Dog Portraits Started

Belle

Oil on 5"x5" board

I started some of the dog paintings I have been collecting reference photographs for.  This one is of our Bernese Mountain Dog, Belle.  She has got to be the happiest, and most patient dog in the world.  Not sure if I like the eyes in this one, but I enjoyed the pose.  It is all Belle.

Dog Reference Photographs Wanted!

Back to the Blog!

I haven't been very diligent about my blog posting for some time.  I apologize for that, and I am trying to do better.  I've been through some health issues which sapped a lot of energy f and my blog was swept up into the pile of things left undone.

Still not a huge amount of energy, but I am trying to get myself back into a certain schedule of work.

I did participate in an annual event put on by the Blue Ridge Fall Races Foundation.  They raise funds for various charities in their area.  In the past the event was held at private farms, which made for wonderful locations to put up art booths.  Many years we, as the Virginia Equine Artists Association, have had several members participating.  This year it was only me.  There is always a nice meal, good music, and an auction.  This year they auctioned off one of my paintings, which sold for $1,400, and was then donated back to the cancer center which is working to build a new building at the Winchester Medical Center.

On top of that, I sold three paintings, which made for a nice evening.

Happy Mid-Summer to everyone!

Back to Blogging

Westminster Canterberry Show

Charlottesville, Virginia

I have really been AWOL from my blog for a long time.  But, I'm back.  Not that I haven't had things to post, just other things going on.  Last week I drove over to Charlottesville to hang my half of an equine art show at the Westminster Canterberry Retirement of the Blue Ridge.  The other artist is a wonderful photographer, Susan Carter.  The folks at Westminster Canterberry were wonderfully helpful in hanging artwork.  The show will be open through the end of March and is open to the public.

I am working on several paintings for the Montpelier Hunt Race Poster Contest.  We'll see how that goes.  I have four different compositions ready.  The first one I started out way too tight, and that ended up being a wiper.  Started it over and redid the whole composition, of which I am pretty happy.  I thought about posting it in progress, but it is certainly in an ugly stage, so I'll wait until I'm a bit further along.

Spring is coming!

New Look

I am trying out some new looks to my blog.  I would really appreciate comments on what you think.  This is a more interactive template for the blog, what do you think?  Leave your comments so I know how you feel about various ways of viewing a blog.  Thank you!

Summer Commission

Oil, 16"x20" on panel commission

Here is the final summer commission.  This was a fun commission that involved a lot of different components that had to work together.  I am pleased with the result, and the painting is at the framer's right now.  I'm looking forward to seeing it hanging at its new home.

Sailing Away on Something Different

Oil paintings on 8"x8" Gallery-Wrap Canvases

Commission

Here is another commission that came my way from a Sunfish sailboat enthusist from Texas.  These small, 8"x8" canvases were fun to paint.  They have 2 inch gallery-wrap sides, so they are hefty little guys.  The woman wanting the commission really wanted the sunset and reflections to say color!  I can't wait to see a photo of them hanging on her navy blue walls in Texas!  It will be interesting to see how she decides to arrnage them.  Sail-on!