Brutus

I have been very slow to post...Sorry... I have been keeping myself pretty busy with Christmas-Time commissions...Portion of some of these commissions will be donated to the Boston Terrier Rescue of NC (www.btrnc.org)... Bostons are the CUTEST!!!

This is a memorial portrait of Brutus - A big boy who passed away not to long ago - sure, he was slightly LARGER than your average Boston, but was still an awesome cutie..

"Brutus" - 8x10x1.5 Oil on Canvas

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Dreamer

This is an older painting after a new facelift. There is nothing like a nice bright background to make the doggie face pop of the canvas. My mom's dog was the rough model for this one - Since it was not a commission, I did not worry about having to replicate each and every spot.

"Dreamer" - 18x24 Oil on Canvas

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Black Eyed-Susan #3

I was not happy with the original background and decided to brighten it up a bit - Here is the new version.
"Reaching" - 16 x 20 x 1.5 Oil on Canvas

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Poppy

Another close-up floral. Here is one happy looking poppy done on a gallery style canvas.

"Poppy" - 12 x 12 x 1.5 Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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A bit wild and colorful

No reference image and thus no pressure to have it look like one... Here you have a Wedge style Siamese...A but crazy on the color combo - but I do so love to play with color...

"Purrfection" - 12 x 12 x 1.5 Oil on canvas

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DSFDF - Cupcake

Here is my entry to the latest Different Strokes From Different Folks challenge. To see all the other entries click HERE

"Centerpiece" - 6 x 6 x1.5 Oil on Canvas

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Chihuahua on green

How's this for a little "psychedelic" chihuahua. I came home from the barn today and had the desire to paint something bright and wow...the photo doesn't really do justice to the bright green background - it really screams "BRIGHT".

"Chi on Green" - 12 x 12 x 1.5 Oil on Canvas

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Again, I use a gessoed stretched canvas to work on this little dude...I made a very quick sketch using some Holbein Indigo and proceeded from there...

So Blue

Another sweet little pup...Done on gallery style canvas with the sides painted and ready to hang.

"So Blue" - 6 x 6 x 1.5 Oil on Canvas

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10% will be donated to Old Dog Haven Rescue

as part of the Art for Critters project

Boston in Fourths

I finished this one last week, before my trip up north for my sister's wedding, but have not had a chance to post it last week. This painting was done on 4 separate gallery style canvases and was painted with both, brushes and palette knives. Fun..Fun...Fun... To total size of the painting is 12x12x1.5.

"Boston in Fourths" - Oil on 4 -6x6 Canvases

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Cuteness

Here is the completed "Cuteness" painting. He is soooooo CUTE!!

"Cuteness" - 12 x 12 x 1.5 Oil on Canvas

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WIP - Cuteness

I will post the finished product tomorrow, but this will give you a good idea of what's to come. This is a 12x12x1.5 canvas that was primed with grey gessoe. I used a yellow pastel pencil to lay out the shape of a boston face. Some artist start by painting the eyes - I am not one of them. I find that once I have the face, the eyes come naturally. For me, it's the face that dictates the eyes and not the other way around....

"Cuteness" - 12 x 12 x1.5 Oil on Canves

Work in Progress

Boston on Canvas

It seems like it has been a lifetime since I painted on a Canvas - Due to time constraints I have been working on the smaller paintings on masonite. It sure is a different feel going back to the texture and flexibility of canvas.

"To be named" - 12x12x1.5 Oil on Canvas

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20% to be donated to Old Dog Heaven Rescue
as part of the Art for Critters project.

Something New and Different..WIP

This is still work in progress, but I think it's coming along nicely. I was experimenting with the power of acrylics....

"Lighthouse on the Hill" - 20x20 Acrylics on Canvas

Work in Progress