Shady Characters-Lady With Dogs

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Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Bonnie was the gracious host this week and provided a bunch of great photos!

 I liked these three trying to avoid the paparazzi by wearing those cool sun glasses.... !

For this one, I just painted along and let the painting let me know what it needed. I maybe should have quit a bit sooner.

I just had fun and let the paint fly.

C&C welcome. Thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment!

^{Psalm 16:8}      I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
⁹ Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

Remembering The Gift-Christmas

Merry Christmas

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Oil on 6x6 canvas panel.

This painting was originally posted on Christmas of 2011. It just seems to apply to this year...so here it is once more.

I keep our Savior uppermost in my heart.
The true spirit of Christmas is giving and...what you give is Love.
You will receive more back than what you gave...
The wrapped gifts are symbolic...
The true gift is love.

I would like to use this post to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May your brushstrokes flow as though guided from above, and may your fondest dreams come true in the upcoming year.
Thanks to all my blogger friends for all your kind support through the great trail and trial of canvas and paint.
God bless you all.

Luke 2:7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

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Peaceful Gaze

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.

This is for the weekly WDE at Wet Canvas. Dewi was the host and this portrait is from a photo of her beautiful friend, Ella.

I had to really fight my natural inclination to paint one of the animals this week.
I elected to go for what is for me a difficult subject...the human animal. In this case, the lovely Ella.

I tried to stay relatively loose and push the color. Maybe I wasn't entirely successful in that goal.
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Luke 1:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

The Letter

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Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.

I simply thought this was a very intriguing image. It draws me in wondering who the letter may be from...A soldier...a parent...a goodbye note...or "congratulations, you have been pre-approved for"... .

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Proverbs 25:1 A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

Fiery Lady

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.

The reference for this was for WDE at Wet Canvas and was supplied by Harry. Thanks, Harry!

The emotion, drama, and color of the flamenco dancer were what attracted me this week.
I first applied black gesso for a painting surface. Love that black ground! It makes the colors dance right off the bat....(fits this subject pretty well...Lol.)

I tried to make sure that I used the brightest color, greatest contrast, and thickest paint for the focal area...the head and upper torso.
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Psalm 14: ¹ The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.

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Wow I Won

Don Michael, Jr. ran a contest over on his great blog...here. Commenters were invited to suggest titles for four serigraphy monoprints. I can't believe it but I was one of the four winners!

My prize was a 10"x7.5" serigraphy print titled "Testament". Below.

"Testament"

Thanks, Don! I shall treasure it!

Pop Art Portrait

Here's something I did just for the fun of it. This was one of the reference photos for the WDE at Wet Canvas. Her name is Valri and she was the hostess of WDE this week.

This is done in the style of Patrick Nagel. He Gained fame in his pop art/poster style by illustrating glamorous ladies for Playboy Mag.
This is acrylic on 6x5 Bristol Vellum paper.

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John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

City Stroll

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.

This is my latest submission to Karin Jurick's Different Strokes From Different Folks. It's a fun challenge...she puts up a different photo each Wed. night. Artists from all over submit their renditions of it. The variety and creativity is both amazing and instructive.
She added a new twist with this one...To paint the image upside down. Keep the image/photograph inverted from the start - and when you feel you've gotten about 99% done, invert it right-side up, and give it a few final touches. Resist the urge to perfect it - just use that last 5% of time to tidy it up.

It was different and fun till all the blood started running to my goard and I got all dizzy from standing on my head. Yuk, yuk.

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Prov 4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father and attend to know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.