painting: German Shepherd (06/01/17)

It’s June already? June? Oh, my! I haven’t even started Christmas shopping and we’re almost halfway there. I can’t believe it. Time gets away, doesn’t it? Like my visit with this beautiful dog. It was two July’s ago! I meant to paint him ever since, but he kept slipping down in my to-do list. Down to the bottom. But he’s so pretty, I kept him on my radar and finally said, “Today’s the day.” Because he’s just too perfect to let slip away entirely.

11″x14″ oil on stretched canvas. Available in my etsy shop.

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paintings: doggies, and buns (03/16/2016)

 

Here’s several more paintings I’ve been asked to paint recently.

I love this guy’s little half smile.

 

I find it difficult to juxtapose enough highlights to make a dark color seem full of life, but look, I did it!

 

It’s hard to go wrong with bunnies. Bunnies are just so sweet.

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painting: a golden doodle (03/09/17)

This was a special request. The background in the reference photo was set up just right, so I included it. Sometimes I find too much background competes with the portrait, and try to  balance that out with a plain background so the pet can shine. This one worked out great, though.

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paintings: a few requests

Here are several paintings from January.

This beautiful girl passed away, and is a present for the owner. I hope she likes it.

 

This is a gift, too. I think I’ve painted only a handful of King Charles Spaniels.

 

This one I started out with gray/brown in mind, and then it went the other way. Completely, wildly, the other way.

 

And a sweet little guy. Those eyes just get you.

 

 

 

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painting: a mixed breed

This guy looks like a cattle dog mixed with something else. Not sure what. But didn’t he turn out looking great?

We’ve been having snow and ice since Christmas. It’s just going on and on. Everyone says it’s the worst winter in 20 years. I hope you all out there are having a better time of it.

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paintings: two I’ve been working on

I need to show off these two paintings, just to give my pinterest board somewhere to pull from. Do you want to see everything I’ve painted this year? Please visit my 2016 board!

This lovely scene is from a customer’s photo. I painted it faithfully, will my own style added. I just love it.

 

This pretty girl has passed away, and deserved to be memorialized. She’s the best bichon I’ve painted yet!

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paintings: a collie, and a basset hound

I haven’t had much time for painting lately, but am trying to keep my hand in it. These two were special requests.

Is your summer action packed, too?  We’re getting in plenty of swimming!

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