Pete

6x6
acrylic on gessobord

This is another commissioned piece I just finished for a friend.  She's giving it to her mom for Mother's Day.  What a sweet daughter!!!

Hog Kiss

6x6
acrylic on gessobord

This is a commissioned painting I recently finished for a friend.  It's a gift for her step daughter, who's really got a way with hogs!  I just love the way her sweet face wrinkles up to receive a kiss from this pig.  I hope she likes her gift!

Happy Lab

8x8
acrylic on gessobord

And here is #3 in my "dog and ball" series.  Check out my Instagram page for more pictures of this series; #sharibueltart

Nice Catch

8x8
acrylic on gessobord

This is painting #2 of the three "Dog and ball" series that I've been working on this week.

I remembered to capture one shot before I finished!  I like starting with a sketch, then laying down some basic colors.  After that it's all fine tuning and shading.

Incoming

8x6
acrylic on gessobord

I had the pleasure of playing with this sweet, ball-obsessed pup at one of our daughter's regattas.  I went crazy taking pictures, and am working on two more of her and her favorite playmate (the ball!).

a glimpse at part of my process

I meant to take a photo earlier in my process, but I got caught up in the fun of this piece.  Luckily, I got this one pic in before I finished it!  To get proportions correct I make a grid on my panel and draw a simple sketch before beginning painting.  I use my Samsung tablet to crop and orient my photos, and also have an app to grid my reference photo.  This makes the whole process so much easier!