Sweetness

                                                                                                                

 The Siamese Cat…lovely indeed! They love to be in your lap, your bed and your table. They like to tell tales…they speak both with their voice and their body language. In painting one must pay close attention to the eyes….and of course their body language.

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Happy Birthday….to me!

Yep…today is my Birthday. Had a pretty perfect day….hung out with the dogs….relaxed and took a few photo’s.

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Swim Lessons

 I have been putting Niki in the larger pool with great hopes that she would swim. Due to the fact she is such a skittish dog, we have been taking this very slow….she is just not moving her legs but rather allowing me to move her around….so opted to get a little life jacket for her. Works so much better for her. She still panics a bit but no doubt in time she will be swimming as well as enjoying it. I thought I would share our progress with you for it has been a little while since posting anything. Please follow safety rules when placing a dog in a pool…my dogs do not have access to the pool unless supervised.

Oh…forgot to mention…Photography by Michael 😉 A quick lesson in how to focus for it was set to manual….and he was off and running.

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Tiger Kat

                                         

All I can say about this portrait….a very sweet and lovely cat.                                          

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Free time to Sketch…

Took some time to scribble a bit…wanting to learn to use pastels and played around a bit. Wondering why oh why I have no idea just what to do with them…I have  a very lonnnnng way to go in that area. I will eventually post something for you need to have a starting point. Now mixed media…I can make use of pastels to add color to a Digital print….but to create an entire painting….need lots of practice 😉 Until I get the courage to paint and post I will just post a few more scribbles. These were done in a small sketch pad…reg. pencil.  Someone inquired the ther day why I squeeze so much onto one page…because 😉

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On the Easel….She loves me not…

 Updated Tues. 8-21: I received a few e-mails on this….some wanting to see a closer look. I know….the images are too small…well just ask and I’ll share 😉 So…here is a little closer view, still very much a WIP.

 

 On the Easel….Young love….do your remember? So sweet, so innocent…so pure….but one wonders…will she love me back???   She loves me, she loves me not…

 

 

 

 

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Time for a few scribbles…

I had several phone calls to make….so not sure what many do when on the phone…you know those conversations when the other person does all the talking and your going….yes, yes….hmmmm….well I confess…most of the time I am paying attention…I swear 😉 Then there are those occasion’s that my attention span, well I drift off…one hand reaches for the pencil….the other the sketch pad and I just scribble away. Which leads me to the thought of the day….are quick sketches and scribbles art?

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Waterdog

                                                                                

Nothing better then to see a dog having so much fun. For this lucky Golden all that was needed was his favorite ball and of course his favorte person…along with a lovely lake. Our beloved furry friends can teach us more about relaxation and fun. Gotta love them. So if has been a while since you and your dog has spent any fun time together….now is the time to do it. If your wanting a portrait of your furry friend doing his or her favorite activity, just contact the artist to have a painting commissioned….artist can work from your photo’s.

                                                        

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Snowball

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     This is probably my favorite colors. I say that with a huge smile for my favorite colors are pretty much like my moods. Whatevcolor palette I am using happen to be my favorite color. So wondering….how many folks actually have a favorite color??

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Nap Time

Another of those moments….working at the PC and looked down to my left…Niki’s spot and there sharing her bed is Rocky 😉 Made me smile and think of Phoenix!                                                                                                                                                                    This was a wonderful moment for Niki needs a Golden to snuggle with (one day I will share how Niki made her way to us….pretty amazing). While the photo is not the best….they were actually sound a sleep but my creeping around trying to “not” make a sound….well, graceful I am not. Add to the fact my office….very small, paintings are everywhere along with the fact I am SO unorganized….well they woke up and just watched me no doubt thinking why am I always pointing that camera at them…then wondering if there were any treats in it for them.

Here comes the Photography Tip for the day: There will be those times when all will not be perfect…lighting as in my image, wil not allow many choices, add to that….I cannot hand hold a camera in low light situations…..so you find something, anything to brace yourself against….hold your breath and go for it. Memories are wonderful…as I have mentioned sooo many times when you have an image to go with that memory….perfect! Make Use your camera 😉

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