On The Easel

16×20 Gallery wrap

Contact Dee for price or to Commission work.

Another lovely day here in the Atlanta area, sunny low 70’s. More outside fun with the puppies, worked on several paintings including this new one which is still very much a WIP. What a lovely and peaceful scene…..”Peace & Tranquility”.

If you look close enough you will notice that on the mat it states 2007….a week into the new year and I am still writing and typing 2007 !!!

Attempted to clean up this site and redo the forum….work on the shopping cart so that I can start classes once again….Grrrr. I am thinking to get this whole thing running smoothly I will have to redo much of it. Not having fun and all I am doing is thinking about it Needing a web guru to fix the many things I am not crazy about… Really nothing too difficult, a site with an easy to update shopping cart, blog…easy to use gallery, I swear I cannot remember how to add a new gallery….looks like the old site was much more user friendly.

 On the Easel January , 2008…

16 x 14 Gallery Wrap

Contact Dee for price or to Commission work.

So far this months painting is just in the early stage of a quick sketch. Check back in a couple of days and you will find a lovely Dachshund in a chilly, wintry scene….just perfect for January’s Breed of the Month. What a wonderful breed…lively, devoted, friendly and very affectionate…they are part of the hound group and are natural Hunters. As with all breeds, training and early socialization is a must. One can truly get lost in the eyes of a Dachshund! All Breeds of the month are available on tee shirts, sweatshirts and coffee mugs, along with prints ranging from 8 x10’s - 16 x20 (depending on the Paintings dimensions…all prints are on Fine Art Paper). For the entire month of Jan. 2008 $5-25.00 of the proceeds from the sale of alll items sold with this image will be going to that specific Breed rescue. If you are a rescue organization and would like your organization to be considered for our Breed of the Month program contact us via e-mail.

 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…

 I love working with families, especially those that simply adore one another. With the Holiday season just four months away I no doubt will be working with several families in and around the Atlanta area.  Why in the world am I  bringing the Holidays up….well you know the saying…the early bird catches the best worms. Well….those that plan their gift giving can get the very best prices for the season. Tomorrow I will be posting the Lazy Days of Summer Special….only happens once a year…last couple of weeks of August….Stay Tuned
“Family Time” This is just a quick painting proof. With the Booth officially closed I am actually home at the PC painting away. When I started on this I sat for a few minutes thinking about family as this is part of my family…my niece. I am not very close to most in my family and that all in itself is pretty sad.  Having married and moved away, well the distance  took a toll. In the early days I worked very hard at doing my best to stay in touch…now, not so much. Relationships they are a funny thing…more then one individual has to keep in touch…work at it. In looking at this lovely family portrait I could not help but smile and think maybe, just maybe they will do a better job at being a family….I hope so
                                         

 I hope I have the spelling of the name right….this happens to be my “Great” Nephew that I met this morning for the very first time. Too cute. This is just a quick painting proof…his eyes are really that blue, however both need a bit of work as of yet….still a WIP.

UPDATED: Added Josh this evening. Still needing a few touch ups….almost there

                                                               What a wonderful, fun loving, spirited breed. So much fun…however training is a must. They are smart and clever…and way too cute. Jake is still  a WIP, while I would have liked to have posted the process….he was too cute and I enjoyed painting him so lost track of time….will get to this again during the week. Almost there, just some cleaning up here and there…a little bit of blending and  shadows and highlights.

A simple portrait of a beloved family member…a WIP. There will not be much color in this painting…the beauty of the cat will just have to stand out on it’s own. Cats, well they have wonderful eyes and if you bring them out with color and just the right amount of high light that is the focus of attention. I will be completeing this in the next day or so.

On the easel for today is a quick WIP, will do my best to finish today or within the next few days.  In the process of closing the booth so must get rid of the remaining night lights and several original paintings ranging from $475.00 and up, Gallery wrapped.  Day Dreamin is one of the paintings (for all of you golden lovers this is a must have). These are the originals and only one, or two printed.  We are moving to Mid Town and want to open with all new prints.

I will post more info on this during the week.

This afternoon found me going through old files….so many paintings started, then moved on to something else… I have always wondered if most artists work this way?

There are many reasons as to why I work this way…a commissioned piece comes along, I loose my focus, or it is as simple as loosing interest. Today I am going to post one of those unfinished paintings from a long time ago….this will be my summer project, to complete this one painting….that is in between my other paintings and commissioned work. So, I will be posting weekly updates on this one…promise

I have several On the easels for today, happens pretty often. This one is for the 4th of July….stay tuned will be completed by then
I happened to view a painting of something similar and thought how it would be perfect with a little girl and her dog…so here it is, Oh, and this is being painted for me….just for fun so not for sale.