My good friend Pam gave me an interesting and extremely flattering award yesterday, the Zombie Chicken. Now, in standard fashion, I am flattered and honored that anyone in their right or wrong mind would think of me when dishing out any kind of blogger-created award. Usually, I bookmark the award and have every good intention […]

I was hoping to paint wet in wet and complete ACE’s portrait in one session, but that isn’t going to happen. The salt and pepper variation in his fur makes that much more difficult – the light turns dark and dark turns light to mud, so I’m stopping for the day and will finish his […]

My recent portrait winner, Pricilla, has had her Kid! Click here to see her beautiful new four-legged bundle-o-joy!

I’ve completed Mari’s under painting as well. I really like the tones in this one, I used cadmium orange mixed with a bit of indigo and magenta into white for the shadows on the white, and it’s given her such a warm tone. Her pupils were washed out in her reference photo so filling them […]

I spent a good chunk of the day painting today after updating my portfolio with 8 new projects! Cuddles’ under painting is complete. A bit flat and muddy right now, once this layer is dry I will go through and apply all the detail fur and feathers, and she will be a glowing, angelic tuxedo […]

Today begins Week #15 of my 2009 weekly graphite portrait giveaway! Each week, one winner will be selected to receive one 5×7 graphite drawing from their photograph. Last week’s winner was Pricilla, an entertaining account of her life on the farm – as a pregnant goat! I am the head goat on the Happy Goat […]

Glory of the Snow Lots of action out in the garden – there are so many little green things I don’t know where to begin! A big part of me just wishes I had a truckload of mulch and half a brain cell to remember all of the appropriate names for everything I’ve planted. heh! […]