Pet Portrait with Red background

8" x 8" Acrylic on Canvas

This one is for sale at The Lona Gallery in downtown Lawrenceville, GA. This reference photo came from https://pmp-art.com. The dog's name is Lucy. 

Pug Pet Portrait

4" x 5" Acrylic on Canvas

I couldn't resist painting this little fellow...so cute!
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Learning watercolor

These are the techniques I'm learning:
Tea or flat wash
Graded wash
Blended wash
overlaid wash
wet n wet wash...and dry brush...

From my sketchbook...

Botanical Illustration Coursework

....spending more time in my sketchbook these days...

Rudbeckia fulgida- Final Graphite

More drawing practice...

practicing my drawing..

More sketches from my class...

Here is a link to this course offered by Dianne Sutherland: http://www.botanicalart-online.com This class has a Facebook group that really keeps the students and teacher connected. I can't say enough good things about this course. I'm learning so much.

I'm taking a botanical illustration class with Dianne Sutherland from the UK online which I couldn't be more excited about. Here are some leaf studies and a photo I took of this really cool looking weed called thistle. 

Bassmaster

8" x 10"

Oil on Canvas

Last time I was in Mississippi visiting my folks my mother and I went fishing with my dad. Here he is showing off his catch and very proudly.  

Before The Concert

6" x 6"

Oil on Gesso Board

Here's one painted from a reference photo taken at the Brookwood Philharmonic Orchestra Concert. Before the concert all of the musicians take a few minutes to tune their instruments. There is usually so much activity while everyone is preparing to begin. I was lucky enough to be sitting on the front row when I took this picture. There is a blue cast to the lighting in this room which compliments the warm burnt sienna color of the string instruments.