"I'm All Ears"

Acrylic on canvas, 22 X 28. 

A lovely cow enjoying the evening. 

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"Becky"

Acrylic on canvas. 9 X 12

Sold. 

"Kali"

“Kali” 8 X 10 X 1.5. Acrylic.

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"Hey Marty!"

I named this guy after a friend of mine. 

Not sure he was impressed or not, 

but i think this guy is quite impressive. 

Don't you? :) 

Acrylic on canvas, 11 x 4. 

Available. 

"Watcha Doin?"

A happy group. 

Acrylic on canvas, 15 x 30. 

Available. 

"Molly (Whuppie)"

This painting was commissioned by two young folks as a gift for their mother

on her birthday. 

She had wanted one of my cow paintings for a long time. 

My clients were 12 and 14 years of age and very pleasant to deal with. 

I gave them a break on the price of course. 

They'd saved their allowance to be able to do this.  

I enjoy commissions and the stories that often go with them. 

Such as this one! :) 

Acrylic on canvas, 12" X 12".

"Prudence Dear"

Did this a while ago. She's in a gallery in Calgary. 

Trying now to get something going and paint again. The slumps are no fun. 

Yikes! 

I know the best way to deal with it is to just paint. 

My favourite approach is to get out the sketch book and just start drawing. 

It's from the sketch books that the ideas begin to flow. 

The next step is to commit to one or more of these sketches. 

Put them down on canvas or paper. Then paint. 

So far i have about a half dozen drawn and ready to go. 

Just have to grab those brushes! Right? 

Acrylic on canvas. 20" X 30".
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"Cowperate Ladder"

Some good folks wanted a painting based on the photo shown. 

They said they went out to check on the herd one day and this is what they found. 

Pretty funny to think the cow was wandering around with a ladder stuck on it's head. 

Acrylic on canvas, 20 X 30.

"Delores"

More Cows! There can't be enough cows. 

I'be been having such fun with the backgrounds i am thinking the cows 

might be getting in the way! Perhaps put them further back 

into the fields. My whimsical watercolour villages are starting 

to show up in these acrylics. I look forward to seeing where it is all going. 

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 24" X 36". 

"Deirdre'"

A new girl in town. She is headed off to the Rouge Restaurant to be on display 

in their couples dining room. This room entertains couples only on special 

occasions. Deirdre' is replacing "Dreamer" who was purchased by a couple 

celebrating their 16th Wedding anniversary. 

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 24 X 24 

"Ivy"

I've painted this same sweet girl several times and love her as a model. 

My favourite thus far though i have many. 

 I've several angles of her and intend on doing them all. 

This is a commission for a lady who saw one of my other ones. 

She wanted a specific size to go on the wall with a painting of a wolf she owns. 

This is acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas and the biggest one i've done so far. 

I really enjoy painting the larger canvases. 

30" X 36" 

"The Girls"

 I have been working on quite a few of these all 12X12 on Gallery wrapped canvas.

They're such fun to do. I see these smaller ones as work studies for larger paintings. 

My plan for the New Year is to get going on some 4 or 5 foot canvases

using these as my models. 

I am so grateful for several photographers on Flickr who 

graciously let me use their photos. I do have some photos i take on my own 

but find all manner of interesting shots by much better photographers than myself. 

They also get quite a kick out of seeing what i have done with their 

beautiful work. 

Hope all are doing well and these girls made you smile.
Oh their names are, Bossco, Grey Beard, Rosy and "Pick Me!"

Adios! 

"Morning Star II"

I've painted this sweet girl a few times now from different angles. 

She is a commission for a lady who wanted her for a special spot in her home. 

I was not sure if it would work using red here for the background because there 

is a fair bit of red in the subject, but i really like the outcome. 

Hopefully the client will agree!

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 

22"X28"

"Little Sister"

One more new cow painting. Just one more. 

I know I was supposed to stay off the cows for a while but i just could not resist this beauty. 

I love painting cows. They remind me so much of my Boxers. 

This classy lady belongs to a gal in the Netherlands who owns a farm and was very gracious in letting me use some of her photos. There will be more. :)

I know she has a real name but for now i called her "Little Sister" because that is what came to me when i posted this. The names do just come sometimes which i love. 

This is acrylic on deep canvas 22" X 28'. 

"Splash 14"

I am so excited, "Splash 14" finally arrived at my door.  It was the most amazing thing to receive my copy of this beautiful book and see my painting, "Meana" side by side with some of the best watercolorists around.  Ones i have been admiring for a very long time. It was a dream come true for this artist as i had submitted once before and did not get accepted. Hooray! I've scoured these books end to end for years. To finally see this with one of my paintings was crazy. I am still gobsmacked. If you would like a copy of your own, here is a link to Northlight publishing. It is really well done with over 100 artists represented. 

www.northlightshop.com/splash-14-best-of-watercolor-w7951?lid=SLarnbl081213

"Lo Bello" (Beautiful)

This girl was too hard to resist and needed to be painted. She has also been selected to be in the 8th Calgary Timeraiser. 

This will be the second time i have had the good fortune of being selected for this gala event which is an art related endeavour to raise volunteer hours for select charities. People bid on the paintings using hours which are then directed toward the charity of their choosing. Once the volunteer hours have been completed the winning bidder gets to painting. They have one year to complete the task. The artists are paid ahead of time for the artwork. Everyone benefits. 

This is an acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 

Splash 14: Best of Watercolor Winner

"Meana"

I had the most exciting email yesterday informing me my painting, "Meana" had been selected for Northlight books, Splash 14 "Light and Color".  I have long been a fan of the Splash series of watercolor books having a fair number in my collection, frequently admiring the wonderful paintings and absorbing all the different techniques. Seeing all the beautiful paintings is so inspirational to me and very helpful in propelling my own work in new directions. I dreamt that one day i too would have a painting published in this way.  It seemed unlikely, as i had entered a few times before without success. Not this time! 

If you would like to see who will be included in the Splash 14 edition you can go here to the 

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