Christmas Card

Here is the front design of my Christmas cards for this year. Been printing, cutting, stuffing envelopes, addressing, etc., all day.

Text below is what is inside my cards.

Latest Photo

Here is the latest photo of the 7.5"x9.5" watercolor of Tolee.

Watercolor of White German Shepard

First two are 4.5"x3".

Third is 5"x3.5".

It is fun to see how they change as I practice. These three are in the same order as I painted them.

A Large Version of Tolee

This one is 7.5"x9.5.

I will probably take another photo of this one in daylight.

More of Tolee

This watercolor is 3.5"x5". 

Tolee

Here are a couple of 3"x4.5" watercolor exercise sketches I did of Tolee, a miniature poodle who belongs to our local Curves manager. 

More Fun with the Gypsy Muse

Got out today and went to the CEA arena. As I drove onto the parking lot, Hollywood caught my eye. Luckily, I had some sketching supplies in my car.

Quick watercolor pencil sketch of Hollywood--4"x6"--90 lb. paper.

Quick watercolor pencil sketch of Hollywood--6"x4"--90 lb. paper.

Quick watercolor pencil sketch of Hollywood--5.5"x7.5"--140 lb. Arches cold press.

LARK Week at 5500 Feet in the Mountains

Spent all last week "horse camping" up near Chester, CA. Got time to do a few sketches, so her are some of the ones I did.

Cody in Camp--watercolor--8x6 inches--cotton rag paper

Cody in Camp 2--10x8 inches--watercolor--80 lb. Canson sketchbook paper

Sketch in Camp--6x9 inches--watercolor--cotton rag paper

Sketch in Camp--6x6 inches--watercolor pencils--cotton rag paper

Sketch in Camp--pencil--10x7 inches--80 lb. Canson sketchbook paper

Sketch in Camp--6x8.5 inches--watercolor pencils--cotton rag paper

Sketch in Camp--watercolor--12x8 inches--80 lb. Canson sketchbook paper

Fun with the Gypsy Muse

The first 3 paintings are watercolor, 3.5x5 inches.

The second set of 3 watercolors are 5x3.5 inches.

Solo--watercolor--300 lb. Kilimanjaro paper--12x9 inches

Solo2--watercolor--300 lb. Kilimanjaro paper--13x9.5 inches

Equine Watercolor Sketches--June 2010

Cowboy--watercolor--3.5x5 inches

The next 3 sketches were done at a horse sanctuary near here. I used watercolor pencils and water brushes on location. 9x12 inch 90 lb Canson sketch book

The 3 sketches below were done on a ranch where they raise Gypsy Vanners. Watercolor. 9x12 inch 90 lb Canson sketch book

This sketch was done at the CEA arena in Chico. The horse was in training and tied to a horse trailer across the parking area from my rig. I usually remove halters when I sketch equine critters. Watercolor pencil and water brush. 9x12 inch 90 lb Canson sketch book

More Canine Watercolors from May 2010

St. B 2--Watercolor--3.5x5 inches

Bernese Mountain Dog--Watercolor--3.5x5 inches

Bernese Mountain Dog--Watercolor--3.5x5 inches

French Bulldog--Watercolor--3.5x5 inches

French Bulldog--Watercolor--3.5x5 inches

Basset Hound, "Woodie"--8x10.5 inches--The original has brighter colors and now belongs to the people who once owned Woodie.  I gave the painting to them because they brought me 2 horses (on permanent lease) after I had to put my pony down last year.

Equine and Canine Art from May 2010

The next 2 images are of Drogen, a Gypsy Vanner. These were fun little experiments in color. Watercolor--3.5x4 inches.

These 4 images are of Solo, a Gypsy Vanner. Just playing with primaries here. Watercolor--3.5x4 inches each.

Here are 4 experiments on an image of my cousin's paint horse, Coco. I learned a lot from these little exercises. Watercolor--4.5x3 inches.

After doing the last 4 exercises of Coco, I painted this piece. Watercolor--9.5x7.5 inches. I was pleased enough to frame this one.

The next 2 watercolors are of Solo again. I am working on learning ways to deal with the background. Both are done on 11x14 inch 300 lb paper.

Next, I am playing with warm and cool colors. These 2 images of a Friesian mare and her yearling filly were taken from a photo I shot at a horse expo this year. Watercolor--3x4.5 inches each 

The next 3 images come from pictures I took at a desensitizing clinic this spring. I am now experimenting with adding humans to my equine paintings. Watercolor--3.5x5 inches

A set of images of a paint pony below. I really like the way the reds mixed with the blues on the 4th one down. Watercolor--the first and second are 3x4.5 inches; the 3rd and 4th are 3.5x5 inches.

Boston Terriers sure are popular these days. Watercolor--3.5x5 inches.

More images of Drogen and his owner. Watercolor 4.5x3 inches

Solo--Watercolor--7.5x9.5 inches

Drogen--Watercolor--9.5x7.5