Bunny Buddha Painting

This is my favorite bunny pose from my new crop of bunny photos. Thank goodness for the fair, where I can take a LOT of bunny photos! Most of the time the bunnies are lounging, or nervous, but now and then you get a really good shot. My alternate title for this painting is, “Now [...]

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painting: a grizzly bear

I’m taking my Christmas break from selling on ebay, and won’t have any more paintings there until Dec. 29. In the meanwhile, I’m going to be listing one here and there on etsy throughout the month. I finished up this grizzly bear painting, and I’m happy with how he turned out. This is from my [...]

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Fooling the eye

I’m looking through my photos trying to find some fresh inspiration. This little goldfinch jumped out at me. He’s a perfect example of something that occurs naturally, but which the eye does not accept in a painting. He is flying away from the birdfeeder, his wings all the way closed at this exact moment. He [...]

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painting: Springer Spaniel

Sometimes I wish I could just say, “Done!” halfway through a painting. She’s so beautiful, I don’t want to keep painting and maybe mess it up. Her eyes are white with cataracts, but I think it helps to give her a luminous glow, don’t you think?

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commission painting: Italian greyhounds

Here’s a painting I did last week, it’s 16×20. The sun glare doesn’t help the photo, but it’s pretty in person. They have such dramatic expressions!

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A goat painting for etsy

I put up this happy goat in my etsy shop today. Go take a look and make me feel better about the lack of hits to it!

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