Smooth Water Swimmer

 

6x8

Acrylic on Gessobord

The slow rolling waves, sweet Fathom's reflection, and the bright sun hitting all the right places made this a super fun painting to work on. I hope you enjoy it!

Making a Splash

 

6x6

Acrylic on Gessobord

The water was so much fun to paint in this one!  The hardest part was holding myself back from sprinkling dots everywhere. Oh, how I love painting splashing water!!

Unfathomable Fetching Skills

 

6x6

Acrylic on Gessobord

This is our friends' sweet pup, Fathom.  She LOVES fetching balls (and rocks) from the water.  She'll even dive, head first, to get that one special rock!  If only I had an underwater camera!  We had the pleasure of spending a couple of days in Sequim, Wa with our good friends.  When we took the dogs to the beach, I went crazy with the camera and got loads of photos that I can hardly wait to paint!

Hollyhock Heaven 2

 

I decided to do another hollyhock painting.  I changed the background in this one. Enjoy!

Hollyhock Heaven

 

6x6

Acrylic on Gessobord

Painting florals is not something I'm very comfortable with, but I absolutely love the colors associated with flowers, so I'm trying to get more in touch with my inner gardener.

Boogie On

 

6x8

acrylic on gessobord

I think this would be so much fun.  I used a photo that I took while hanging out at Sandy's beach on Oahu a couple of years ago.  The surf was seriously pumping that day!

Tails Up

6x6 

Acrylic on Gessobord

These are a couple of happy Mexican pups.  I used a photo I took on our last visit to Mexico in 2019.  I think I'll be doing another painting tomorrow from this same visit.  (The next painting will be of 3 dogs though.)

 

Corgilicious

 

6x6

Acrylic on Gessobord

After spending a week with my mom and her dogs, I have Corgis on the brain!  She has two female Welsh Corgis, Le'a and Ipo.  They really are such wonderful dogs.  I know they bring so much joy to my mom's life.  I also decided to do this painting in the hopes it would be a quick one.  Well, I should have known, it wasn't quick at all.  I got a bit hung up on the nose...sigh.  It was still fun and I feel I learned a lot in simplifying and clarifying.  I hope you enjoy it!

I'll Never Leave My Human Far Behind

 

6x8

Acrylic on Gessobord

There's just something so amazing about Labradors.  The love for their humans is a joy to watch.  Kailua Beach is a great social place for people and dogs.  This patient pup was always stopping to wait for her owner to say hi to friends.  When visiting the beaches on Oahu, I love imagining having our sweet Salty and Chili with me to romp and play in the ocean and sand.  Since the likelihood of that happening is quite slim, I'll just go on enjoying everyone else's dogs!

Beach Stroll

 

8x6

Acrylic on gessobord

The photo I used for this painting was taken 2 years ago on Mother's Day.  I was visiting my family on Oahu, and was able to sneak off to the beach to enjoy a little sun and relaxation.  This adorable girl was walking with her parents down the shore.   I had actually forgotten about this picture until I was looking through my photos.  I just returned from Oahu last week.  I hadn't been there in 2 years.  I am so thankful that I was able to celebrate my mom's 90th birthday and Mother's day with her.