to write for me to illustrate.

Book Description:

Jugar (joogar), n. The uniquely Indian concept, hard to translate, of inventively using whatever is at hand in order to get the job done.

Jugar is a young puppy living on the streets of a market in India. He is so young that all he knows is hot, dry weather—he has never seen the rainy season. He ignores the kind warnings of his friends Cow, Camel, and Monkey, and gets into trouble when it starts to rain.

He meets a young boy, and thanks to this boy’s creativity (or jugar), they both make it safely through the Monsoon.

If you would like to view the children's book illustrations in context a preview is available on blurb's website .

Tessa Guze, Jugar Book Cover Layout

Tessa Guze, Jugar and Mother Cow, Oil on Canvas, 2011

Tessa Guze, Jugar in the Market, Oil on Canvas, 2011

Tessa Guze, Jugar and Sonu the Camel, oil on canvas, 2011

Tessa Guze, The Rain Drop, oil on canvas, 2011

Tessa Guze, Laughing Monkeys, oil on canvas, 2011

Tessa Guze, Testing the Water, oil on canvas, 2011

Tessa Guze, Swept Away, oil on canvas, 2011

Tessa Guze, Attempt to Climb, oil on canvas, 2011

Tessa Guze, New Friends, oil on canvas, 2011

Tessa Guze, Marooned, oil on canvas, 2011

Tessa Guze, Going Home, oil on canvas, 2011

Please visit my painting portfolio website to see more of my paintings!

Going Skiing

Tessa Guze, Going Skiing, oil on canvas, 36"x24"

This is a painting I did after going skiing for the first time.

This painting is currently on display at the Gwangju International Center in Gwangju Korea.

If you are interested in seeing more of my oil paintings please visit my painting portfolio website or my artists blog.

Portrait of Freddy: West Highland White Terrier

Tessa Guze, Freddy Portrait, oil on canvas, 2012

This is a portrait, of Freddy a West Highland White Terrier. West Highland White Terriers are small dogs, they are great with children and also protective guard dogs.
This portrait is small only 8" x 10". It is currently on display at the Art Shop at Moore.
To see more pet paintings, visit my pet portraits blog or more fine art or portraits click on these links.