Oh my gosh, I am so excited about some upcoming paintings. Some are commissioned paintings and some are ones that I’m just doing for myself…just painting them because they are swirling around in my head and I need to get them OUT and on to the paper so I can move on.
They’re like a creative [...]

Filed under: Art, Cats, Mad Mom, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Portraits, Watercolor on August 31st, 2010 | No Comments »

If this weren’t a portrait of someone else;
If someone wasn’t waiting patiently for the painting to be delivered;
If I had more wall space;
If someone hadn’t already paid for it…
I might have kept this painting for myself.
Completed: August 29, 2010
Soundtrack: Johnny Cash
Beverage: Starbucks Iced Mocha

Filed under: Art, Horses, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on August 29th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

I paint lots of portraits for gifts – anniversaries, weddings, birthdays, Christmas. But I was recently commissioned to paint five paintings as bridesmaid gifts, which is a first for me. I think.
Completed: August 10, 2010
Soundtrack: Various and Moody
Beverage: Various and Caffeinated
Portraits for bridesmaid gifts! I didn’t think of it, but I’m glad someone did. It’s [...]

Filed under: Art, Dogs, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on August 26th, 2010 | 3 Comments »

This painting was a gift from a person’s adult children for her birthday. I sent a snapshot of the finished painting to the daughter that ordered it and she in turn forwarded it to her siblings. I heard back from her a few days later, confirming that they all loved it.
I am careful to double-check with [...]

Filed under: Art, Dogs, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on August 23rd, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Our neighbors have a husky and all my 8 y.o. son can talk about is getting one of his own. It’s not going to happen, kid.
 
Completed: August 11, 2010
Soundtrack: Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele
Beverage: Diet Coke

Filed under: Art, Dogs, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on August 15th, 2010 | 1 Comment »