So Jessica formerly of the HSCC really liked the Rabbit Ears piece and was thinking it would make a good gift for her brothers upcoming wedding. She had some different color preferences and ultimately decided on the biggest canvas I had in stock. And when ti came to the end, I LOVED her choices! It was so much fun to do this for her and she was so excited about the process. And I have to say she did a great job on choosing details for the piece. Amazing. I hope her brother and his new wife to be know what she put into this gift. I tried to take some pictures to show her the process but forgot to share them with her before she left for PA. So here for everyone to see are a few steps in the process.




Above I am testing the same three colors in different areas of the painting. Jessica wanted a wine color scheme so we ofcourse went with Napa Red! I just made small mock ups of the piece and alternated the colors.





Here is the color set up I planned to go with. It is what we originally discussed but it was good to verify this was the best choice. The lighter green background allowed the dogs to pop. And using the red for the dog making the rabbit ears helped point the focus to the mischievous one.





Here is a peek at my messy messy downstairs studio. Using the largest canvas I had in stock (36"x48") left few places to play with this piece. Not to mention I havent cleaned any studio area in my house since I started working on pieces for the HSCC event a couple months ago(guess what Im doing this weekend?!). I put the base coat on the canvas while on a table. Although I dont love using an easel I did move the piece to an easel for the rest of the work.




I am very happy with how the piece came out and I think Jessica was too. She is such a sweetie. Im bummed I didnt meet her sooner. You cant really see from this picture but I added tiny little girly eyelashes to the green dog. The two pups are supposed to symbolize her brother and his wife-to-be. And in my cold medicine induced state, I almost forgot to take a picture before sending the piece off on its way. This is not the best pic but I had to use it because you can see a tiny bit of YellowDog's butt. He is pretty used to the camera at this point. At this particular time he was sulking because he knew I was leaving and not taking him. I just couldnt with that huge canvas in the car. No worries though, he got a nice dog ice cream treat when I returned. Plus, my portion of the proceeds from this commission went towards YellowDog's vet bills. Cute little sick booger!

And the rest of my most recent pieces... (see previous post for others)




Taking the Time 20"x30"




Going for a Ride 24"x36"
SOLD!



Greetings 24"x36"
SOLD!




Scottie 16"x16"



Greyhound 16"x16"
SOLD!



Boston Terrier 16"x16"



Schnauzer 16"x16"



Bulldog 16"x16"



Beagle 16"x16"




Great Dane 16"x16"




His Highness 18"x24"



Peek on Green 18"x24"
(one of a six part series)

Im battling a terrible cold so I didnt get to update the web site as I had hoped this week. So I thought I would post some images of pieces currently available and on display at the HSCC in South Burlington. Go check them out! Its a very nice place and these pieces look better in person.

Walking the Neighborhood 36"x48"

Dreaming 36"x48"

The Candy Series

Each piece is 6"x8"

A close up

a closer close up

Rabbit Ears 24"x36"

Play Ball? 36"x36"

Play Frisbee? 36"x36"

YellowDog Jumping Over the Moon 24"x30"

SOLD!

Full Moon 24"x30"

SOLD!

Let Go! 24" x 48"

Go for a Walk? 20"x30"

CHECK BACK SOON!

Thursday was crazy for me so I made time today to go back to the HSCC and take digital pictures of the pieces I did for the show. I will be adding those to the site very soon. I havent updated this new web site on my own yet and it has been a while since Miss G and I put it together so wish me luck. At the very least you will see the pictures on my blog.

I will be working on new pieces as son as I get started on the commissions I received at the HSCC show so check back for those as well. I have so many fun ideas and I would love your feedback. So stay tuned...

Thank you and good night.



The HSCC event was absolutely great. Everyone was so amazingly nice and so accepting of my work. What a great organization. A special thank you to BJ and Jessica. BJ put together an event that incorporated a board meeting, soup tasting and art in an animal shelter and I listened all night to people say what a great night they had. THATS skill. The place looked great and it all just worked amazingly well. He also seemed to do it all with such ease and if not with ease than he hid the stress very well. I dont know BJ very well but what I do know is awesome. Kudos BJ. Jessica was every where doing a little bit of everything. She helped me get excited about the 'after the art show' time. I cant wait to put together her painting. She has actually gotten me excited to paint even after painting for a month and a half straight so kudos to her as well!

Some of my friends from work came and that really made the night for me. I will save that for another post because Im exhausted. But first I want to show you a picture that perfectly summarizes my evening.




The ribbon is from two bunches of flowers I received tonight. The blank canvas was for a painting I just didnt get to but am still excited to work on. Ahhhh....

I apologize for the lack of posts lately. Things have been insanely busy. I just ran downstairs to put a second coat of paint on the last of three large canvases I have been working on for Thursday. I do at least two coats as there are always some light spots. Having said that, at first what I saw below didnt strike me as anything odd. But then I looked closer...



MISSY!?!
I gotta go clean a kitty paw.

There is a chance he might be very very tired of the camera

I decided not to show the pieces for my upcoming two shows but I hate showing NOTHING. I am getting to play a lot with color so here are a couple teaser shots.

I know, I know. Not THAT exciting but I wanted to post SOMETHING.