"Eyes of Blue"

"Eyes of Blue"

oil on board, 8x8"

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I like how this portrait came out, still not sure if I'm capturing my subject effectively, but I'm working hard at this... could be more to come.

"Jack"

"Jack"

oil on board, 8x8"

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I didn't mean to take a break from painting for a week or so, but we had a round of the flu and then family came for the holiday and it all got away from me. I thought I would enter back in with a cat portrait. This is my 25 pound black beauty Jack. His eyes say it all.

"Shy Sneakers"

"Shy Sneakers"

oil on canvas board, 9x12"

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I wanted to paint another setting of these wonderful sneakers, so I chose this pose. Can sneakers really be shy?

A big thanks to Hannah for modeling her fantastic sneakers...

Sketch

I went to a drawing class tonight and was going to post 3 drawings. Somehow I can't make the computer bring them all up. So this is my favorite. Working hard on portraits and faces still.

"Keeley"

"Keeley"

oil on canvas, 12"x 12"x 1"

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I decided to keep working on people and portraits this week and then go back and give the brothers another whirl. I'm painting subjects that I know in order to just get better at this. I like how this one came out. I've painted my son many times but haven't managed a portrait of my daughter. She has such a great spirit. This really captures her.

"Brian's Cup of Joe"

"Brian's Cup of Joe"

oil on canvas, 12"x 12"x 1"

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I've been looking at this cool photo for some time, wanting to put it in paint. It's not my photo, but the subject is a friend of mine. I will post the photo credit when I get it. Love a cup of coffee by the water in Seattle.

"On the Move"

"On the Move"

oil on canvas, 9x12"

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This is my latest entry to Karin Jurick's challenge blog Different Strokes from Different Folks.

Check out all the other great entries. It always pushes me in a good way.

"Homebrew"

"Homebrew"

oil on board, 5x5"

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Loved the light coming through this pint of my husband's homebrew. Yes, it's a lovely hoppy amber. The IPA is on the way.

"Blackberry"

"Blackberry"

oil on board, 5x5"

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One of our little chicks has grown into a fine rooster, one of many. Still working on my portraits but thought I needed to paint something else today as well. I may have to leave the portraits for a few days and take a break. It is still eluding me and I have spent hours and hours... Great practice though. 

"Woof"

"Woof"

oil on board, 5x5"

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I've been painting everyday, working hard on some portraits but, alas, they are not completed yet. I'm realizing how hard the perfect portrait is... Anyway, I took a break today and painted this fellow late tonight. He was in one of the reference photos and couldn't be ignored. Quite the serious look. 

"Electric Iris"

"Electric Iris"

oil on canvas, 30"x 40"x 1"

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This is one of the large pieces I have been working on for some time. I painted a realistic version of this few months back and had the idea to give it a neon quality. Fun to try new things and to add lots of texture in the background. This is definitely stepping out of my usual box. I enjoyed painting what I wanted to see, not just what I actually see.

"Brothers"

"Brothers"

oil on board, 11x14"

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Still working on some final details on this. This is my first attempt at painting these brothers and I will try a few more...

"Modern Ballerina"

"Modern Ballerina"

oil on board, 5x7"

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I love how sneakers can say so much about someone and this pair is no exception. I think these have been my favorite to paint so far. And they are Custom Converse. (A special thanks to my model for the cool shots!)

"Little Daisies"

"Little Daisies"

oil on board, 5x7"

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I have been painting a lot lately, working on some big projects but just haven't had much time to blog recently...anyway, here is a small offering while I work on larger pieces. This is a tiny version of a huge painting I did a while ago and is for someone special...