Fetching Friends

6x8
acrylic on gessobord

Dogs and water, what could be better?  I really enjoyed painting this one.  It just came along so smoothly.  Don't you just love days like that, when everything kind of flows easily?  I was really in need of a good painting day.  I've been struggling with motivation lately.  My hubby thinks it's because we haven't had our usual summer "exhale", where we go out on our boat to the islands for weeks at a time.  I know, poor me! Yes, I'm spoiled ;) I used a photo from Pixabay to paint these pups.  Thank you Pixabay photographers!

Pearl At Rest

8x6
acrylic on gessobord

Our beautiful sailboat, Pearl, at anchor in the south Puget Sound.  We've had an incredibly busy summer and haven't had a chance to spend a lot of time on her.  I treasure my summer cruising time, so it's been a bit frustrating.  If you look closely you'll see a couple of curious souls peering over the bow.  The dogs love their "Pearl" time as much as we do!

In Fields of Gold

8x6
acrylic on gessobord

Oh how I love summer!  The bright sun and warm evenings...I wish it never ended!  I used a photo from the royalty free photo sharing site, Unsplash for this painting.  I hope this brightens your day!!

Release the Hounds

6x8
acrylic on gessobord

These two were so happy to go off leash at the beach.  They immediately hit the water and began running and playing.  Seeing dogs like this brings me so much joy.

Beau

8x6
acrylic on gessobord

Beau is one of our amazing dogs at Adopt-a-pet.  He is one of the most goofy, sweetest pups around.  I'm quite smitten with this big fella (Don't tell Salty or Chili!!).

Salty On the Sea

acrylic on gessobord
6x6

This our sweet boy, Salty, in his happy place (our boat).  He loves watching everything going on around him, whether we are at anchor or on a passage.  When we were on our year long cruise to Mexico and back, we learned what a valuable asset Salty was.  He was always on watch.  He'd let us know when there were crab traps ahead, whales, dolphins, or other boats.  He had a different bark/noise for each thing.  We can't imagine cruising on our boat without him!

Boston Harbor Reflections

8x6
acrylic on gessobord

We try to spend every 3rd of July on our boat at Boston Harbor in Olympia.  They put on a fantastic fireworks show out on the water.  It's always fun to see what new boats are around.  This little beauty caught my eye right away!  I absolutely love the reflections on calm waters!

Salty Swimmer

6x6
acrylic on gessobord

This is another painting of our sweet Salty enjoying his summer swim time.

Cooling Off Corgi

6x6
acrylic on gessobord

"Life is short, and so are my legs"!  I saw that on a Corgi poster in a store last summer.  It just cracked me up!  These dogs are awesome!  I grew up with Corgis, as well as Beagles.  I loved all of them!  My mom still has a couple Corgis, so I can get my fix whenever I visit her.

     I used a photo from Pixabay as a reference for this.  The dogs I grew up with were never beach/water dogs, so this pic really caught my interest.  It was really fun painting this guys ears...I love the glow!

Fetching Swimmer

6x8
acrylic on gessobord

This is our sweet Salty doing what he loves most!