Nora

"Nora"
8" x 10"
(watercolor on aquabord)

While this little lady is no longer here on earth, I'm sure she is spending time in doggy heaven looking down upon her mom and still protecting her. I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to paint Nora -- many thanks to my collector. This one was a pure joy to paint.

Have a great start to your week!

Of Prints and Gardens

"Barn Window" prints
5" x 7"
$20

OK . . . so business first and the "prints" part of my post: I just received these beautiful, high resolution giclee reproductions from Giclee of New England, of my painting "Barn Window." They are printed on sturdy watercolor paper and look almost like originals. I am selling them for $20 + $4 shipping. If you are interested in purchasing one, please feel free to email me at kkoz517@charter.net.

"Barn Window"  - original watercolor on aquabord
5" x 7"
$85
click here to purchase

Now onto the "garden" part of my post.  I worked feverishly (literally -- it was like 90 degrees out! Ha!) on my gardens, Friday. For three years I've wanted some raised beds up on my hill for a few vegetables but have never followed through. Well I've been out messing in the yard this Spring and finally got my act together only to discover about 20 minutes later, Delilah, enjoying herself on Bed #1! So much for thinking that I didn't need a fence. You should see my yard -- it's a maze of silly little fences because of my two unruly, furry children. But how do you get mad at that precious face?!

Delilah -- mistaking the "raised bed" for "doggy bed"
Doesn't she look like a lion!?  :)

Thanks for stopping by -- enjoy your day!

Next Progress Shot

8" x 10"
wip - watercolor on aquabord

We're moving right along here.  Dark dogs are hard.  Not as hard as baskets, but they pose their own set of problems.  :)  I'm still working on these two . . . but we're getting close.  I feel like now I'm in the "sit, look, wait, paint . . . sit some more, look some more, paint a stroke and wait some more" phase.  Have a happy painting day!

Commission

8" x 10"
watercolor on Aquabord

Here's a shot of a work in progress on my latest commission.  How stinkin' cute are these two?  Well . . . maybe the fella on the left isn't yet, but I assure you, he's adorable. What a hilarious picture.  It's a surprise birthday present from a very old friend of mine (he and I attended school together -- elementary through high school and recently reconnected on Facebook) to his wife -- so sssshhhhh . . . we must keep it a secret.  Luckily she doesn't check out my blog and actually may not even know I exist.  Not yet, anyway, but pretty soon she will.  :)  I took this picture this morning, and have actually done more work on them and will post tomorrow.  So tune in!  Same bat time, same bat channel.  Have a good night and thanks for taking a peek.

Fiddled and Fiddled and Done!

commissioned pet portrait
14" x 11"
(watercolor on aquabord)

Whew!  Finished!  I had a lot of fun with this one -- and am very pleased with how it turned out.  But I learned a valuable lesson about reference photos for doing future pet portraits and will share them with you, because I think they're really important.  Unfortunately I don't have time right now.  (how's that for a crazy teaser!?)  I'll have to do it later because I'm up against a wall here with chores and time.  So stay tuned.

Anyway -- have a great day . . . hope you are getting ready for the Big Guy . . . make sure you're being nice!  Even when you're running late, purchasing last minute items at the grocery store and the person in front of you is getting price checks on cheese, redeeming what seems likes hundreds of coupons, and paying by check!  :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Doggy Painting Update . . .

I'm working on lots of things -- paintings, daily chores, upcoming holiday stuff -- so this is going to be a short and sweet post.  Here's the progress on the dogs -- have a great day!  (how was that for short?! -- thanks for stopping by!)  

Doggy Development

This is going to be a short post as I have lots of painting to do, but I took a little time out to photograph my progress on this latest commission as I thought you might like to see it. It really takes time to evolve.  The dog in the foreground started out like the one in the background: just vague blocking in. Incidentally, it's sometimes helpful to see the images photographed because often errors will reveal themselves more easily. I'm actually noticing things now that I hadn't seen in real life . . . some good, some that need fixing. 

Anyway -- I'm off to paint some more -- as you can see, I have lots of work to do!  Have a glorious and productive day and thanks for taking a peek.