Sunday, September 28, 2008

Whistler dogs


I went through some of my photos from my wonderful long weekend at Whistler this morning - these two pretty dogs were patiently waiting for their people to finish lunch. I'm always a sucker for dog photos:) I think I have at least a dozen shots of just dogs from the weekend.

Birthday card design



My good friend Sharon commissioned me to paint this birthday card for her cat loving daughter - the two cats are based (very loosely) on a photo of her daughter's two cats.

Hope she likes it as much as I liked painting it!

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Sweet Mollie commission



This piece was commissioned by one of my Ebay buyers who has also become a dear friend through the years. Sadly, the painting is of a sweet girl who recently passed away - it is a gift for a friend.

Our neighbors had a schnauzer for many years so I know how special and wonderful they are and it was bittersweet to complete this one.

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Always one in a crowd

There's always one joker in a crowd...


This is my offering for this week's Different Strokes painting. Follow the link in the right margin to see all the different interpretations of Karin's photo - something new each week. I'll be putting this on Ebay today.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Littlest Cowgirl



Couldn't resist taking this photo of a little cowgirl asleep in the hay. This was taken at the Puyallup Fair a couple of weekends ago. I think it may need to be a painting subject...

On the easel for this weekend I have a couple of commissioned paintings - will post them here when I'm done. And I'll be working on a piece to donate to the annual Cattle Dog Round Up to raise money for New Hope Cattle Dogs. If you live in the Phoenix/Tempe area and love cattle dogs like I do you should stop by. It takes place November 1st from 11:00 - 5:00. Visit http://www.newhopecattledogs.com/ for more information.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

A Little Down Time completed



Here is the completed "A Little Down Time" featuring my Maine Coon cat Marley and my Australian cattle dog Rainey - practicing the art of "getting along". They both like this corner of the couch...

I just listed this one on Ebay - we're crossing our fingers and paws:) Part of the proceeds will go to help Australian Cattle Dog rescue - and yes - Marley's ok with that.

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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

A Little Down Time



This is a work in progress shot of a painting I started this weekend. I had a wonderful weekend with good friends visiting Whistler up north in Canada. It was beautiful and while we had a little "down time" - relaxing - I sketched from a reference photo of Rainey (my Australian cattle dog) & Marley (my Maine Coon cat). I started adding a little color today and thought I'd post a shot of a "work in progress". I hope to finish it tonight and tomorrow morning and post it for sale on Ebay tomorrow night.