"Tribute to Barbaro"

5" x7" on gessoed hardboard.

In honor of the 2 year anniversary of the loss of this amazing champion, Barbaro, I decided to offer this portrait again for sale on eBay. I've painted it a couple of times, and don't like to paint the same thing again and again.. but I just love this view of him, and thought another horse lover might like it,too.....

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"Papillon"(finished)

5" x 7" Oil on gessoed hardboard.

Here is the finished painting from yesterday.. I'm really happy with how it came out. I added some bright highlights and thick paint in the foreground that makes the fur really come forward, and added whiskers, and details to his face. This is MY very own baby.. Riley, and if I do say so myself, it looks just like him! Hope you enjoy.

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Work in Progress, Papillon

5" x7" Oil on gessoed hardboard.

This is the underpainting, loosely painted in to block in the proper colors and values, and tomorrow I'll go back into it (which also gives it a chance to dry a little, and enable me to work back into it, without it becoming muddy) to give him more definition and subtle details.

"Wheaten Terrier" (finished)

5" x7" Oil on gessoed hardboard.


Here is the finished product that i started yesterday.
I left it loose and "messy" and I think it conveys the feel of the Wheaten's fur.. just shaggy and crazy and cute!

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Work in Progress, "Wheaten Terrier"

5" x 7"

Oil on gessoed hardboard.


I thought I'd list a few paintings in progress... For this one, after a quick preliminary sketch, I spent just a half an hour or so loosely laying in the underpainting. I sort of like it just as it is... so I don't think I'll do too much more to it... just fine tu it a bit. The Wheaten's fur is so wavy and textured, that I think the looser strokes really capture the feel of this breed. I'll finish it up tomorrow.

50 of My Favorite Things, "Shell Game"

6" x6" Oil on gessoed hardboard

This is the third off my 50 of My Favorite Things series.
I've had these shells forever... but never tire of their beauty.

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"Springtime in Paris"

2 1/2" x 3 1/2 " , Watercolor on paper

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This is one of many ACEO's (ACEO = Art Card Editions & Originals) I've been doing for eBay.. they're a nice way for people to purchase a little art (and I DO mean little!) for a fraction of the cost of my larger works. They have become popular to collect and are fun to paint. I try to do a half dozen or so at a time, with a particular theme... this one being from a Paris series I've been doing.

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