Happy Holly

Happy Holly___11x14 oil on linen__a commission for Act I Gallery

A few days ago I posted a happy dog sketch. It was the last drawing I did for my mom...one I sketched upside down so she could watch it happen while laying in bed....Mom passed away on Sept 12....

Well that happy dog sketch was from a photo of this dog, Holly.

Holly's family sent me some pics to paint from...I usually play around with several views, combining them for an original view. I showed them "mom's sketch" and asked if I could keep it (for sentimental reasons), and then painted this as their final commission. I thought of my mom, all the while I worked on Holly...remembering how much my mom loved me to paint animals, and loved to watch me work...I will miss that!

Oh Ruby!

Oh Ruby!___10 x 8 oil on linen__a commission

Up Against the Wall Gallery in Tennessee has a collector who commissioned me to paint their beloved dog a few years ago...I forget which dog it was, but they asked me to paint their other dog, Ruby. What fun!! This Ruby has a lot of character and I liked painting her!

THIS WEEK I will have all next year's workshops nailed down...Please contact me if any of these locations look interesting to you....

Here are some locations for a few of my workshops. email me if you want more info on any of these...

Be sure to check out this SPECIAL ONE.

I can't wait to see the water go down the drain BACKWARDS there!

September ___weekly Drawing class__Austin___ "Chocolates and Chiaroscuro" 

Sept. 15, 2012___Salado TX

 2013___New York City, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania...

2014___February 23-March 1___New Zealand

**BE SURE to tell me if you sign up! I like to send things to my students to get them ready, keep them "seeing", and thinking, and talking about it!

Bimbo and Marvin

"Bimbo and Marvin" 8 x 10 special commission

Here are a couple of friends of the family....These pups have a very special story. I greatly enjoyed painting them, becasue it was like looking into the eyes of my son's dog (my studio playmate), Maria.