I got my first pony in third grade. His name was Sonny and he used to scrape me off on trees when I was riding him. Then there was Babe, the palomino, who was really my mom’s horse but a little bigger than Sonny so I graduated to riding her in 4-H. In 8th grade [...]

Filed under: Art, Horses, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Portraits, Watercolor on February 19th, 2010 | 7 Comments »

When we were first married, my husband and I often talked about getting a dog when we were “settled.”  We’d get a boxer and name him Satchel after Satchel Paige, the baseball player. (Though I have no idea who this is). We’d call him Satch for short because we figured it was good for a [...]

Filed under: Art, Dogs, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on February 17th, 2010 | 3 Comments »

For the past week, I’ve had a regular assembly line going in my studio. Today I  have two paintings in progress and four or five on deck. I even had to break down and buy another drawing board, some clipboards and a filing system to keep myself organized. How soon until I can justify a housekeeper?

Some of [...]

Filed under: Art, Dogs, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on February 15th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

A few weeks ago, I posted a comment on Twitter about wanting to redo my website, but not knowing where to start. A designer in Texas responded, we “tweeted” back and forth, and voila! we worked out an art-for-art trade. 
The result of my work is this 20×26″ memorial to her pup, Brody. I don’t often get to [...]

Filed under: Art, Dogs, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on February 14th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

It’s been a busy week! Hot on the heels of The Pioneer Woman post, are these two nice mentions around the interwebs.

Filed under: Art, Not painting, On the web, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on February 10th, 2010 | 1 Comment »