I have a problem.
I paint dogs, cats and other furry things, but when I receive a photo of a particularly hairy breed I have a momentary lapse of confidence. You see, hair is difficult to paint. Especially with watercolor and especially on Yupo.
I can paint labs and chihuahuas and wiener dogs all darn day. But [...]

Filed under: Art, Dogs, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on May 18th, 2010 | 7 Comments »

This week I got to paint a guinea pig. He’s cute, he’s hairy, and he’s named after my favorite condiment.
Meet Butters.
Completed: May 16, 2010
Soundtrack: Frank Sinatra
Beverage: Diet Coke

Filed under: Uncategorized on May 17th, 2010 | 7 Comments »

I paint a lot of dogs and cats. And people. And horses. But every now and then I get to paint a new animal for the first time, like a rabbit, guinea pig (coming soon!) or chimpanzee. My husband asked me if there was anything I wouldn’t paint, like an iguana. I think my only limitation [...]

Filed under: Art, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Portraits, Watercolor on May 16th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Last Friday night I took my daughter to work with me. My day job is as a jill-of-all-trades Marketing Manager for a wellness center and they were putting on a spa/fitness event called World Beauty. I was the photographer.
We decided to make a Girls Night out of it. We started off at the restaurant with a [...]

Filed under: Art, Beautiful Things, Mad Mom, Random on May 13th, 2010 | 3 Comments »

My daughter has pneumonia. She on antibiotics and all, but she’s still moody and sad and limp and all those things you don’t want your babies to be. I’m home from work, and as much as I’d like to rant about the unfairness of work-life balance, I just don’t have it in me. If you [...]

Filed under: Art, Dogs, Mad Mom, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on May 12th, 2010 | 3 Comments »