Exhausted, the BullDog painting is DONE!

He's done! Finally! I think this is the LONGEST it's ever taken me to finish a painting. Geez. The studio dried out enough from the flooding to where I could work on him today. Isn't his expression just PRICELESS?

The original painting is for sale at GalleryJai.Com as well as note cards and prints. I've also uploaded him to my Etsy shop - it's been so long since I posted there, I almost forgot how to do a listing!

And now, I am truly exhausted myself, so I'm calling it a day. I'll decide in the morning what my next challenge will be!

SUNDOWN: Original Dog Painting

Captured at sundown, a time of day that makes lovely Lady's eyes glow with the amber color of a slow-burning fire. We rescued Lady almost 8 years ago. She showed up at our house - fully trained. Once solid black, she's now getting older and her face gets whiter every year. Sort of like my hair. :)

Lady is the best dog I've ever had. She's sweet with us, great with the kids, and listens...well...most of the time. She has a bit of a stubborn streak. :) She's part chow chow and I think that's where the stubbornness comes from.

I just love her colors in the photo of her I took at sundown, and I knew it would make a very striking piece of art. So now Lady has her place in my 365 Pet Paintings series. Your pet could have his/her place as well - view this page for more details on how to nominate your pet for inclusion in this original art series.

#15 Sundown, oil pastel on board, size 8x10" $135

Click here for prints & greeting Cards featuring this artwork.

Dog painting in progress #2

I spent a little time this lovely Easter morning working on Lady's painting. I'm still working on blocking in the face, particularly around her eyes. So far, it's coming along nicely. I usually paint animals who are facing to my left - I find it more difficult when they are facing to my right. So I'm taking it a little more slowly than I normally would.

If you would like to nominate your pet to be included in my 365 Pet Paintings series for the book "Best Friends", please visit GalleryJai.Com for instructions.

365 Pet Paintings

I've changed the name of my series to 365 Pet Paintings in order to include other pets as well as cats. The 365 paintings will be featured in my upcoming book, Best Friends - 365 Pet Paintings.

And guess what? Your pet can be included! All you have to do is nominate your pet for inclusion at GalleryJai.Com! Dogs, cats, birds, horses, hamsters, mice, reptiles....no matter what species your best friend is, he/she has the opportunity to become the subject of a work of art and be included! Follow the instructions at GalleryJai.Com to nominate your pet. :)