Buster Oil Pet Art Portraits Welsh Corgi Dog Painting

Oil on stretched canvas, 11" x 14" x 3/4".

Buster, a Welsh Corgi-mix, was a sweet boy and also a very handsome dog to paint. He was found abandoned and taken in by my brother who took care of his epilectic needs and loved him for several years. He passed away this year and is greatly missed. He was a wonderful dog!

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Blue Hydrangeas Oil Still Life Flower Fall Spring Painting Blue Garden

Oil on stretched canvas, 20" x 16".

Large, fluffy hydrangea blooms in a vase were drenched with sunlight from a window above. These were some of my hydrangeas at their best color when I photographed them a few years ago. I enjoyed painting the blooms, but I loved painting the shadows on the table and vase!
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Upward Oil Still Life Flower Jacobs Coat Rose Summer Fall

Oil on masonite board, 10" x 8".

Roses are wonderful to paint and this painting is one of my favorite climbing roses. A Jacob's Coat rose has a luscious combination of deep yellow, orange, and red tones. It is eye candy for someone like me who loves these color changes! I hope that others enjoy it too. Then the circle of painting fine art is complete.
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Golden Christmas Puppy Oil Pet Art Portraits Retriever Dog Red Green Painting

Oil on Raymar panel, 6" x 8".

Red, green and Golden Retriever pup! Lots of paint and color went into this little portrait of a Golden puppy. I've had the privilege of painting many dogs at this time of year for commissioned portraits and I wanted to include my own little idea of a Christmas puppy.
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Bearded Pink Iris Oil Still Life Flower Fall Spring Bulbs Painting Green

Oil on stretched canvas, 16" x 8" x 3/4".

I thought that some of the Irises that I photographed seemed like pink gems so that is how I painted them. They have lush tones with dramatically flowing petals. They are contrasted nicely by the thick greenery of the leaves and stalks. The barely opened buds are held high on strong stems with these Bearded Irises.
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Silhouette Oil Pet Art Portraits Cat Window Red Shadows Fluffy

Oil on stretched canvas, 8" x 10" x 3/4".

This is an earlier animal portrait of mine. I painted this multi-colored fluffy cat on a windowsill with his shadow falling on a table covered with a red cloth. I loved the composition and controlling the values for this one. This pose is very "cat-like" and he has the comfortable attitude of a cat allowing humans to also live in his home.
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Unfolding Magnolia Bloom Oil Still Life Flower Southern Magnolia Tree

Oil on stretched canvas, 8" x 10" x 3/4".

This is the second painting of this southern magnolia bloom with leaves that was done from an indoor photoshoot of a lovely bloom from one of my trees earlier this year. The creamy-white petals are painted in the interesting shapes they make as they unfold. They also bounce around the reflected cast shadow colors of the glossy green leaves. I think they make very interesting subjects for botanical still lifes!
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Red Currants Watercolor Still Life Flower Fruit Berries Cherry Grapes

Watercolor on Arches, 12" x 9".

Clusters of cherry red currants growing on the vine painted in transparent watercolors is my painting for today. I've been going back and forth between watercolors and oils and I don't know what that means except that it's been interesting. I love the qualities of both I guess. "Hidden passages" can be made in watercolors and that's a fun and mysterious thing.

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In the Pink Oil Portrait Figure Live Female Model People Breast Cancer Awareness

Oil on stretched canvas, 14" x 11".

The latest model in painting class was Barbara and she was dressed in bright pink to coordinate with her pink hair. She is a proud advocate for Breast Cancer Awareness and also a wonderful artist. I had a great time painting her skin tones with the strong shadows as well as all of the pink stuff. Of course, the striking earing was a real treat!
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Girl with Silver Earrings Oil Portrait Figure Live Female Model People

Oil on stretched canvas, 14" x 11".

The model in my portrait class recently, Julie, was lovely and had great earrings along with a small braid in her hair. The green sweater was also an asset to the painting. It's always a learning experience when working quickly from a live model and translating the information to canvas.
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Rose Bouquet Oil Still Life Flower Vase Garden Impressionist Red Pink Purple

Oil on canvas panel, 12" x 9".

I'm exploring new approaches to flower painting with an impressionist feel and I like the way in which these roses and vase came together as a painting. I kept the brushstrokes simple and the colors seem to vibrate with the gold tones throughout the pinks and purples. I also used thicker paint in describing the shapes of the leaves and blooms.
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Mister Pig Oil Pet Art Portraits Pink Farm Animal Porky

Oil on stretched canvas, 9" x 7".

What did I do after Thanksgiving? I painted a pig. It's kind of a cute pig if you appreciate their looks in general. If not, you won't think he's cute at all. The most challenging part was painting his nose and ears and making them have that pink, rubbery appearance. Now, it's back to painting flowers again.
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Red Hibiscus Oil Tropical Hibiscus Flower Garden Landscape

Oil on stretched canvas, 20" x 16" x 3/4".

I reworked my hibiscus painting when I realized I liked it much better in this vertical format. Tropical and enticing hibiscus blooms, buds and foliage in a large painting and ready to hang. I painted these red/orange blooms with an eye for the shadows on their petals made by the large stamens. Happy Thanksgiving!
The 3/4" sides are painted making framing optional.
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Greener Pastures Oil Holstein Dairy Cow Pet Art Portraits Farm Animals

Oil on stretched canvas, 12" x 16" x 3/4".

This painting of a black and white cow resting her head on a rock wall fence is an older painting of mine that I hadn't yet posted to my blog. I remember thinking that even cows long for greener or better pastures when their own are just as green. Or maybe they just want to explore the unknown and this I can also understand.
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