I’ve just completed the underpainting on this Great Blue Heron that I began (ahem) last year. This is one that I’ve procrastinated that needs a lot of detail work yet, so it really was imperative that I get this underpainting completed so that I can spend some quality time with this piece once my other show pieces are ready. It’s 18″ wide by 36″ tall, an awesome size for this bird painting.

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Custom Portrait : Carol & Jerry
8? x 10? Oil Painting
Canvas Panel
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Custom Dog Portrait : Katie
12? x 16? Oil Painting
3/4″ Traditional Profile Wrapped Canvas
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I just completed this lovely figurative portrait of Carol and Jerry – beautiful people, they are. This is an 8×10 oil painting on a canvas panel. My palette on this portrait – believe it or not – is the same as that of my animal paintings adding cerulean blue (Erikie’s favorite).

Truly a challenging piece for me, since I don’t paint too many people, but it’s another of those paintings where the emotion of the piece is more overwhelming than the intimidation of the challenge.

Still up for approval (so there may be minor revisions), I’ll post this final scan once it’s all done, dry & varnished.

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spotty texture is light reflecting on the canvas.

Custom Red Rose Painting
4? x 6? Oil Painting
Canvas sheet
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Custom Bird Portrait : Titto
5? x 7? Oil Painting
Canvas Panel
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I just completed Katie’s portrait. I tell you what, I think I’ll cough up a furball later on today. Between the feathers and all the fur that’s been flying in my studio lately, I’m surprised I haven’t already!

I did a pretty darn good color match (on my monitor, at least) of her portrait. I’m excited to scan her and show you her teeth, and nose – and eye! Details on her painting – this is a custom oil painting (of course) of my clients sweet yellow lab on a 12×16 stretched canvas. (I photographed her for her portrait, as well.)

She’s a pretty girl. I’ll post those final scan detail shots when she’s dry. Until then – enjoy!

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Titto’s portrait is complete – this cute little bird (parrot) is a Sun Conure, his painting is in oil on a 5×7 canvas panel. I’ll scan him and post his final images in a couple of days. There’s a bit of sun shining on his head which is making him a bit brighter in that area.

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The red rose painting is complete and drying – I’ll show you the final scan of course when it’s dry and varnished and ready to go. This little 4×6 oil painting is on a canvas sheet, so it can be rolled and framed in an open frame just like this.

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