There are many precious moments in life that slip by without being remembered. Fortunately, with modern technology, we can now snap a picture or record a moment with a video camera and remember it for years to come. The look on a grandchild’s face as she stuffs it with chocolate cake, the time a baby learns to walk, or your wedding day kiss, don’t have to fade away in your memory anymore.

Many generations have passed but portraits of favorite dogs have been honored in the sturdy walls of many an English drawing room. Now, however, we witness real dogs strolling through Central park while its counterpart in a painting are hung frequently on the walls of many New York living rooms. The English style interiors are increasingly becoming popular while people have always loved their pet dogs or simply man’s best friend and this has paved way to the rise of demand for dog paintings, no matter what kind of dogs are pictured, from beribboned ones or ones with leather, to ones at a restful state or seriously at play.

Portrait painting is having its 20th Century heyday and an American woman artist living on this Italian island is cashing in on three continents. The pendulum of art has swung very strongly back to the figurative, said this artist, who started her own artistic career as an abstract painter. We’re back to taking note of the human appearance.

Lots of people will have the hobby of taking pictures. Yes, you’ll be happy if you can take some beautiful photos. Of course you can also capture the memories. The photos can remind you all the good old days when you become older.

From alligators to parakeets to a champion black angus that’s the range of the portraiture of this man, which currently is developing into a thriving and highly specialized art business. As he puts it, if someone has a pet flea and can get a good clear photograph of it, I’ll paint it. So far, however, he has restricted himself to birds, dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, and one alligator.