Tuesday, May 26, 2009

The Delightful Dudley!

"Dudley in the Sheets"
8"x 8" acrylic on canvas

This is my latest dog portrait...of Dudley, Shitz Tzu extraordinaire! Dudley is one of three Shitz Tzu's who are lucky enough to live with my friend and wonderful Artist, Ruth Welter. I saw a picture of Dudley on one of Ruth's blog posts awhile back...and just had to paint the little man as a thank you gift for her. The way he takes over the sheets before laundry time really cracks me up. His expression looks to me though like he's about ready to take those sheets and tear around the house with them. Well, that's what Maisie would do anyway!

Hope you all had a nice Memorial Day weekend. It rained a lot here...but the garden is lovin' it!

19 comments:

Christine Throckmorton said...

Oh. My. Gosh. This is fantastic! I love the expression, I love the fur (or is it called *hair* on a Shih Tzu?), and I love the composition! This made my day. Great job!

Love the cherries, too!

XOXO,
Christine

Ruth Welter said...

Linda, I am so thrilled with the painting you did of little Dudley, it is just breathtaking. You captured his eyes and expression so well, it is all perfect. His eyes really do appear to follow you around my living room where ever you walk or sit. I just will treasure it forever.

It means so much to me, I look at it every day so many times. Thank you for your friendship and kindness. Hugs.

Ruth

Manon said...

Dudley is fantastic! Great job on that coat!! What a fantastic gift!

Donna said...

Hi Linda,
I just saw your fabulous painting over at Ruth's. You did a super job! Love it. Sweet Dudley.

Hugs,
Donna

Gerushia's New World said...

Linda:

I must admit, I actually burst out in laughter when I saw the painting of Dudley! Shitz Tzus are funny looking little dogs anyway, but the expression on Dudley's face is absolutely hilarious! Thanks for a good giggle.

Kim
Garden Painter Art

NeereAnDear said...

A major fan of your work.... I was amazed at how your painting turned out!! You captured Dudleys expression to the T!!

I also wanted to thank you for the well wishes and the hugs from you and Maise.... they made my day

HUGS BACK FROM ME AND PJ...

LOVE
JO

Diane said...

Absolutely gorgeous, Linda! I love that sweet little face.

Archie and Melissa said...

hi linda!
i LOVE this painting of dudley!
you totally captured him.

the colors and textures are absolutely amazing too!

wonderful!

Celestina Marie said...

Hi Linda,
Your Dudley Painting is gorgeous. I just came over from Ruth's blog to visit. It is so nice to meet you. Your art work is lovely and reflect what an outstanding talent you are.
I so enjoyed my visit and look forward to stopping by again.

Have a nice evening.
Celestina Marie

Susan Tuttle said...

OMG -- how do you do it?! This is the sweetest portrait -- I must say that you have such an incredible gift for capturing the essences of animals -- I can totally see Dudley's personality.


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Susan Tuttle said...

i meant xo, not co -- typo:)

Anonymous said...

HI Linda!
Beautiful coat and expression! What a lovely gesture of kindness. Ruth is a lucky gal! We are getting tons of rain here and I hope it doesn't drown my little veggies!

Leslie Moore said...

Wonderful look on Dudley's face! "Oh-oh, now I'm in for it!" Great gleam on your cherries, too.

Jonna said...

I'm so glad you stopped by. I know I've been so bad about blogging lately but so many things have been going on lately. Some good some bad. Glad to still have you as a blogger friend.

Ro Bruhn said...

This is charming, your faces really capture the character of the dogs you paint.

kate smudges said...

What a lovely painting of Dudley, Linda!

Amy Cameron Evans said...

Dudley sure IS delightful! And kinda sexy in those sheets ;)

sandy said...

Wow, love her fur and the look. Great job.

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