Hello my name is Pam Tanzey.

Since the early 1980s my work has lived in two story telling worlds each influencing the other, whimsical illustrations and realistic animal art with a twist of whimsy.

As a freelance Illustrator I used a brush to ink thick and thin lines in cartoon strips and coloring books. I painted in gouache, watercolor and acrylic to illustrate Children’s products and storybooks in mass market and education. I created my own characters and also worked in licensed properties such as My Little Pony, Pound Puppies, and Thomas the Tank Engine.

For ten years I illustrated an award winning monthly column and feature articles in the AKC Gazette, which lead to my passionate focus of painting dogs. They talk to me through their pictures. I do my best to be a vehicle for them, passing their messages and their love into my paintings for the hearts that love them, especially the hurting ones left behind.