Canadian Goose

So this week has been a long week for me. I have lots going on and dealing with another round of sickness that has hit my house. So I finally got a chance to sit down and I painted this Canadian Goose. It was an inspiration from a photo I took at the Wildlife Safari that is located here in Oregon. The Safari seemed to have a lot of Canadian Geese and Squirrels. I'm sure they just took up residents there. I know if I was animal that's where I would go. No worries about predators and LOTS of grain to eat!!

So I took about 500 photos or so. I know I will be pulling paintings out of a lot of these photos. It gave me a lot of inspiration for Elk and Buffalo.

I hope you enjoy!

"Canadian Goose" 11 x 15 Watercolor

eBay Listings 4/21/09....

Here is my eBay Auction Listings for the week. They are 3 little ACEO Cards. I hope you enjoy!

My eBay Auctions

Spring Time Drawing......

So I went back to the pencil and starting doing some drawing again. I decided to draw a Cow Elk and her Calf. Since Spring is here I know that all the Deer and Elk are having their little ones. I just love this time of year.

Well, I turned 33 years old on the 12th and I'm having a bit of a hard time with it. I'm noticing more grey hair and wrinkles. So as I am drawing this piece I was noticing I was having a hard time focusing. I already wear contacts and I think that my eyes are not going to get any worse.... wrong! So in the middle of this drawing I told my husband " I think I'm going to have to go get some "readers" ( you know the ones that the older people where to read the newspaper). I just couldn't believe that I would have to go buy a pair of those!! Needless to say they worked great!! Even though my 4 year old daughter tells me I look like Papa!

"Spring Time Calf"

14" x 17"

eBay Listings 4/14/09

I just put 2 Original ACEO Cards up on Auction today. Thought I would play around in Graphite this week. I did start the week with watercolor paper but I just got frustrated so I decided to go with some Pencil Work. It's like the basics for me. It's almost like my center point in my artwork.
So Listing #1 is an Eye Study of a Horse. I just love doing these Eye Studies and the other listing is of an Arabain. The Arabians are always a fun breed for me to draw.
ENJOY!

eBay Listings #1
eBay Listing #2

"Three Baldies"

I finished this painting today!! I think it's been sitting on my aisle for about a month. I do have to say it felt good to actual complete a larger painting. I haven't painted anything on the larger scale in awhile. I struggled with the title, but came up with "Three Baldies". Titles are my weakness. :-) I hope you enjoy!

"Three Baldies" 24" x 20" Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas $495.00

The First Blog....

Well, I have decided to start my own blog. I'm now an official Blogger. :-)

I have created this blog so if you would like to stay-up-to-date on my art you can. My goal for this year to to keep my clients and followers informed. I will be posting all my new work on here, whether it be an ACEO Card or a Large Scale Painting, or it could even be a Commissioned Portrait.

I'm gearing up for the 74th Annual St. Paul Rodeo in July. I have been trying to get new work out their, but I have been busy with my kids and taking a bit of a break. I told myself in April I was going to get back into the swing of things and start getting my creative mind back on track. A bit hard with the whole family being sick with the nasty flu bug.

I really hope everyone enjoys this as much as I will. I'm always looking for feedback so don't hesitate to post a comment. I would love to here back from you.