Yorkie --- A Favorite Pup

Samantha - 12x16 - Oil on Canvas

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This cute puppy is a favorite of my client.  This is one of several paintings for her.  She's planning a display of all her favorite dogs.  She also fosters dogs and puppies despite some health challenges.  One of the last emails mentioned picking up 6 six week old lab pups!  Yikes!  She's a better woman than I!! She's a joy to work with --- I'm so grateful for my clients.  I get to do what I love - paint. And since I'm also a dog-lover it's a double win!

Black Dogs

Tess - 12x16 - Oil on Canvas

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This painting was not my first solution for this client -- who also happened to be a dear friend.  Initially we planned the tight headshot.  But a tight headshot of a black dog--- it just wasn't very exciting.  So I went back to the photos and decided to do this one.  I see areas that I need to improve on but I'm so much happier with the final result than the first.  Black dogs are a challenge regardless.  Still learning about that!

Photographing Your Paintings

Julie's Pup - 12x16 - Oil - 2014

This is actually one of my favorite paintings.  But I rushed it and didn't verify that I had a decent photo before I shipped it off.  And if you look at it closely it's a terrible photo.  I now ---finally--- have a good setup for taking photographs.  It's kind of a pain in the butt but worth it.  I bought two lights with soft boxes on them from Ebay.  The two were less than $100.  I put them at about a 30-35 degree angle on each side of my painting.  Then I put them up close to the ceiling and pointed at the ceiling so they bounce off the ceiling.  And of course turn off all the other lights.  Then I make sure my camera and painting are level --- with a level--- and my flash is turned off on the camera.  Anyway that seems to give me consistently good results.  

All the best!  Hug your furry friends for me!!

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Wrap Around Yellow Lab

 Yellow Lab - 12x16 - Oil/Canvas

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Painted sides of canvas

Hi!  A gracious client said since you've discontinued your blog I didn't know if you were still painting!  I've been trying to develop another blog and marketing for my other paintings -- people, landscapes, etc.  I'm afraid I've neglected this one!
 This beautiful Lab was the result of a wonderful photo.  Unfortunately this fellow is up in Puppy Heaven now but hopefully his owner will get some solace from his beautiful face!! I posted a photo also of what the canvas looks like if I carry the painting around the edges.

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Hope all is well with you and your furry friends!!

Happy New Year!

"Tater"

12x16 - Oil on Canvas

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Sometimes paintings just come together easily and sometimes I struggle.  This was one that flowed - I think in part because he's such a cutie and it's a great photo!  

It's the new year and I'm exhausted from the last month.  Lost my Aunt Robin who I am named after and have been struggling to get back on track with some direction.  She was an incredible woman and I was blessed to have her a close part of my life the last five years.  I miss her.

I am very excited about working with my Portrait Society mentor Natalie Italiano.  She's already taught me tons with one phone call and presented me with some challenges that I hope I can meet.   The more I learn about portrait painting (people) the more I realize I don't know.  

Here's to lots of learning in 2013!