Greyhound Oil Painting

6x6

oil on wood

This oil painting is sold and happily running off to Oregon.

"Harvey"

My oil paintings of "Harvey" will be on their way tomorrow to their new home. They were painted from my photos taken at a non-sighthound lure coursing event here in Hanover.

"Domestic Long Haired Cat" oil painting sold today

9x12 

oil painting

I sold this oil painting at the Art & Soul Gallery today to a lady from Westminster, Maryland.

"Cowbird" Accepted into ACAC Juried Show

8x10

oil painting

Just found out my painting of the male cowbird was juried into the Thirteenth Annual Adams County Arts Council Juried Art Exhibition. There were 196 paintings from 73 artists entered and mine was one of the 47 pieces selected for exhibition and eligible for  awards by juror John Shipman, Executive Director of Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts.

Feeling happy!
SOLD

"Golden Retrieve" oil painting

11x14

oil painting

I really love capturing dogs doing the job their were bred to do even though I have pity for the duck.

"Male Eastern Bluebird" oil painting

5x7

oil on gessoed board

There are times when I post everything as soon as I paint it and there are times when life happens and some of my art is not posted.  I have had photos that were taken by my friend Karen Dattilio of bluebirds outside her window and so far painted 2 paintings from them and this is the 3rd. I need to find her secret to get these beautiful birds to my feeders.

"Thirsty" oil painting

12x16

oil on gessoed board 

Just off my easel 12x16 oil painting of a tiger drinking. I would love to say that I painted from my own photo but since I have never witnessed a tiger drinking, I want to thank Emmanuel Keller for offering his amazing photography for use as reference in this painting."

"Chinese Crested" Ink drawing

6x6

Ink

Another breed for the logo project I am working on. This is a Chinese Crested.

"Dalmatian " Ink Drawing

5.5x7

Ink wash

Another breed for my logo project. I really enjoy the change of medium.

"Border Collie" Ink

8x8

Ink

Another head study for my logo commission. This project will eventually come together.

"Boxer" Ink wash

8x5.5

Ink wash

This is a dog portrait that will be used on the logo I am working on. I have 5 more to do.

"German Shorthair Pointer" ink wash

6x6

Ink wash

Now that the challenge is over, I am working on commissions that I was working on in between my daily posts. I have a logo commission and this is the first of 7 ink drawings that will be part of the logo. I like working in black and white as a change of pace paying attention to my values (lights and darks) so the subjects look realistic.

#30 "Nosey" pastel

10x11

Pastel

Day 30 the final day of the "30 Paintings in 30 Days" challenge is a pastel  from a reference photo taken by Cyndi Russell. I decided to title this "Nosey".

Available

#29 "Dutch" oil painting

8x10

oil on gessoed board

Day #29 is a portrait of Dutch a Stabyhoun owned by Juliette Barke Myers from Virginia. I never painted this breed before but he has a very soulful face.

#28 "Alia Having Fun" oil painting

9x9.5

oil on gessoed board

On day 28 as I was cleaning my house, I was thinking about what I will post for the challenge. I have two commission works in progress but I thought that I have not painted any of my animals yet. So this is my borzoi, Alia, doing what she loves to do and that is running. My friend Wendy Erdman took this photo of her at a lure coursing practice in Littlestown last summer so this is the painting I did of her today.

#27 Rooster II oil painting

2.5x3.5

oil on gessoed board

Day 27 I painted another rooster. I know I am rooster crazy but I needed a mini rooster to go with my mini hen with chick. I have two commission in progress that might not be finished in this challenge so I am painting small paintings for my galleries.

#26 Red Fox oil painting

9x15

oil on gessoed board

Day 26 of the 30 painting in 30 days is a painting I have been working on in between the small daily paintings so since I completed it today, I though I would make it the 26th painting. The landscape is from my own reference photo taken in Gettysburg of the McLean Farm and the fox is from a photo by Carla Eckels Derr with her permission.

#25 "Rocky" oil painting

6x6

Oil Painting

Day#25 is an oil portrait of Rocky, my daughter and grandson's Australian Shepherd.

Rocky is a very happy dog-always smiling and loves to have fun.

#24 Hen and Chicks oil painting

3.5x2.5

oil on gessoed board

Day 24 is a miniature oil painting of a hen and chicks which is another  favorite  subject from my childhood days on our farm.

#23 Happy Running Greyhound oil painting

6x6

oil on board

Day # 23 is an oil painting of a happy running greyhound. This breed loves to run so much you can see it in their face.