Day 29 30 in 30, Baby Texas Longhorn cow painting

Oh boy.. my painting end of month count is embarrassing..  Sure didn't make 30 paintings but I did paint most days till this week when a cold hit the family.. so I guess my last one for the month.   I actually completed this a few days ago but hadn't posted here yet with all the chaos in the house.



 Painted from my friend Deb @ Faith Love Hope Ranch in Oregon.. one of her baby Texas Longhorns

Trinity

9x12x1 3/8" 

acrylic on canvas

Original SOLD

I have prints of this one available on Etsy and in my Handmade at Amazon store. 

Day 26 30 in 30 and my Nibblefest entry

For the eBay Nibblefest Art Contest theme of "Enchanted Forest" my entry based on a photo I took of my white collie in the forest at sunset.  He loves to stand like this with his front feet perched on the tree stump.

As always all entries start at 99cents and no reserve.

Pride

10x10x 1 3/8"

Acrylic on canvas

Sides painted black

Ready to hang

Bid on eBay HERE

Auction ends Wednesday, January 27th evening

Day 18 in 30 in 30 challenge

WAyyyyyyyy behind.  This is painting #4 for me this month, but I plan to paint everyday and get to 30 no matter how long it takes me! Haha!

This was painted from a friends miniature baby donkey photo of her donkey "Blossom" Thank you Kelsey for letting me paint from your reference!


Original available in my Handmade at Amazon shop and the print too!

Prints also in my Etsy shop!

Blossom

6x8x1 3/8"

acrylic on canvas

Day 13... in the 30 in 30 painting challenge

wow I'm behind on this challenge!  This is my 3rd painting.  I'm going for all 30 paintings even if it takes me 60 or 90 days. I've been painting everyday but haven't had a lot of time this past week and have gotten so behind.

This painting is #3 and also a pet memorial commission and gift.   Was great to be part of such a nice pet commission gift.  My friend Michelle wanted to gift this to her friend after she lost her sweet Pittbull mix, Layla girl.     A surprise gift she received today so now I can post it online,     I'm offering (with her permission) prints of this dog in my Amazon and Etsy shop.

Layla

8x10x1.5"

acrylic on canvas

Prints on Etsy and Amazon

Day 5 , 30 in 30. (painting #2), Collie dog portrait

I have been painting every single day and feel behind on the challenge.  I guess the goal is to paint everyday and that is accomplished.   I will be picking up the pace and hope to get as many paintings as I possibly can this month AND paint every single day!  (an accomplishment in itself!)


Anyway.. Posting this one on day 5 of the challenge.    This was painted from a photo I took of my dog Gumbo.   He was sitting down outside with the forest in the background.    Painted this a bit looser and it was so fun.  I know that face so well he was so very easy for me to paint!  I love this dog!

Now on to painting #3 but I can't post it.. it's a gift and can't post till she has it in hand.. so i'll be posting #4 next :)

Gumbo

10x10x 3/4"

acrylic on canvas

Print available on Etsy and Amazon Handmade

Painting #1 in 30 paintings in 30 days. Baby Longhorn cows

I finished this one yesterday on the 2nd and I painted large for a daily challenge, so I'll be playing catch up here.   Have #2 on the easel (my dog) and that is almost done.  Painting like mad to have my paintings in line with the day of the month, but here I go!  I love a good challenge!


This is painted from a friend of my Deb Sprague at Faith Hope Love Ranch in Oregon.   2 of her baby longhorns!  Thank you Deb!

Two Baby Longhorns

12x16x1 3/8"

acrylic on canvas

Original available on Amazon Handmade here

Prints available on Etsy and Amazon Handmade

30 painting in 30 days.. January 2015!

So I signed up on New Years Eve  to do the 30 paintings in 30 days painting challenge.   It is a big commitment and while I love it.. wipes me out to keep up.    Here we are on the 3rd of the month and I'm posting my 1st painting but I didn't start till late on the 1st ..  Ok.. I won't give a bunch of excuses but I'm going to get as many of the 30 paintings done that I can and also plan to get farther in my Polish Pottery Still Life Series!     One of my paintings in the series will be included in a Polish pottery annual magazine and I really want to get farther in the series as it's been since August that I painted one last.  Yikes.

