Copyright - Robin Wellner 2012

Spent the morning doing the other thing I love-- painting people.  This is a sketch from a past session.  We have a "ladies" group and get together to share a model and paint for 3 hours.  It's wonderful.  No pressure of having a real client sitting there wondering what's taking so long!  Great opportunity to try new techniques and share ideas.  I've been using it as an opportunity to try Daniel Green's palette --- not only his colors but premixing lots of flesh tones. I'm excited about it but think I might adjust it some to my preferences.

Can you tell I love to paint! 

12x12 - Oil

"Lab Heaven"

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Decided to get a little silly with this painting.  It actually evolved from a reject.  So I'm trying to make Lemonade from a lemon -- or in this case- tennis balls!  It was fun to get a little more playful and not be so worried about it looking exactly like the photo someone sent. 

Hope you like it!

16 x 16 Oil

Old Soul

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This painting seems an appropriate beginning to a blog titled Painting, Dogs, Aging.  For obvious reasons!  I love painting.  Not that I don't get frustrated.  Today I did one of those common things we try when something looks wrong...turned my painting and my reference material upside down.  It didn't help!  One of those paintings that is really challenging me.  Part of the issue is that the dog I am currently painting has paralyzation on one side of his face -- so he doesn't look "normal".  Sometimes it so hard to really paint what you see-- not what you construct in your mind!!!

Oh Yeah -- the aging part --- I turned 60 this year.  Brings up lots of thoughts about where I'd hoped to be by now.  And all those sayings about time passing so fast, etc. are my life!  Challenging but good.  Thanks for viewing my blog!!