Remember my Kickstarter project? The one where you all crowd-funded a 2012 calendar of my paintings? Yeah, that one!
Well, as of June I’ve launched into painting the portraits that will make up the calendar. Fittingly, I started off with the cover girl, Niki. Isn’t she a beauty?
I sort of obsessed over whether I was going to [...]

Filed under: Art, Calendar, Dogs, Frequent Flyers, Golden Retriever, Husky, Kickstarter, Pet Portraits on June 27th, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Filed under: Art, Dogs, Pet Portraits, Shepherds on June 23rd, 2011 | No Comments »

Sooner or later, the blogs I read every day are going to receive fan art from me. It’s just how I roll.
Here’s who’s on my must-read list these days.

The Pioneer Woman
The Bloggess
Sundry Mourning
Girls Gone Child
Kevin and Amanda
Nie Nie Dialogues

Yes, there are others, but these are the ones that cause me to hit the browser refresh [...]

Filed under: Art, Bloggers, Boston Terrier, Celebrities, Dogs, Fan Art, Lists, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Pioneer Woman, Watercolor on June 22nd, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Some time ago, a client came to me with an idea for an anniversary present for her parents. She wanted to incorporate the images of all 21 dogs they’ve had or fostered since she and her siblings were little. In one painting.
She sent me hard copies of photos from albums, old Christmas newsletters and digital [...]

Filed under: Art, Dogs, Gifties, In the studio, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on June 19th, 2011 | 6 Comments »

I seem to be giving away more art than I am selling lately, BUT…I’m doing another contest!  The theme this time is horse shows and hunter/jumper/equitation with the very specific goal of finding a subject to paint and enter in the poster contest  for the Washington International Horse Show.
The subject is very near and dear [...]

Filed under: Art, Contests, Giveaways, Horses, Pet Portraits on June 6th, 2011 | 1 Comment »