These Jack Russell Terriers belong to a friend, and true to
their character, they are happy, lively and fun. I love their energy!
Oct 15, 2014
Oct 14, 2014
White Poodle – Dog #22
White dogs are hard
(black ones too). They usually come out
too blue – or something. I am looking at
cool light and warm shadows, so the blues are the lighter colors. Just read (again) about cool light in the
Richard Schmidt book. Blinding flash of
the obvious – since white will cool any color and it is the lightest and
coolest color on the pallet, then cool highlights are “easier” to achieve than
warm ones…. (this isn’t exactly what Richard said, it’s what I took from it and
played with today).
Oct 13, 2014
Great Dane at Westminster – Dog #21
The Westminster Dog
Show is wonderful for photos! It is the
only major show (that I know of) where the public can wander through the
grooming and boarding hall. It’s
crowded, loud and colorful and some of the photos reflect that. I love this photo of a Great Dane and have
wanted to paint it since taking it in 2008.
Oct 12, 2014
Beagle Baying – Dog #20
Life has gotten in
the way! We are building a house in
Texas (live in California) so I was in Galveston week before last. Too many meetings, stuff… Then I managed to
total my daughter’s car and came home two days later. Of course, I also trashed myself and so drugs
have been the way of the day for the past 10…
Finally back to painting! Feels
good!!!
I have to admit, beagles
are not my favorite breed. They are loud
and unruly (I’m a German Shepherd kind of a girl). But I fell in love with Uno when he won Best
of Show in Westminster, so I have taken another look at them. They are also fun and happy, affectionate and
“beagle people” are quite in love with them!
When I think of Beagles, I think of baying in a field. So here he is!
Oct 2, 2014
“Getting out there” or Populating the Websites
I have had more websites than Carter has pills. I’ve been cleaning them up, canceling and
streamlining. Phew! Now, instead of websites, I have a couple
domain names that link to a central site, a place where my work is showing as
daily paintings and this blog.
My first few years of painting was a steep learning
curve. I did some work I like, and a lot
I don’t. You won’t be seeing the really
bad stuff since I have either destroyed it or hidden it! The website contains some fun pieces from my
journey and my most recent work. None of
it has been marketed until now; so the games begin!
After having a custom site designed (and it looked really
good), I decided to go back to FASO. I
love the community, the customer service and the simplicity of use to update
photos. I’ve finally done it – have myFASO website populated!
That means that all the paintings are uploaded. They aren’t, however, all edited with
information and prices (that’ll be the next step). This is the second time I’ve set up a FASO
website, and I’m here to stay!
My Daily Paintworks site is the first place I put a new
painting. I plan to put them in at
auction for the first week, then go to a fixed price through the FASO
site. And I’ll be reviewing some of my
inventory over the next few months to “get them out there” also.
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