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Of course, I can update by emailing to the blogs, but what if I want to make some important edits?! Well... I just have to figure that darned thing out.

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Teddy in Acrylic

I've been enjoying this little painting of Teddy, a Lhasa Apso/Pomeranian cross. His portrait is on a 12x12" canvas. Two young ladies commissioned me to paint this beloved dog's portrait for their mother.

Teddy
Original - Acrylic 12x12"
(I seem to have chopped off the sides in my photo... sorry about that!)

Photograph of Teddy

Those of you who have been following along with my work will recall that the majority of my portraits have been done in pencil or coloured pencil. This was definitely a switch! I'm really glad to have had the opportunity to do an acrylic portrait! I enjoyed it so much that I'm inspired to do another, just for me.

I'm also having the painting of Teddy scanned, which means the young ladies will be able to order prints for themselves. Prints can be ordered in a variety of sizes, including larger, smaller, or same size as the original.  ... Something to think about for those of you considering a portrait!

Scanning and Prints are very reasonably priced. Please allow an additional bit of time for the scanning process. I've been asked to allow @ 2 weeks.

Capelin are Rolling!!!

Good morning and welcome to Summer in Newfoundland! We've been having some gorgeous days of sun and whale-watching from Torbay. The capelin have been in for several weeks and are now rolling on the shore. Capelin feasting season has begun. I'll post two of my paintings for you to enjoy again.

 The first one is "Boys on the Beach," and is a trio of young men fishing for capelin at Torbay Beach while a minke whale does his own fishing just beyond them. I took the photographs for this painting my first summer in Newfoundland. The boys were using a net and a rod, hooking and snatching the capelin and dumping them into the bucket.

I'd never seen capelin before. I'd certainly never seen a whale so close-up before! Anybody who has been to Torbay Beach when the capelin are in has probably seen just how close the whales actually come to the shore! It's astonishing!! This year's whales nearly beached themselves on Little Beach in their enthusiasm!

Boys on the Beach
Original - Acrylic
Prints are available in variety of sizes - Please ask about them!

The photograph used for this next painting, "Casting for Capelin," was taken a few mornings later. I went down to watch the capelin, whale, and seagull show and found this fisherman! He must've been there for a while already because he had several fish buckets worth of capelin already. The photographer in me couldn't resist taking several pictures of him, and the artist in me decided to paint the scene. It brings back memories of the smell of the capelin, the screeching of the seagulls, and the early morning sun warm on my face.

Casting for Capelin
Original - Acrylic
Prints are available in a variety of sizes. Please ask me about them.

Casey & Bella

And yet another...

Casey is a Shih Tzu and Bella is a Ruby Cavalier. Their owner was the winner of the $500 portrait from the Wedding Show earlier this year.

LOVE their eyes!!!

Casey & Bella
11x14" Graphite on Bristol paper

Casey

Bella

Lucky

It's been a while since I posted on here! Wow! Time sure does fly. Anyway, I've been working on a couple of portraits. This is Lucky, a terrier-cross. Such an adorable picture. He passed away recently and his portrait was commissioned as a gift to his "mom."

Lucky
Graphite & Coloured Pencil

Yellow Lab in a Swimming Pool

Well, it's been a long time in coming, but I've finally completed a portrait of Jack! I started off with the idea of painting his portrait using Acrylic, but the photograph just wasn't working out for me.

He was posed in front of a white rabbit... yes, a white rabbit. His light coloured fur blended right into the background so I couldn't get much of an idea of where he ended and the bunny began.

Asking his "mama" for another photograph made me change directions completely. The picture of him in his blue kiddy pool was just too tempting to ignore. Take a look and see what you think!

Jack - Pencil and coloured pencil

Original photo

*** EASTER SPECIAL!!! ***

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That's right! I'm offering, for a limited time, a 20% discount on all portraits booked (including a down payment) by the end of April. 

Portraits do not have to be completed by that date, but MUST be BOOKED by April 30th to get this really great deal.

Happy Easter!