Christmas Kitty

Street Demo

I am back in action.... the season is coming so I am trying to catch up.   This was an anonymous dog that I painted on my first Mesa Second Friday art fair, in downtown of my new home. 

And the season of gifting is coming.... time to order up.   

Watercolor 10x8"

Sphynx Cat

I will explain again that I started this blog sitting in a dog park for a year!  I was not able to find a cat park so I have fewer kitty pieces.  This recent portrait was a commission.

Twister, Radar and Doppler

An early Christmas gift was finished before my trip to Denver in October, these three mini's MUST be a handful but are such total sweeties!

Buster Boxer

This is the second of a pair of Boxer dogs.  Gifts for a son from his dad.

Boxer Bam Bam

These were birthday gifts for a son.   The first of two very sweet boxers.

Miss Molly, Superstar

Yes indeed this girl is a superstar!  She has her own facebook page and now her owner has a lovely portrait, as a gift from a friend.

George

This is a memorial of a great jumper.  One of the set I did recently.  Commissioned but not actually paid for.... but a great horse no less

Chili

More of those ENORMOUS dogs with hard feet.  Okay I am going to be sneaking in more of my western portraits.  Anything with eyeballs these days.  This is the second of four in a family I have done.  Well, it is the second of the SECOND.  A terrible accident befell the original (earlier in the blog) and this is the redo.  Although the client understood the first one was not my problem, that the work was done and the destruction their fault, there seems to still be some issues with compensation.  That aside, this is a wonderful horse and I don't hold it against him.

Pup For Far Away Places

As a traveling companion to my three kitties, we had to have this little Golden Pup.  

Bella's Bubbles

One of my favorite rescue groups is for Giant Schnauzers.  This is one of their happy celebrants!  A great Christmas gift to deliver this weekend.

Enzo

A few years ago I did 6 contemporary portraits of a family's dogs. All but one were just memories so the owners decided it was time enlarge the album and add the two newest members to the family wall. These are 18" wrapped canvas oil paintings

A couple of Golden Smiles

These lovely blondes were at a park a few years ago and I found them to paint at the Golden Retriever Rescue event last month in Scottsdale. Mostly done, so ready to post!

100!!!!!!!

I am so happy! Today I have 100 followers...

Of course I am not painting a dog a day. I have a few other things in the go, so I am slacking!

With some luck (any commissions out there?) I am working to get a few more furry faces for you all. THANK YOU SO MUCH for your support.

(a sample of the new stuff and a self portrait)

Always at your service!

dj*

More Horsing Around!

I seem to have been discovered by the horsie set!

The amazing star on the front of this memorial piece was a challenge, but I personally find it one that keeps looking back at me from my easel.

Unfinished Demo from Last Night

I had a LOT of people interested and charity events are ALWAYS more fun than real life!
The dinner was great and the winners incredible.
By asking the first person who I met, I decided the Rex Cat reference I had ready would be my demo.
It is pretty dramatic as is, but I am going to finish it tonight.
REMEMBER... we are not just dogs anymore!

First Demo Today

I went to the AZ Art Alliance Gallery where Gabriel's Angels, a therapy dog program, was supposed to have a doggie costume party. I only had a few hours because tonight was a big charity event!
I have been having fun doing a much looser looking dog style, more contemporary of late. So the bloodhound was the sample I took to the event (tomorrow's post) as my demo of size and style of my silent auction prize.

Horsey Hug

Yup, these are some of the big doggies out here!
I have a few requests for horse portraits and am very happy to do them. Because I am a bit busier doing other projects, I am going to only post commissions or whims from now on. I have found the many irons in my fire are starting to heat up!