Wolf in Winter step 3

In this step I have started putting in some ink with my Pitt o.5 pen of archival ink.
I have added more sepia,burnt umber and sienna and then a light wash of ultramarine blue over it
I have two other paintings I am working on as well. I find if I alternate between them it gives time for my watercolor to dry without going back in too soon or overworking a piece.
I also like to vary the details as well as the subjects.

Collie Pumpkin

I did this Collie Pumpkin for my friend and administrative assistant at Extra Mural where I am a nurse.
Sue raises and shows Collies.My older sister also has a collie and my dog as a child and growing up was a Collie.
In the original photo behind the pumpkin you see the ears are not prominent so I did not think the first attempt looked right . I attempted tonight to make the ears more pronounced.
This was done with Faber -Castell Pitt Artist Pen Bold Indian Ink,Prismacolor Gold and Jiffy Art-Line 400 White acrylic Paint Marker.
Hope Sue likes it now. Happy Birthday Sue!

Bloomin Lady

At Bloomin Artist (a fund raising activity for John Peters Humphrey Association that occurs every two years each artist is given the opportunity to have a a project that has been prepared by the organizing committee and put their own creative spin on it. In previous years we have been given, three carved wooden fish,a dowel and a stand(2009) ,A bird and a short dowel with a flat board(2007) and a birdhouse (2005).
This year we have this wooden female form.
Bloomin Artist will take place the weekend of July 23 & 24th in Hampton N.B. Various artists set up on location in gardens and spots around Hampton and paint or work with various mediums and then the works are sold in silent auctions that occur 2-3 times each day. There are also previously done works for sale with part going to the artist and the rest to JPH Association .
It is usually a great time.

Spike & Puffy

This is a watercolor painting I did a couple of years ago of my pet birds Spike and Puffy.

They are white faced Cockiteils. Spike is the male and he has the all white face while Puffy the female is dappled in color and her tail feathers are especially dappled.

Spike now looks more like a baby eagle.

They both have very destinct personalities. Spike can saw Hello which he does in the am, when the phone rings and when the door bell goes. Puffy does not speak but can make herself know.

Spike can also whistle "Pop goes the wheasle" which my husband taught him. He will often whisle it to Puffy, your feet or his favorite thing "the Phone book"

My birds are really beauty in my world. They helped me through cancer treatment and are always there for me with a special greeting. Pets are Gods gifts to us, like children they fulfill our lives!!!

Artist Trading Cards

The Artist Trading cards measure two inches by three inches and so far this is the only card I have been able to photograph with any sucess and even this is a bit blurry.
I have landscapes as well as animals and flowers available.
the opening is May 7th but what does not sell that night will be at Klaussen's for the month of May.
It is an art form that most people could afford and it is fun collecting other artists cards!!
I will try to photograph others if we get a bright day before I take them in.

Alpaca Hair Cut 2

No eyes to be seen. Just the hair to finish, some fur and those wonderful buck teeth!!!!

Alpaca Hair Cut or Dahhhh.....

This is from a photo i took of Alpaca's. I think they look so cute and funny that I wanted to paint this guy. I have worked on him for awhile now inbetween commissions I was working on.

Positano Shop Front,Italy

This is my other favorite from my series "Meditteranean Moments". I loved this vase .The colors in this town were beautiful. The Lemons were huge and they make this great liquor called Lemoncello that you drink chilled out of miniture little mugs.

Positano is one of the little villages we visited on the Amalfi Coast. I would go back there in a heartbeat!!!

Painting is a watercolor 11X14 framed 19X22 1/2

Sale price $675

PIP of Sue Pikes Dog. I am painting Sues dog as a thank you gift to her for telling about the opening in the Methadone Clinic that led me to my present job at EMP(Extra Mural Program KV) and got me out of SJRCC.