Rufus

6"6" SOLD

Sometimes I think I am a real smarty pants and just about that time the universe gives me one of those painful humbling lessons.  Right now I am trying to learn a bunch of stuff about how computers work and how to utilize software and clever apps.  I feel like I am a Stranger In a Strange Land.  Can you relate?  One of my big tasks is organizing my photos, which were casually sorted before I got a new laptop and new software, so now it is a complete mess. The whole smarty pants concept can be applied to my pride over the 600 billion photos I have stored.....at least until I started to reorganize them.  Well, at least now I have something to occupy me for the rest of my time on this planet. Go Figure!

Lufty 17.5"x17.5" acrylic

This is larger than many of the paintings I have done recently.  It was fun to paint big and loose.  I like the background which I did a little differently.  This is a commission.  SOLD

Rusty 17.5"x17.5" animal oil sold #375

This was a commission and the folks who bought it teared up when they saw it....what a wonderful feeling.  I have been really missing painting and need to rearrange my life so I can do it daily if possible.  Lisa Daria is over 900 on daily paintings...having painted at least one painting every single day for the last 900 or so days....mind boggling!

SOLD

Jackson 1 oil 6"x6" animal portrait sold #367

This was a commission from a long-lost friend.  So was the last post of Toby.  They are adorable grand-dogs and were really fun to paint.
SOLD

WUPA 6"x6" acrylic #181

My grandson, Allister was born today at noon and weighed 9lb. 12 oz. and is perfect! My daughter is amazing and is doing really well. This is a painting of my 17 year old puppy Wupa. She is still really healthy and loves a good romp, but she doesn't hear too well. She is afraid of babies!
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Fluffy 6"x6" oil #161

This is a piece I have reworked several times. I am finally happy with it. Little Fluffy has gone from a menacing Yapper who was a scraggly,
poor excuse for a fashion statement, to the made-over version who just wants to be your friend. I took off the leash, closed his mouth, changed the attitude of his tail, and generally fluffed him out and made him softer. Sometimes the paint brush is better than reality. I really like the top-down perspective, but in some cases it just doesn't work so well.

Tess 18x18" oil

Finally, after much struggle,I finished this portrait of Tess. In the process I learned a lot about the subtleties of dog head structure and how to paint from several varying photographic references to gain a better understanding of the shape and values needed. Tess is very hyperactive so getting a good photo of her was next to impossible. I hope I have captured a bit of her energy too.
SOLD

Boomer 18"x18" oil

This was a commission...one of two dog portraits...the other is a wipe off and I have to start over...ergh...part of the story.... #106
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Boomer 8x8 oil

This is Boomer, a really fuzzy guy who is pretty aggressive, but a nice guy if you let him know you won't put up with it. It is a sketch for a commission. He is the slobberingest dog I have ever seen. The owners said, "don't paint the snot on his face!" I love all the squiggly edges. #74

Tess oil 8x8

This is a sketch I did for a commission. #73