Mexican Beach Dog

 

6x6

Acrylic on Gessobord

I find so much joy watching and photographing dogs at the beach.  I really like painting them too, obviously!  It has become a familiar, comforting place for me when I paint dogs at the beach.  I've been stretching myself outside of my painting comfort zone lately, so it is wonderful to come back to this! I have some fun beach dog paintings in the works from our sailing trip this summer. Stay tuned!

Doggone Adorable

 

8x6

acrylic on Gessobord

This is sweet Mary, one of our pups at our local dog shelter.  She has stolen my heart!  If only I could have one more dog!  She is a 6 month old lab mix, full of love and licks. I'm always amazed at the wonderful dogs we get into the shelter. Why would anyone ever be able to give up something so precious?  I have no doubt that we will find her the perfect home.  I encourage everyone to consider adopting from your local shelter; You won't be disappointed! Also, wishing everyone a happy National Dog Day (a day late!).

Bonded Pair

 

8"x 6"

Acrylic on Gessobord

I just finished this one for a friend of mine.  When I saw the photo, I knew it would challenge me, but I was up for it.  My friend has such a big heart for her animals. I tried to capture that in this painting. The shadowed figures were kinda fun to work with. I especially love the glow of the sun that lights them up in just a couple of spots.

Strong Swimmer

 

6x8

Acrylic on Gessobord

I started on this painting right before we left on vacation and had forgotten about it until today.  I added a little sparkle and voila! It's finished.  I wanted to go with a more simplified, cleaner method here. I'm pretty happy with the result. Enjoy!