Coco's View From The Top, oil on canvas, 11"x14". For sale on etsy.
Some people may detect some favouritism at play here with the dog breeds that I choose to paint. It is true that I paint quite a few Frenchies and Pugs, but it's not necessarily because I find them cuter than other dogs even though they do rate pretty high on the cute scale. The thing is, I like their shape. It's an aesthetic choice I guess. Their compact bodies and short hair makes them easy but interesting to paint. And then there are those crazy eyes. I don't dare tell this to my spaniel though (jealousy issues).
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I made it back to the craft corner last night and voila! More canvas prints!
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January 19, 2012 | Filed in: Random
What Are We Going To Do About Julia?, oil on canvas, 8"x8". For sale on etsy.
It's anyone's guess as to what is ailing Julia. Is she in love? Is she pondering the problems of the world? Or perhaps it's just a touch of malaise.
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January 18, 2012 | Filed in: women
Wild Violet And Bluebelle Await A Lecture On Propriety, oil on canvas. 9"x12". Sold.
We return to the Manor house once again. These two are the 'troublemaker' cousins of Catherine, Greer, and Max. They may not look like it, but they wreak havoc wherever they go (pretty girls are the worst, you know). So it appears that the matriarch of the manor (Silke Westlake) is the only one who may be able to straighten them out. We'll see.....
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Have a great weekend!
January 13, 2012 | Filed in: Black Walnut Manor,women
I returned to my 'Craft Corner' the other day to work on some small canvas prints. My craft corner has been a sad and lonely place as I haven't had any time to spend there these past few months. Perhaps calling it a craft corner is an overstatement. It's basically a desk with a lamp and a staple gun and a few boxes of staples. You see, I don't craft. Or rather, I don't craft very well. This surprises people as I have artistic abilities but seem to lack whatever it is that makes a person a successful crafter. I suspect it's patience and the ability to follow instructions or some sort of guideline. For example, last month I hosted a little Christmas party for a few close friends. I figured it was a perfect time to make a few paper snowflakes to hang around the house. Off I went to my craft corner with a little instruction manual on how to make paper snowflakes. Brief chaos occurred resulting in two sad little torn up snowflakes that didn't look much like snowflakes and a burst of profanity that made John shudder. That was the end of that. However, I do make a pretty decent canvas print and I enjoy wielding a staple gun so all is well again in the craft corner. I don't know when I will make it back so when these eight canvas prints are gone, there's no guarantee when more will appear. Although, I am wrapping up some commercial work that I've been working on this past while, so hopefully I will get to spend more time with the staple gun.
Also, I should mention that I may have an original ready either later today or tomorrow. It's a part of my 'Black Walnut Manor' series just in case you're interested....
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January 13, 2012 | Filed in: Random
