More work still to do on Barkley to finish him up. What’s finished right now is his ears/head/neck, the pads on his right hind leg, tail, and the base color for the skin underneath the fur on his hind legs. I’ll finish him up tomorrow.

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What can I say. I’m still painting my portraits out of order. I was in the mood to work on Chelsea tonight! She’s a black cat, really she is. This is just her underpainting, done a little differently again. I’m exploring a little bit with these new ones, they seem to be asking for something […]

No excuses now, it’s on sale! I bought this workout DVD set (Target.com link) last spring and I’m not kidding, it works. So for any/all of you who want to get your tummy trim – quickly – this is it. Low impact on your lower back, as you’re trained to use your ab muscles. It’s […]

I’m not sure if you’ll see as much of a difference here as I do, I’ve just finished up the blanket background & foreground. This will dry (they’re just glazes, so it won’t take long for this layer to dry) and then I can add start working on Sheeba!

I just completed the background on Barkley’s portrait. There were just a few glazes needed to make it rich and warm, and give it the textured appearance it needed. I’m getting there… in fact Sheeba’s underpainting is already dry, so I’ll get to work on finishing up her background tomorrow, then back with Barkley. I’m […]

She feels much better now! And with all of my underpaintings, I feel a strong obligation for anyone new that might see this to please not be frightened, this is an oil painting, an underpainting at that, and, well, go look at my gallery of completed paintings. I’m not finished until she looks like she’s […]

I’ll be working on Sheeba’s first coat of fur on cam today. When that’s finished, I’ll switch over to Barkley! Poor Sheeba looks kinda freaky all blank on her beauty-full blankie, and I can’t bear to see her looking at me with those big brown eyes pleading “paint me pleeeeease!” So, I shall paint her! […]

Caitibug brought this* home from school yesterday. Marked by the teacher “A” and “very good, serious questions!” “If I could talk to a President, I would like to talk to George W. Bush because I would like to ask him when the soilders will come home. I would also want to know if he will […]