Back at it!!

I've been remiss in attending to Computerland lately! I'm going to remedy that, now that my brother has kindly assisted me in regaining access to my Blog.

(I may have to apologize for the way this entry is laid out. I'm using the iPad to upload and I'm not getting any option to place the photos where I want and labeling them, so please bear with me and my techno boo-boo.)


I completed a gorgeous pencil drawing recently! A co-worker of mine, Delores, commissioned a portrait of her husband and his beloved Harley Davidson motorcycle as a 25th Anniversary gift. I was invited to the party, and I have to say that his reaction was all I could have hoped for. He was gobsmacked into pure speechlessness! He's since told me that he absolutely loves it. It's in pride of place in his den, right where he can look at it whenever he relaxes in his space. He says he enjoys using the magnifying glass to check out all the amazing details in the reflections.

Boys and their toys. Craig and his new Harley

Cindy with Zoey

The next piece, a First Anniversary gift from Allan to Cindy, was an Acrylic painting on canvas board.


I've completed two others since then. One of them is a Christmas gift for the mother and grandmother of a former coworker. I'm not going to spoil the surprise by posting it yet, but I will say that it's a cute painting of an adorable dog. The original acrylic is getting scanned for printing in order to give a copy to Grandma... Or is the copy for Mom? I'm not sure! :D


My very latest portrait is another of those "I need something new to show off" pieces. I took the photo at last year's Agility Trial and have been giddily waiting for the right time to turn it into a piece of art. The time arrived and it's now a beautiful acrylic painting.

I'll love you forever - Dianne & Baxter

This is Dianne and her dog, Baxter. Baxter has since passed away, so it seems my photographing that particular moment was especially auspicious. I call this painting "I'll love you forever."

I'm always thrilled to hear what people have to say about their portraits, and with that, I have to share a couple of things. I texted a small copy of the image to Dianne for her to look at. She and a friend were checking it out in the University's pedway. They both burst into tears. I tell you, it does my heart good to get that kind of reaction. Ive since sent her a big file to post on Facebook and so I get to I share the public note that Dianne wrote on my Charmed by Christine Portraits page.