From Camels to Toads!!!!

I love painting portraits, both animals and people.  Fred the Camel I've even done twice! Once in colored pencil and once in oil.  I started with my own CillaB, my English kitty, and I was hooked on painting animals!  I love giving them some personality, and they're always very colorful!  Enjoy the collection I've posted here.  I will do pets on commission from good photos.  I will soon be posting the prices.

Cilla B

pastels

My English kitty

Vegas

pastels

neighbor kitty

Cookie

colored pencil

Granddog #1

Hiccups and Fred the Camel

colored pencil

Getting aquainted near Jericho, Palestine

Sugar

colored pencil

Granddog #2

Buffet

pastels

Buffet (pronounced Boo-fay) was our French kitty. She always surprised folks with her big eyes!

Mr. Turtle

mixed media

Casey Winston Carter

colored pencil

Grandcat #2

Mr. Toady

colored pencil

I met this guy when he dropped in for coffee one morning while I was enjoying the deck.

Fred of the Dead Sea

Oil

Domino

colored pencil

Grand dog #3

Mighty Megan

colored pencil

The photo for this painting was taken a week before Megan went to heaven.  She fought the good fight.  She was almost 20 years old and the pet of my brother's family.

Peace

Daisy

I finally finished this painting today! It is a painting of Daisy, the pet of a good friend.  Colored pencil is used predominantly, but also Neocolor II and oil pastels.  Such a pretty kitty!

Daisy

mixed media

I will be adding other pet portraits soon.  I love painting people and animals!  

Hello again!

Hello old friends!  I'm beginning a new blog that will be art oriented.  I'll be posting art projects as I finish them.  There will be more news added on a regular basis.  

Today, I'll give you a preview of some work I've done over the last several months. 

The following photos are paintings made from our year in Jerusalem.  There were so many photo ops that I will have art resources for many years!

Hiccups Goes to Jericho

colored pencil  SOLD

Kiss My Donkey

colored pencil

Old Jerusalem

colored pencil

Istanbul

pastel

Honorable Mention

Franklin Co. Art Alliance Member Show 2014

Beads and Buttons   SOLD

colored pencil

Honorable Mention

Carroll Valley Art Show

Fred of the Dead Sea

oil

More to come soon!