Smokey-In Memoriam

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Acrylic on 10x8 gesso board.

I know from firsthand experience what a hold these four legged members of the family can have on the heart.

“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day.
It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.”..... John Grogan

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”......Will Rogers

This lovable dog belonged to the son of the neighbor who helps me so much. The son's name is Mike, and he's been a great help with my computer woes...I'm a neanderthal at computer savvy.

Mike...I hope this painting will bring you and your family some sweet smiles of remembrance.

Who...Me?-Boston Terrier

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 Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Susan, in Florida, was the gracious host this week who provided a bunch of colorful photos!

Had to try her Boston Terrier named Henry! That innocent expression really needed to be painted.

This is oil on a 7x5 canvas panel. I first toned the support with red acrylic, then painted away with oils (thickly applied in selected spots). I debated about painting the background, but decided against it. The little guy looked perfectly at home against the original acrylic background.
Hope ya like it!

C&C welcome. Thanks for looking and commenting!


 Psalm 145:8     "The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in mercy and loving-kindness."
 

Two Cute-Chihuahuas

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Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.

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

These two chihuahuas are too cute....and I believe they know it!

This time I toned the support with a thinned mixture of acrylic purple ( aliz crimson + ult blue) as a complement to the subject. Much of it remains visible, especially in the upper right.
This piece runs the range between super thin to very heavy paint in select places.

C&C welcome. Thanks for checking me out and taking the time to leave a comment!


^{Matthew 27:23}      And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

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.

Playmates-Labs

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Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. EP did the job of hosting this week and provided a bunch of great photos!

 These two labs are having such a wonderful time...the ingredients for their game are water and a stick.


C&C welcome. Thanks for taking a peek and commenting.


Psalm 33:22       " May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you."

Triple Header-Doggies

Painting Progression
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Step #1

I first applied mid tone gesso for texture then toned it with thinned reddish acrylic.
I used thinned mixture of pthalo blue, aliz.crimson, and burnt umber to make a fairly detailed line drawing. In a painting this complex, I figured I had better have a pretty good map!

Step #2

I first established the darks with the same thinned mixture I used for the drawing. Then I started adding the different patches of colors trying to keep them colorful (push the color).

Finished painting

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard. This is my submission to the WDE. Kay was the hostess and very graciously supplied the photo...Thanks, Kay!

I tried to get a lot of broken color and freshness into this one. I enjoyed the attempting.

Available... If interested, contact me at kkayangel2(at)yahoo.com

My Etsy

Galatians 1: ¹¹ I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. ¹² I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

Digger

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Acrylic on 8x10 hardboard.

You folks may remember my neighbor, Jack, who had me paint three pet portraits of his doggies.
Well, his daughter-in-law said she would like a painting of her long haired daschund named Digger. So her hubbie commissioned me to paint up a surprise for her.

I heard that she was very happy with it...Whew! That's the best part of painting...to know that what you do is capable of bringing a bit of joy to someone.

NA

My Etsy

Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Black Lab

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.
The reference photo for this was supplied by Penny for the WDE event on Wet Canvas.
The color combo was difficult to adjust on this jpg. The blues are accentuated and the image is a little darker than IRL.
Available

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