Painting Challenge Day 1

Someone, not sure who, started a "3 Paintings in 5 Days Challenge" on Facebook not long ago and if you are a Facebook user, you have probably seen some fabulous artwork going across your screen. I was nominated to participate by friend and fellow artist Melissa Arthur, CO artist with Texas roots. The idea is to post three paintings, starting with some earlier work and progressing each day to more current paintings...and each day nominating another artists...so you can see how the idea is spreading across the internet.

These three, as you can see, are pet portraits I did several years ago. I still paint pet commissions, so contact me if you are interested! Always fun to reminisce over older paintings, so will check my files to see what comes up tomorrow. Stay tuned!

30 in 30, #25

9 x 12

oil on canvas, $95

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We are up to 25 entries in the "30 Paintings in 30 Days" with this cat that lives on the ranch, gotta stay with the ranch theme, you know! This one is also a first for me, painted entirely with palette knife. A big part of this challenge is to grow in your art by tackling new things and stretching yourself past the norm, and I will have to say this was a totally new and enjoyable way to "sling paint". Thanks to all who are following me and encouraging me on this challenge, hope you will stay with me for five more!

"Naptime"

8 x 10

oil on stretched canvas

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On our recent trip to Tennessee, we had the most fun with this yellow cat. It kept appearing on our porch, even though we made numerous attempts to return it to it's home across the complex. It would follow us on long walks just like a puppy, and thinking we had finally convinced it to go home, there it was when we returned, back on the porch taking a nap!