Ok.. enough rambling!  I have lots of painting to do!  My plan is get farther.. hopefully in the 90's of this series, experiment with abstracts as they are something that I love and want to experiment with those

#jan30in30


My 1st paining on day 3 of the challenge is:

"Eggs: Polish Pottery LXXXI"

acrylic on canvas

6x8x 1 3/8"

varnished

Original available on Etsy (prints will be added also).  HERE

Prints of this painting on Etsy HERE

All 30 paintings together in a collage! :)

Wow! What a month!  Taking a few days off to clean my poor house and catch up with things I've neglected around here.   Clean up my painting area, so I can get back to painting!  I'm going to enjoy a few days off first :)

LOVED doing this challenge!   I will sign up for the 29 faces challenge in February and continue to offer custom pet paintings  at special pricing.   Click HERE if you are interested in a custom pet painting to be in the 29 faces in February :)

Available paintings listed in my Etsy shop HERE

Painting #30 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge! Italian mask still life

Painting #30 in the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. Still life of an Italian red and gold mask that I bought in Italy in 2007. Mask propped up on a white sheet which I thought made for a striking still life painting and my final painting in the 30 paintings in 30 day challenge in January. I wanted to finish off the challenge with painting this mask as we are nearing Mardi Gras season. :)

 

Now I think I'm going to take a few days off , clean my poor house and tackle taxes! Yuck!    I will be participating as much as I can in next months 29 faces challenge and will be accepting custom pet portraits to enter into that challenge. Stay tuned! :D

Carnival II

11x14x3/4"

Acrylic on canvas

Available on Etsy HERE

No frame needed, staple free sides, painting continues BUT it would look stunning in a frame! :)

Framed example.  Frame NOT included

Painting #29 in 30/30 Fox painting

Painting #29 in the January 30 paintings in 30 day challenge!   1 painting to go!!

I painted this from a photo I took in 2010 of a fox that had been hanging around our property. She was around so much that I called her Betty. She'd run the fence with my dog but later I discovered why she was hanging out on the other side of the fence. She had her babies in the culvert under our driveway and was watching them from the other side of the fence because we were outside she wanted to keep an eye on us. I'd walk out and snap photos of her. She was panting in this picture and actually looks like she's laughing. Later that day we discovered her babies in the culvert (see Fox Den painting of one of the babies in the culvert) I took photos of the babies too. This is my second painting of Betty. :)
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Betty

4x4x3/4"

All rights reserved

Copyright remains with artist

available on Etsy  HERE

#28 in the 30/30 painting challenge. Rooster portrait

Painting #28 in the 30 in 30 challenge is a rooster portrait of my old rooster, Goldy.  I haven't painted him in a long time, so felt it was time to paint him again. :)

Goldy

4x4x3/4"

Acrylic on canvas

Available on Etsy HERE

Sides painted black/ no frame needed

Frame not included.  Example of how this would look in a mini frame.

Painting #27 in 30/30. Abstract

Painting#27. Personally I love abstracts and after some problems with my original painting #27 I decided to experiment with an abstract. They are a lot of fun and was a fun change of pace as I get near the end of this 30 in 30 painting challenge.    

Seastract

4x6x3/4" acrylic on canvas

on Etsy HERE

Painting #26 in 30 in 30 January painting challenge. Donut still life

Painting #26 in the 30/30 painting challenge is a pink doughnut or donut, however you choose to spell it, on a Wiza unikat plate (pattern 2a)

4 paintings to go!

Pink Donut: Polish Pottery LXXIX

6x6x3/4"

acylic on canvas, 

painting continues on sides.

Available on Etsy HERE

Painting #25 in the 30/30 painting challenge. Black white cat painting

#25 for the challenge is also a DPW weekly art challenge  Painted from a b/w reference photo of Max the cat

Max

4x6x3/4"

acrylic on canvas, sides painted black

no frame needed.

Available on Etsy HERE

#24 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge. Custom dog portrait 4x4"

#24 is a custom dog portrait in the 30 in 30 painting challenge for January.  6 paintings to go! :D

Weezer

4x4x3/4"

Acrylic on canvas

sides painted black

Custom daily pet paintings on Etsy HERE

#23 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge. Custom cat portrait

#23 is a custom cat portrait.  7 paintings to go!


Molly
4x4x3/4"
Acrylic on canvas

Custom pet paintings available on Etsy here

#22 in the 30 in 30 paintings January art challenge. Custom cat portrait.

#22 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge is a custom pet portrait.  Meet Merlin.  I loved the upshot perspective of this one which did make it a bit challenging but I'm very pleased with the outcome.

8 paintings to go! :)

Merlin

4x4x3/4"

acrylic on canvas, sides painted black

Custom pet daily paintings for this challenge and beyond on Etsy HERE

#21 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge. Custom cat portrait

Painting #21 is a custom pet portrait.

"Chicken Little"

4x4x3/4"

Acrylic on canvas

sides painted black

Custom daily pet paintings on Etsy HERE

Painting #20 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge and my Nibblefest entry this month.

#20 was painted for the challenge and for Nibblefest Art Contest, NFAC.  This months theme is, Blue, so I put a blue frosting cupcake on a Polish pottery large dot plate for a still life.

Auction does not begin till 7:07 MST, January 20th on eBay.

Blue Cupcake: Polish Pottery LXXVIII

6x6x1 3/8

Acrylic on canvas

Auction starting tonight on eBay at this LINK   (or click on image)

78th in my Polish Pottery still life series

Painting continues on sides

On wall NOT to scale