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Sweet Penny

Posted in Commissions, daily painter, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged commission, Corgi, Dogs, pet portrait on April 19, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Penny for Denise K Just finished the portrait of Penny, a sweet little Corgi that got to spend her final years in the lap of luxury with a wonderful person and animal lover. Thank goodness for the special people like Denise who will take in old dogs and love them until the end.

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Private Pet Portrait Session

Posted in daily painter, Dogs, Paint Party, Pet Portaits, Private Lesson, tagged Dogs, Pet Portraits, private lesson on April 18, 2020| Leave a Comment »

So excited to get to do a private pet portrait session today. They all did a marvelous job on these. Amazing! Thanks girls for a fun afternoon.

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Wilma aka Georgia…

Posted in daily painter, Flowers, tagged Famous Painter, O'Keeffe, poppy on April 17, 2020| Leave a Comment »

My good friend Wilma has been taking a few private lessons lately and she just completed this beautiful copy of one of Georgia O’Keeffe’s Red Poppies. Isn’t it great?! Nice work Wilma!!!

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Bo

Posted in Commissions, daily painter, Dogs, tagged Bo, German Shepherd on April 15, 2020| Leave a Comment »

This is Bo. I mentioned her a few days ago when I posted the painting of Buddy. I just finished her today and she’ll be going home soon….another beautiful German Shepherd.

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The Monarch

Posted in Animals, daily painter, Flowers, The Studio/Classes, tagged butterfly, flowers, monarch on April 14, 2020| Leave a Comment »

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The Monarch, acrylic on canvas measuring 10″x20″, framed, $145. Click here to go to The Studio store to purchase or see what else is available. And thank you again for your continued support of my small business during this unusual and difficult time!

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Buddy

Posted in daily painter, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged Buddy, dog, German Shepherd, GSD, pets on April 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Just finished another commission. This is Buddy, a beautiful German Shepherd that belonged to a some good friends. I have painted others for them and now they have asked me to paint Buddy who has been gone a few years. I’m also working on Bo, another of their dogs that is no longer with us. I hope to have her done to share soon.

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EASTER Coupon

Posted in Animals, daily painter, Holidays, tagged Chick, Chick and Egg, Easter on April 12, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Happy Easter Everyone! Today we are offering a 20% Coupon for all items in the Art/Items for Sale category of our online store. Click here to see what’s available and use EASTER in the Coupon Code. It is good today only. Thank you for your continued support.

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Fighting Depression

Posted in Little Known Facts, Small Town Life, tagged Crochet, Depression, flowering branches on April 11, 2020| 3 Comments »

This new reality is difficult for most people….whether it’s because they are isolated with no human contact or whether it’s because they have been asked to sacrifice their livelihood to this pandemic. But for those of us who suffer from depression it is especially difficult. I’m sure many, like me, keep their depression under control most of the time but this isn’t that time. Depression is real…and rears it’s head at the worst possible times….like now. We have to recognize it…and fight it with all we can. Today I am fighting by trying to relax….and breathe. I’m keeping my hands and mind as busy as possible. Lincoln and I took a long walk this morning and cut a few flowering limbs that we are enjoying sketching. And they make a nice background view while we crochet a little too. Here’s hoping all of you are coping with whatever you are dealing with today. Stay healthy.

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New Items Added to Store

Posted in daily painter, The Studio/Classes, tagged Art for Sale on April 10, 2020| Leave a Comment »

We’ve just added a few more new items to the store...and taken out a few that sold. Many thanks to those who have purchased art during this time. I can’t tell you how much it helps…not just monetarily but it also helps to keep my spirits up. This time is so difficult. I appreciate everyone who has sent info about small business loans and the information coming out about the programs that are suppose to help small businesses. I have looked into a couple. The sad thing is that the applications will take about 3 months to process. They say because of the influx of applicants. It’s hard to stay positive with news like this. So I do really appreciate the support that you are all giving either by having me do a commissioned piece for you or by purchasing art on the store site. Again, many, many thanks for the support and kind words. And I ask that you continue to look at the site and share with anyone you think might be interested in art.

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Another Home Place

Posted in Commissions, daily painter, tagged Home, House, Ranch Home on April 9, 2020| 1 Comment »

Katrinkas Moms House A good friend asked me to paint her home place. She had lost her mom recently and they sold the place but it had such special memories that they wanted to have a visual reminder of it. So I painted the house for her and then we made prints for her to share with her family members. Perfect!