Fangs a lot!

Other captions could be "Happy birthday! You're not long in the tooth. Just toothsome!"

Or "I got lots to tell you......... Do you speak cat?"

Or.....................

This was given to Mr. R on this b day. Well a little late for his b day, but the intent was there.

And yes, the whiskers are missing.

Brindle Boy

Do you like paint when it's all thick and gloppy and almost three dimensional in its layering? Then most likely you'll like this and the accompanying girl pibble picture. Lots of layering, and lots of fun.

Brindles, like tabbies, calicos and torties, have so many paint colors that it takes me twice as long to paint. Like with all my paintings, I start with the undercolor, the color that I see under the colors and then pile other colrs on top of that. This has a maroon, almost purple undercover.

Another pittie

Waiting for you



This reminds me of a friend's pibble although the coloring is wrong. But the patient, almost put upon look is identical. Yes, we'll do that but only because you want to.


For some reason I was really liking the pibble's with the blaze between the eyes to the nose.

5th annual Renton Art Walk

If you want to do something this weekend that involves strolling about a historic and walkable shopping district, looking at antiques and one of a kind artwork, and listening to music, consider checking out the Arts Unlimited Downtown Renton 5th Annual Art & Antique Walk, Saturday, August 28, 2010.

Animal Friends Portraits will be one of over 100 artists showing their best photography, paintings, pottery, jewelry, fabric art, sculptures, glass works, wood works and much more. There will be martial arts and robotics demonstrations, and music performances at multiple locations.

We're in front of a great little bookstore and right next to the talented watercolorist Madelaine Torchia so stop on by and say hello. Fun begins at 11 and lasts until 6. We'll be at Old Renton Book Exchange on 227 Wells Ave. S.,in Renton.

Information and maps to artists' locations will be at the corner of S 3rd and Burnett Ave S or online. Call 206-407-8719 for more information.

For Anne

A year ago, I heard that a woman whose life was devoted to the rescue of square headed dogs had died in a death that could have been prevented. She was all gruff exterior hiding a very tender and loving heart.

She frightened me a bit because I could never tell how she'd react to me. But, I respected her and her dedication and her love for four legged beings.

I fostered Penny through her organization. And she's the one who made me realize that I'd never find a permanent family quite good enough for my Penny because Penny was supposed to be with me.

When she died, I had the time to help out getting food for the funeral. And at the funeral, I took time to be with her dog. I really knew no one and so it was a pleasure to hang out with this lovely gentle being.

So, when I was looking for pictures to base a painting that I was going to do for Bullseye Rescue Pitbulls on Parade, and ran across a picture of him, I decided I was going to paint him. I wanted a looser style than some of my other paintings and the goofy expression seemed like a great subject.

Gus

Whenever I hear of a cat named Gus, the little Broadway musical chanteuse hidden inside of me starts singing,

"Gus is the Cat at the Theatre Door.

His name, as I ought to have told you before,

Is really Asparagus. That's such a fuss

To pronounce, that we usually call him just Gus."

And perhaps that's why this cat got the green background. Or maybe it was to match his eyes.

This cat definitely was not:

"His coat's very shabby, he's thin as a rake,

And he suffers from palsy that makes his paw shake. "

This cat was beloved. And is still beloved even now that he's gone.

I delivered this to the customer on Sunday. You could tell by the look in her eyes that he is very much missed.

It is so rewarding to see the recognition in the customer's eyes when she first sees the portrait.

In gratitude to all the animal lovers out there!

It's not a pony.

Meet Drum. A horse, not a little pony. What fun it has been to paint goats and horses. Of course, I love painting dogs and cats, too, but with animals I don't paint often I have new things to learn.

One of the challenges for this portrait was doing the braids.

I hope the customer likes it. I sent her a scan, but hadn't heard from her before her transport showed up.

On another note, I've been covering the scan bed with a gray towel. I think that is affecting the colors that are being scanned.