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Little Birdy on a Branch
Feels so good to be painting again! Sheesh, that overhaul of my art space turned into a monstrous project, though now that it’s done, worth it. ...
Archive for the ‘Animals and Kids’ Category
I’m Watching Over You – original acrylic painting
MATERIALS: Acrylic and graphite, varnished. STATUS: Private Collection, Ontario, NY NOTES: Please see this link for more about my art.
Dragonflies Dancing in the Dark – an original painting
The process: Began with white gessoed 140lb cold-pressed watercolor paper, drew a design with a metallic marker. Added brightly colored gouache (took...
Lola the Cat – an original acrylic painting
My friend, Laura, owns this kitty, Lola. Or maybe Lola owns her! TITLE: Lola the Cat SIZE & SUPPORT: 7″ square on gessoed watercolor paper MATERIALS:...
Aquarian Young Girl – an original painting
Now this is the version that I had the most fun with……I love mixing it all up, and this seems, for me, to capture more of my little Corra’s...
Young Girl Portrait – an original painting
My precious granddaughter…Corra. This is the first of two in this series. Corra Portrait 7-1/4″ x 5-1/4″ gouache on gessoed watercolor...
Tara
The lovely and sweet daughter of my good friends, Roy and Cherice. This and the portrait of her younger brother, Blake, were a surprise gift. Acrylic...
Portraits – two versions
“The Kiss” 5.5″ x 10.5″ HP watercolor paper Charcoal, gouache , and pastels I painted this one after I got frustrated with the...
Adoration
Adoration 5 x 7″ on 140lb watercolor paper gouache, pastels Now is that love, or is that love. My Boomer, a British Shorthair, aka “Lord...
A Puppy
TITLE: Shepherd Puppy 6 x 4″ on bristol watercolor and ink (photo from dog food advertisement)
Faces Frenzy pt 2
A couple more VF inspirations with eyedropper and ink……HAD to add a wee bit of blue watercolor to the kitty. Meow.
Monty Dog
Monty Dog 5 x 7″ on Fabriano hot press ink and watercolor This is my friends dog….he’s at the end of his journey and a bit grizzled,...
Kitty pics
Blossom Baby Harley J Pants Jazzy Girl 4.5″ x 7″, 130lb Pentallic, watercolors, india ink My Blossom, again 6″ x 8.5″, vellum,...
Watercolor Workshop
I attended my first ever watercolor workshop this weekend in the S Cruz mountains….full title: Illustrated Watercolor Journaling. Fantastic...