Posted in Uncategorized, art, painting, goats, tagged goats, paintings on August 20, 2017| Leave a Comment »
This goat was from the fair last year, even though I have got a boatload of terrific new faces from THIS year’s fair. Why let a sweet expression go to waste? I love getting my camera home and finding I’ve captured a smile at just the right moment.
10″x10″ oil on stretched extra-deep canvas.
Posted in art, dogs, painting, Uncategorized on August 17, 2017| 1 Comment »
I haven’t been showing off what I’m working on, so I’d better start doing that before people start thinking I’ve given up painting! I really am painting, but it’s either special requests or things I’m putting aside until closer to Christmas. I really should just list them as I go, right? Yeah, I will try to find time to take the photos. This summer is super busy! And I haven’t even been to the pool. How does this happen?
Didn’t she turn out beautifully? I was trying to use the technique, “scrumble,” which works really well with acrylic paints, but I found it doesn’t work so well with oils since the paints are too thin and wet and slow drying. So it took a LOT of time for the layers to dry, and then go back and add more. Also, I started out with a whole rainbow of colors in the blanket, but the reds covered up the other colors too well. Scrumbling definitely works best with acrylics, I would try this again only on a very limited basis with oils.
But I’m happy with how she turned out.  🙂
Posted in art, horses, painting, Uncategorized, tagged horses, paintings on July 12, 2017| 1 Comment »
I was asked to paint the same painting twice, but that is beyond difficult so I changed it up a little. This was a special request, so already sold.
Which version do you like better? Why?
Posted in art, dogs, painting, Uncategorized, tagged paintings on July 11, 2017| 1 Comment »
These are all special request works. But just to let you know, I am still painting and still available. It’s never too soon to ask for holiday (Christmas! Birthday! Anniversary!) gift items. I always run out of time at the end of November, so please ASK EARLY.
Posted in art, goats, painting, Uncategorized, tagged goats, paintings on July 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »
I wanted to paint really bright and happy, and show off all the colors.
11″x14″ oil on stretched canvas.
Posted in art, horses, painting, Uncategorized, tagged horses, paintings on June 9, 2017| 1 Comment »
I was playing with all the brights. I usually leave out green, and this time there’s just a touch. I usually stay away from moments where a horse is pulling a face, but in this case I thought it was a good match for all the colors. Playful and silly.
18″x24″ oil on stretched canvas.
Posted in art, horses, painting, Uncategorized, tagged horses, paintings on June 6, 2017| Leave a Comment »
I’ve been trying to paint horse friends, with one more to show off tomorrow. People tell me what I should paint, and sometimes I listen. Friendly horses hanging out, yes, that’s a visual concept I can get behind. I’m told I should paint fewer horse butts, but I think I’ll ignore that advice for a while longer.
11″x14″ oil on stretched canvas.
12″x12″ oil on stretched canvas.
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