update

Here's a little update on the window mural. I see a couple bits I want to fiddle with a little more, but otherwise pretty much done.

Contrada San Taddeo 27x36 inches, acrylic on canvas, work in progress

Having to take these pics at an angle to the easel because my studio room is so crowded. When it's all done I find a wall to pin it up on and get better pics.

New Works!

Yesterday i did a couple of rocks, then was inspired for something new and different!

Zebra and a cat

Contrada San Taddeo Mural on canvas, 27x36 inches, acrylic, work in progress

My new idea was to do a 'Mural to Go', that is, a mural on canvas. These can be stretched and stapled directly to the wall, with the edges covered with molding. Or they can be applied with wall paper paste. This one is of a dirt road leading to an old chapel on a hill top, near Force, Italy. Here I've finished the scene and am working on the window frame and sill.

Company!

I went outside about 8:30 this morning and something was in my driveway, at first I thought it was a dog, then realized it was way too big for the dogs around here. When I got to the gate at first I thought it was a goat (looking at it's butt) then realized....

There were 5 deer, this little buck and four does! They ran up on the hill and I grabbed the camera! They hung around browsing for a while then worked their way over the top of the hill.

Monday's Rocks

So yes I'm still painting rocks. Just don't get as many done on a work day as when I'm not working. Here's the ones I did on Monday.

A fawn, Owl, frog, white horse, cat

Back to the paint table I go! More rocks are waiting to become beautiful!

Sunday's rocks

I sat and painted most of the day Sunday and here they are.

Black & tan cocker, a calf, a whale, Pomeranian, Samoyed, red & white pit bull, American bulldog, Rottweiler 

Never made it to the river yesterday; I called to borrow mom's truck and missed my sister borrowing it by about 5 minutes. But she's not coming back until Wednesday. Which is probably just as well, I've tweaked my knee and it's not really up to walking all over a bunch of rocks anyway.

Yesterday's Rocks

Here are some more rocks I painted yesterday, the light is just too dark for the camera without a flash when it's time to quit and go to bed and the flash makes too much glare on them.

A Dalmatian, 2 chihuahuas, a beagle, golden lab, a cottage and a funky lamb

Going to have to make a river run today, I'm running out of rocks!

What's on the table today?

What's on the table today? More rocks. They are just so much fun to paint, they can be addictive!

a lop eared rabbit, brown turtle, Triangle Cottage, snail, ladybug

I'm hoping to get out to the river this weekend to get more rocks, especially larger ones. The really big turtles and fawns I've done have all sold rather quickly and it's been awhile since I did any. 

Did you know I do pet portraits? I can do them on anything you would like: canvas, wood, metal, stone-even the wall of your house! Just contact me to discuss the project you have in mind.