#2 "Wendi's Pretty Pup" oil "30 Paintings in 30 Days"

6x6

Oil on gessoed board

This pretty pup is owned by a friend of mine, Wendi Mitzel.Wendi is a trainer at My K9 Buddy where I train my dog.The  photo used for this painting was taken by Wendi and she gave me permission to use it as a reference.

#1 painting "30 Paintings in 30 Days" in 2016

5x7

oil on board

Happy New Year! Again in 2016 I have accepted the "30 Paintings in 30 Days" challenge along with Leslie Saeta and 350 other artists around the world. My theme of my paintings the first year I participated was "Pets" and the second year was "People" so this year I decided the theme will be "Subjects I Love to Paint". My very first painting is a rabbit I photographed at a petting zoo years ago. I had rabbits as a kid and my children also had them so this is a subject I love to paint.

"Fanny" oil painting

11x14

Oil 

When I saw the reference photo I used for this painting taken by Kristan Hankewycz of her greyhound "Fanny" I just had to paint it. So I did with her permission and I enjoyed every minute capturing the elegance of this beautiful hound.

Self Portrait "Contemplation" oil painting

10x12

Oil

Self Portrait

I was asked to participate in the "As We See Ourselves II" Self Portrait show at the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in Harrisburg. I worked from a photo that my grandson, Dylan, took of me and changed it up a little but it was taken a few years ago when glasses and hair-do were different but he caught me in a moment of thought so I will call this "Contemplation".

Gettysburg Christmas oil painting and Christmas cards

8x10 

Oil Painting

Never too soon to start thinking about Christmas Cards so I am announcing my new design with a Gettysburg theme. A Civil War Santa is seated next to the Abraham Lincoln Statue with 3 greyhounds and the Gettysburg tree in the background. If you own a greyhound, love one or know a friend that does, this would be the perfect card for them. I am selling these cards  for $4 for a single card or $8 for a pack of 4 cards or $15 for a pack of 8 cards.

"Gray Wolf" Pastel

9x12

Pastel

"Gray Wolf" is a new pastel I just completed. I used Terry Ludwig pastels and Derwent pastel pencils

on Color Fix paper. My reference photo was taken by Emmanuel Keller and permission given to me to for this art.

Not So Wooly Sheep oil painting

6x6 

Oil on gessoed board

I guess you can tell I like painting sheep. I passed by a field one day with some wooly sheep grazing and thought I need to go back to take some photos. Well to my surprise when I finally got by there again with my camera, the sheep all got haircuts. Being a daughter of a sheep farmer, I know why this happens. My dad sold the wool from the sheep we raised. So this is my painting of one of the not so wooly sheep. 6x6 oil on gessoed board.