Black Lab 001 painting

24x24" acrylic on wood panel
Acrylic - I know, weird right?   I love oils, I really really do but ooooh I am having a love affair with acrylics right now.
 Struggled at first with the change in medium but I've hit my grove with these dogs.  Totally into pushing the color and the abstract right now.  More of this is bubbling under the surface, watch out.

Studio Peek

A little studio peek.  The beach scenes are WIP.  The dogs are done.  I have been playing around with acrylics on these big panels and I'm LOVING it.  The quickness suits my painting style.  stay tuned for close-ups and more.

Spring is Here - sort of.

 nfdp.  This is what the first day of spring looks like here in Little Rhody.

Two weeks ago the snow covered this plant stand! Dang we had a lot of snow.

 All set now.
 The subtle colors of winter that inspired me 2 months ago are not really doing it  anymore.  I'm craving some green and the smell of dirt!  Come on Mother Nature you can do it!

 More snow tonight!  We are so excited.

Edit:  that was yesterday.  this is today: 

Woke to another inch of snow

Wellfleet Walk, beach painting, dog

sold

Honestly, how do people not have a dog?  This has got to be one of my favorite things to do in life.
  Nothing beats a walk on the beach with your dog. 
This Wellfleet Walk was a commission. 

yellow bucket, beach 031815

6x6" oil on panel $100

The cupcakes came about a few years ago when i used to paint one as a warm-up before getting down to some commissions or other work.  Lately, repainting older favorite paintings has been my go-to warm up.
This is one of those.
(in person the sand is much more butterscotch-y.  I'm haveing trouble capturing that color with my camera today)

A Sweet Treat, cupcake painting

6"x6" oil $100

the last cupcake painting for a while, a sweet treat in green for St, Patrick's Day

Buttercream, cupcake painting

6"x6" oil $100

And the cupcake train keeps rollin'

This little buttercream cupcake painting reminds me of the Great British Baking Show.  Did you watch it on PBS?  Delightfully addicting little show.
This would be nice paired with THIS CUPCAKE

Fresh Air Friday, beach mandalas

 nfdp
As the great melt down of 2015 takes place at home, I took the little dog - who can't/won't walk in 2 ft. of snow,slush and puddles to the beach .  39 degrees and sunny.  Heaven.  We made some mandalas to celebrate

Creamsicle. cupcake painting

6"x6" oil $100

These cupcakes are chocolate but the whole painting reminds me of a creamsicle. 

A Little Party, cupcake painting6

6"x6" oil $100

A Little Party cupcake.  I've got birthdays on the brain right now.  Here is a little secret - I can't stand those red cherries.  Hate them.  Oh so fun to paint though.

A Little Chocolate, cupcake painting6x

6"x6" oil $100

 A little chocolate.  This is one of my favorite cupcake paintings.  Something about this little guy...I don't know, he is a cutie.  I made this image into a thank you sticker that I put on my paintings when I ship them out.  Did you see it on Instagram?   Here it is

Lego my Cupcake6x6

6"x6" oil $100

Son Two turned 19 this past weekend. *sigh*
 When he was a boy he was the Lego guy and one year we had a Lego birthday party of course.  I can't remember if I put Legos on top of cupcakes for his party but I must have right?  I mean it just seems like something I would have done.
 
Get ready, I've got a lot of cupcakes coming at you. 

Portrait sketch 30315

Another portrait sketch.  The model had that pinky complexion that I find hard to capture but I think I came close with this one.  That is why painting from the live model is so fun - there is a never ending challenge and learning opportunity. 

Hello March

Nfdp

Seriously?!