Foxes, hawks, the watchful in-between.
The Wild
Wild beings held in the charged second before they vanish — alert, present, and fully themselves.
See the wild collection →Original expressive realism paintings
Original animal paintings that ask us to
look again.
Barbara J Demers creates paintings of animals, insects, and the natural world using bold color, symbolic detail, and narrative titles to reveal the living presence in every being.
Original from the studio
You are not a number, You are LOVE
Acrylics and water mixable oils on canvas
Collections
Three ways of looking closer.
The work gathers around lives we often pass too quickly: the wild, the pasture, and the small wonders underfoot.
Farm and field, soft-eyed and steady.
The Pasture
Cows, horses, sheep, and the animals of rural life — seen with the dignity and presence usually reserved for companions.
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The bees, butterflies, and tiny lives that hold a whole season.
Small Wonders
Insects, blossoms, and small creatures painted as lives worth noticing — tiny presences that hold entire seasons together.
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A village is growing
The Residents of Budderlee.
Rooted in kindness — a village where every resident matters.
A growing series of 5×5 inch original character portraits. Each painting introduces one animal resident of Budderlee, their trade, and the object they're never seen without. Collect them all and build the village.
Fresh from the easel
New originals in the studio.
You are not a number, You are LOVE
Acrylics and water mixable oils on canvas · 48×36 in
The Bull "Love" Stares back at the observer asking to see him as he is, not a number or a commodity but a living being that matters.
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$1,500
When Grace Paused
Mixed media -acrylics on Canvas · 36×48 in
Zebra pausing to view butterfly
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$1,500
Who's That Dog
Mixed media and acrylics on canvas · 24×36 in
A bulldog portrait full of character, surrounded by lively color that gives the pose warmth, humor, and personality.
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$950
The Kindness of One
Acrylic on canvas · 40×30 in
A pig pauses in a human world as one person reaches out; the small gesture becomes the emotional center of the painting.
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$1,100
How the paintings speak
Beyond the photo mold.
Barbara describes her work as expressive realism. The animal, insect, or natural subject remains recognizable, but heightened color and symbolic choices carry the feeling beyond a literal reference.
Each title is part of the painting's voice — an invitation to pause, look again, and recognize the heart that beats in all living beings.
10% of profits from every original painting are donated to animal welfare.
Commissions
Custom portraits, warmly welcomed.
Custom animal portraits are now a full-time part of the studio. Share a few photos and your animal's story, and Barbara will paint the presence she sees.
Two emails a month, max.
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