"Beau"

8 x 8

oil on gallery canvas

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Beau is our son's lovable pet, full of excitement, and always happy to see you! The painting was a birthday gift for a new home.

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!

"Bambi"

6 x 6

oil on hardboard

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Bambi is a friend's "grand dog" and reminds me so much of our last pet. Still miss seeing those eyes looking up at you every day!

"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!

"Bark 2"

6 x 6

oil on hardboard

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Number two in the "bark" series! Fine myself looking at dogs differently these days... 

"Bark 1"

6 x 6

oil on hardboard

I know, this is a switch from my recent plein air paintings. Thought I'd have some fun with some dog protraits and hope to do a series of "bark" paintings, so they will have numbers instead of names for these cute little guys! Look for them to be available on Daily Paintworks.

"Do Not Disturb"

16 x 20 

oil on stretched canvas

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Can you really train a dog to not get on the furniture, even when you're not looking?

"Yellow Lab"

8 x 10

Oil on Masonite

After spending some time with family on Memorial Day, I enjoyed the rest of the day painting this yellow lab "portrait"! Guess he should have had on a "stars and stripes" collar in celebration of this special holiday.

"Red Bandana"

8 x 10

oil on masonite

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At an artist workshop last year, it was suggested that we practice different techniques of other artists that we admire. Afterwards I painted the above lab that was inspired by a painting by Cheri Christensen, an artist who incorporates wonderful backlighting in all of her works, most of which are farm animals. A link to her site is on the right. I think you will be impressed with the dramatic results that she accomplishes with the light source at the rear of the subject.

"Annie and Bella"

8 x 10

oil on masonite

Annie and Bella live in our neighborhood and "sit in the lap of luxury" as most of ours pets do! They were great models for their portraits.