FOCUSED

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch primed panel
$60.00

I took the photo of this dog while we were away, he was sitting very contentedly with his owner, I was just getting ready to take the picture when he spotted another dog...so much for posing for the camera.

PEACHY KEEN

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch premium canvas panel
$60.00

I started this painting with a midnight blue under painting.  I chose the purple background because I love purple and orange together.  I have been trying to make some of my brushstrokes smaller and finer for the subtle details. You wouldn't think it would make that much of a difference but it really does.

WEIMARANER GAZE

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch premium canvas panel
SOLD

I took this photo last week, this dogs face was so full of expression. I started with a magenta canvas which was quite dark so I had to do a lot of lightening for the light on the dog. It is kind of like working backwards.

CONTEMPLATING PERENNIALS

6 X 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch premium canvas panel
$60.00

I started with a rust underpainting. The original photo had a much lighter background, I decided to darken it and add a little more interest. Though I see deer all the time where I live, I never tire of their innocent look...ok, maybe only after they have been  in my garden enjoying my flowers.

EVERYTHING WONDERFUL

8 x 8 inches
oil on 1/8th inch premium canvas board
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I started this painting with a rust underpainting, I love the warmth that it created as I added colour to the canvas.  It was so nice to get back to painting after not doing any for two weeks.

PRECIOUS

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
$75.00

This is my friend Cindy's pig, it was hard getting the picture because he was so curious he wouldn't stand still. 

Cow 145 DUCKY FUZZY HEAD

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
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This was my second try at painting today, the first canvas got wiped as it was going absolutely nowhere.  I started with a white canvas and just sketched very loosely until I liked the shape.  This is probably one of the loosest paintings I have done, I just let the brush go every which way. 

GERALD'S FLOWERS

8 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch premium canvas panel
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I took several pictures of my friends garden, there were so many different greens and the pink flowers just stood out so beautifully. I started with a dark under painting using many layers to make the colours pop.

Cow 144 SMARTY PANTS

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch premium canvas panel
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I have really been enjoying working with the different coloured under painted canvas.  For this painting I used a dark rich blue, everything pops.