A New Life

This is a recent commissioned piece, which was just presented to the couple. I heard that they were thrilled. Music to my ears! I am always nervous when I have a commission piece with people in it. But I like to go outside of my comfort zone. It's pretty textured (oil) and it looked nice in a beautiful pewterish/goldish frame. So this is taking the #7 slot of the challenge!

I'm Falling for You

#6 of the challenge. This is a happy little vase (what Bob Ross might have said!). It's holding an abundance of happy overflowing flowers. Simple, but fun because I just enjoyed the shapes and colors.

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Serenity

Boy, I go from a "doctor" dog, to a comforting angel! Maybe the angel is trying to protect us from the doctor dog! This is # 5 of the challenge. It is a mixed media (acrylic, watercolor, ink) on fabric. It is mounted on an 11x14 canvas with deep painted gallery edges, so there is no need for a frame. Finished with a protective varnish. Free shipping for the challenge month!

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Trust me. I'm a Doctor

#4 of the challenge. This guy turned out looking like he wanted to inspect me. So I ran with it and gave it this title! A fun little 5x7 oil painting. And I do mean fun. 

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# 3 of the challenge. This is Samson. A very fun little commission piece. I am having more and more fun painting dogs. I love it! He is sold, but I always welcome doggie challenges!

I'll Wait For You

#2 of the challenge. This is a remake of a much earlier painting. I liked a little bit of the first one, and decided to preserve that part. It didn't work because I had too much fun layering and layering until it was totally changed. This painting is 10x10 on gallery wrapped 1 1/2 inch painted sides. Ready to hang without a frame. Free shipping for January!

#1 I'll Start Again

#1 of the 30 in 30 challenge for January for 2017.  Last January, a fella who looks like this character, started me off. So I created a cousin. Or a Brother. Or a friend. Anyways, he got me off to a good start last year, and I had a great 2016. So I hope this character brings the same. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone in the challenge!

Some Recent Paintings and Happenings

Back to my blog! I just thought I'd share a few recent paintings. Also, I have had artwork in two shows, and have completed 2 commissions (which I'll show after the recipients get them). So I have been busy........mostly with life more than painting. I hope to do the 30 in 30 again, and this time, I'll try to actually finish it! I look forward to checking out everyone's art who enters it in January. I hope everyone has a great Christmas/Holiday!

Peanut and George

Meet Peanut and George. I was lucky enough to be asked to paint 2 beautiful bulldogs recently. Thanks, Mary Weeks! These are both on 16x16 canvasses with wide, painted gallery edges and were ready to hang. In fact, they are already hung in their home! Peanut has gone to the "Rainbow Bridge" (https://rainbowsbridge.com/Poem.htm). It's a story/poem about what happens to our beloved pets when they die, and what happens when we join them. It's very comforting to me. So, here's sweet and comical Peanut. Her relative George is still with us, and is just as characterful! What a total treat it was to do this project. And painting dogs has become one of my favorites!
I haven't been on my blog in a long time. Hopefully I'll be painting more and more again. But I've still been keeping tabs on what my friends are up to!

Puparazzi

#11 of the challenge. Ok...now you might think I'm having too much fun. Is there such a thing? Not in my little world! This was supposed to just be a puppy. A simple puppy minding his own business. But then the word "puparazzi" popped into my mind. There was no turning back. But he needed a camera. So that's all I have to say about that.

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Dock of the Bay

#10 of the challenge. I took this photo last summer at Interlochen, when I was there for the Mark Mehaffey workshop. But, as usual, this looks nothing like the photo. I strayed again. There's more to the story.....that is that I'm trying to be more loose and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't!

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Town Without Pity

#9 of the challenge. This is one of my "one mark at a time" paintings (from some kind of memory). Not that all paintings aren't one mark at a time, but when I paint like this, I'm all over the painting, back and forth, back and forth.

It's very fun, and I can keep pretty loose. And the title? I guess you'd have to be old enough to remember the song. I always loved Gene Pitney!

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Let's Bend the Rules

#8 of the challenge. This started out as acrylic, but ended up oil. Just a random flower sitting in a random vase, and minding their own business. But I do love the random colors!

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Fountain of Youth

 

#7 of the challenge. I snapped this photo a while back and finally decided to try it. I'm always a little nervouse about painting kids and water, but I'm happy with the outcome.

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I'm All About Preparation

#6 of the challenge. I am told that this pup LOVES getting dressed up and just has an attitude of anything goes. I painted this from a photo, but I think he would have actually sat and posed for it!

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"Special Guest"

#5 of the challenge. I have done these scenes several times (from memory?) Yet I don't remember ever being in a scene like this, so I'm not sure of the origin. But I enjoy the mysterious and spiritual thoughts I have as I paint these people. I just know they're about to experience something very enlightening!

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oil  12x9

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Your Time to Shine

#4 of the challenge. Simple sunflowers just doing their thing. There are lots of layers of oil on this, and lots of colors that were hard to capture with my camera. The title came to me after the fact this time. I think we all need our time to shine! 

 Only 26 days to go.......I need to pedal faster! 

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You Look Pretty

# 3 of the challenge. As I've said, I love observing people and wondering what their lives are like. When I saw this couple, she just seemed really down and discouraged. He turned to her at one point and said something. I didn't see her reaction, but I imagined and hoped that he said something really nice, really uplifting, and just sweet. Maybe it made her day. We all need that sometimes! It doesn't take much to encourage and uplift most of us. Just a moment of compassion can make a huge difference!
Oh, and I loved her little feet and how they didn't touch the ground! 

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#2 of the 30 in 30 challenge. Maybe this girl just ate lunch. So she's checking her lipstick and making sure there's no spinach in her teeth.  I love trying to imagine someone's life when I go back and look at my photos. I know she's in love with her skirt. So was I!

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Through Thick and Thin

This is #1 of the 30 in 30 challenge. I thought I'd start with an image from my memory. A sweet couple who have been through everything, and made it out on the other side. And of course, a few little bodily changes came along the way! I am offering free shipping for paintings created during the challenge month! 

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