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Adults Paint Pets!

Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, cat, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait on December 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Pat

Margaget and Adele

Michelle and Susie

Odalys

Yesterday we had the adult “Paint Your Own Pet Portrait” workshop and we had a great group that painted some terrific portraits.

Great job everyone! I am looking forward to painting with you again sometime soon.

If you missed this workshop we will be painting pet portraits again at the 1st Saturday Paint Party on January 4th at 4 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Arts Council. Just register now and then join us for the fun in January. You don’t want to miss this!

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Kid’s Paint Their Own Pet Portraits

Posted in Animals, Art Class, Dogs, Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, cat, cat portrait, daily painter, dog portrait, horse, horse portrait, impressionism, pet portrait, Rescue dogs on December 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday afternoon we had the Kid’s “Paint Your Own Pet Portrait” Workshop. It was so much fun!!!! The kids did superb work on their portraits. We had dogs, cats, and horses. They were all so different and all so good! Great job young artists. I love seeing the enthusiasm of young painters creating beautiful art.

Many thanks to my good friend and great painter, Linda, who helped with this large group. Couldn’t have done it without your help.

We have an adult workshop today from 4-7. Let me know if you want to come join us.

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Oliver!

Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dog Park, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Virginia Artist on December 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Oliver photo (top)
Oliver Portrait (bottom)

This little guy is Oliver. He belongs to a wonderful friend in Kentucky and he was so adorable I had to paint his portrait. He is an acrylic on panel measuring 6″x6″. Could he be any cuter?

Oliver Framed

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Cute Lab Pup

Posted in Dogs, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, impressionism, lab pup, Labrador Retreiver, Virginia Artist on November 26, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Jace reference photo (left) and painting (right)

As you know I love dogs. And I love it when my friends post photos of their dogs on their Facebook pages. A few months ago some friends from back home in Georgia got a new puppy that is just adorable and they posted terrific pics of her. They were kind enough to give me permission to paint from their photos. This is Jace…a super cute lab pup that loves the beach. What a cutie. This painting is called Jace and is 8″x6″, acrylic on canvas and is available for $120 framed.

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Cathy and Poodle

Posted in Art Class, Dogs, tagged Art Class, art lessons, Poodle on November 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Cathy with her Poodle painting

Our art class this week was displaced from our normal meeting space but we still had great classes. Cathy worked on a painting of a dog she once had – a Poodle! Good job Cathy.

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A Day to Remember Truman

Posted in Dogs, tagged basset hound, Dogs, Truman on November 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Today would have been Truman’s birthday. So we are taking today to remember our boy. He was such a character. If you have been following my blog for a while you will recognize him and may recall some of his antics.

Truman wasn’t big on snow (or rain for that matter) so when we had that big snow storm a few years ago it took everything I had to get him to go out to do his “business”. He would just go out and look around, shake his head and come back inside.

He was a really cute pup who came to live with us when he was just 5 1/2 weeks old. Spoiled wouldn’t begin to describe him. But he was so darn cute it was hard not to give him his way. Click here and here to see more about the TruMonster! So here’s to you Truman. We miss you!

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Remembering Boo

Posted in Dogs, tagged acrylic, daily painter, Dogs, pet portrait on October 25, 2013| 2 Comments »

Today I am remembering Boo, a beautiful white shepherd, who came to live with us when she was 12 years old. We rescued her from our local shelter and she was the perfect girl.

While she was a senior and only lived a couple more years, she was a charming addition to our family and we loved making her last years special. Today would have been her birthday. We miss you Boo.

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Pat with Dog Portrait

Posted in Art Class, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged Art Class, Blue Ridge Arts Council, Dogs, impressionism, oil painting, pet portrait on September 24, 2013| 1 Comment »

Pat with her painting

Reference photo of dog

Several months ago Pat came to class excited about this dog she had met recently at her family reunion. She said it was the prettiest dog she had ever seen. “It’s pretty as a cow!”, she said. 🙂 That’s high praise from Pat – she loves cows! Here is the beautiful painting she just completed in art class of this pretty dog. Great job Pat!

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Happy Adoption Day!

Posted in Dogs, tagged Cairn terrier, Dog adoption, Dogs, Rescue dog, Rescue dogs on September 17, 2013| 2 Comments »

Mamie’s First Day Home

Mamie Eisenhower Walker all cleaned up

We are wishing a Happy 1 year Anniversary today to Mamie. It was one year ago that we adopted her. She came in and immediately took over our life and hearts. What a little sweetie.

Wrestling with brother Lincoln

Fall Walk with Brothers

Posing with brother Jed

So I thought we would share some of the many images of Mamie Eisenhower Walker. We love this little girl! This link will take you to Mamie’s album on Facebook where you can see many more photos of this sweet girl over the course of this past year. And of course, I have painted her and you can see that here.

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Art Campers and Waffle!

Posted in Art Camp, Dogs, tagged acrylic, Art Camp, Blue Dog by kids, Blue Ridge Arts Council, Bulldog, Dogs, English Bulldog, George Rodrigue, Virginia Artist on July 24, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday we had such excitement at art camp. We were studying George Rodrigue of Blue Dog fame and we painted a blue dog and Waffle! Waffle is Maggie’s, one of the art campers, new puppy. So Waffle came to class to have his photo made with the painters after they finished his painting. How adorable!

He is a young guy, I think about 4 months, and he is all puppy fat and cuteness. Who could resist? Not me. I had to pick up his little chunky self and squeeze it a little. He wasn’t thrilled but let me get in a few hugs and kisses. Thanks Waffle for being our inspiration.