Cutie Pie Oscar

"Oscar"
11" x 14" acrylic and collage on canvas

Here he is...one of Maisie's best dog park friends, Oscar! Oscar knows how to play with the big dogs and doesn't take any sass. He's a St. Bernard in a tiny Boston Terrier body! The photo of Oscar that I worked from is below.

And congrats to Christine from I Heart Dogs ...she guessed that I was painting a Boston Terrier from the hint I gave in my last post. I'll be sending you some greeting cards of Oscar soon, Christine!

The real Oscar!

James and I are heading to California tomorrow morning to visit family for a few days. Take care of your sweet selves and I'll be back next week!

Snippets

"Snippet #1"

Happy Monday! So hey...do you create "Snippets"? I call older pieces of art that you tear up into smaller works of art...Snippets.

While I was working on my BFA degree many years ago...I focused on printmaking. I made hundreds of monotypes...many that were ready for the garbage can after printing! I found though that if I tore up the monotypes instead...I could create little monotypes, often with much better compositions. I framed lots of these because I liked them so much.

If you haven't already...try making a Snippet and let me know what you come up with!

Back very soon with my new dog painting...

"Snippet #2"

Balance #2

"Balance #2"
acrylic and collage on canvas
available in my Etsy Shop here

Here is my second "Balance" painting. Thought I would get a little more textural with this one.

Coming next...a new dog painting! The first one who can guess which breed will get some free greeting cards of the little guy. The only hint is..."he's a gentleman". Good luck!

"I always try to balance the light with the heavy...a few tears
of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes." ~ Bette Midler

Maisie is mad...

...at me for working on another cat! She's avoiding eye contact with me this morning...but I have a feeling she'll get over it pretty quickly. Roasted turkey bribes work every time.

Anyway...I'm posting it without her knowing it. Here is Kahla...a mixed media drawing on watercolor paper.

Have a good weekend everyone!

"Kahla"
5" x 7" mixed media on paper

Balance

"Balance"
12" x 13" acrylic and collage on canvas
available in my Etsy Shop here

Balance, steadiness, harmony, determination, endurance...all good words to think about as this year begins.

This new abstract symbolizes balance in particular. Balance is sometimes precarious but if you remain steady and strong...you can sustain yourself without falling.

Hope you're having a good day out there!

"Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model.

It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface."

~Confucius

Hello 2010!

Hi everyone...hope your New Year is starting off great! Thanks to all who sent me those wonderful New Year wishes...I hope the very same for you. I'm banking on 2010 being a winner!

The first week of January turned out to be doozy cold here. I took the picture above last week from just outside my studio. This is my favorite view from our yard...I love that sweet white barn. Below is my little snow bunny...on patrol...keeper of the peace.

By the way...have you all seen the movie, Herb and Dorothy? I watched it last week...it's about a married couple of very modest means that, over the years, built one of the largest collections of Contemporary Art in history. It's a fascinating and uplifting film...and a story about this couple's love for art that is extraordinary. It's available on DVD.

Looking forward to catching up on your blogs. I'll be back soon with some new work!