New Work - Katie & Racoons

These are two new works, a pet portrait, "Katie" 4x6

...and "Racoons" an ACEO

New Work - Pet Portrait Swap - "Hank"

"Hank" 2.5x3.5" oil ACEO/ATC

One more little painting made it to  its new home! 

Hot News! Artwork chosen for EBSQ Art of the Day

How 'bout that!  EBSQart.com picked my canine miniature "Howie & Sammi at the Beach" 3"x4" oil painting for thier art of the day!  They are looking forward to summertime...no more snow!  LOL!

Dog Breed Project - Chihuahua Pup

I just couldn't resist this charming pup! This is in my sketchbook again!

Sketchbook - Dog project - English Bulldog, Saarloos Wolfhound

I'm doing a little catch-up here as I've been slacking off a bit this past two weeks and had to scramble to get anything done for these projects. These are quickie sketches.

First is the Saarloos Wolfhound

and, English Bulldog

Dog Breeds - Yellow Labrador Retriever

I started this one a while back, along with a few other pieces for the differant projects, but, kept setting it aside to do other work, so, I finally finished it off. This is also an ACEO oil on birch, 2.5"x3.5". This is lifesized and a detail closeup.

Dog Project - Corgi

This is a Pembroke Welsh Corgi in oils, 4x6 on Mulitmedia Art board

Brussels Griffon

This is the latest breed feature of the Dog project, a strange-looking little creature that just had to be the model for the Star Wars characters, the Ewoks! Ha! He was just too cute to resist! One more for the sketchbook.

These are the other dog breeds I sketched in my book, the Irish Setter and the Neopolitan Mastif. The Pug was painted in oil and was already shown on this blog.

Projects

One of the art projects I am currently involved with is the Horse Breed a Week Challenge on WetCanvas.com which started in January and will run all year. Most of my entries are just small quick sketches in graphite and a few full color paintings as time allows. I'm not new to horse art, but, this project has already been a wonderful education for me as it has covered breeds I rarely or never paint and has been really good for shaking me out of my comfort zone!

"Irish Draught" graphite sketch 4x6"

I bought a wonderful leather-bound sketchbook with more than 300 pages to it at the start of this project. It is my goal to fill this with drawings from the Horse Breed Challenge and any other subjects that strike my fancy! Another project I am participating in on WetCanvas is the Dog Breed project that runs every two weeks. I'll be mixing the dogs in with the horses in this new sketchbook, too. I have been drawing and painting horses all my life, but, dogs are a new subject for me, so, this project will be a really great way to get to know some of the dog breeds and get my feet wet with canine art.

"Pug" 4"x6" oil painting