Chiweenie

A long haired Chiweenie; a mix of Chihauhau and Dashhund cute but independent. This one is a one person dog.

8" x 8" oil on canvas  

He uses his cuteness to get away with a lot, including jumping on the chairs.

Addison's Pink Tennis Ball

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This is my granddaughter's dog as a puppy and may be a gift when I am happy with it. I have no problem with white when it comes to creating shadows but in light colors I need to push myself. This is the same problem that comes up in painting faces. I once had a teacher remark that the face I just painted looked dirty. I may go back to this one to darken the shadow area. 

Catfish

I challenged myself with this pose, but it showed the different colored ears much better. I have a commission coming up and needed to work on dog portraits. I may have to go to the local PAWS animal shelter and take pictures if they let me.

8 x 6 oil on canvas

I started with this rough out because I was having trouble with proportions. I meant to get the whole tail in as it had a spot of white on the tip, but as you can see it didn't work. I have already scraped this off a couple of times. 

A Dog Named Catfish

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My son came to visit and brought a newly adopted dog, Catfish. He was too cute to pass up and I followed him around until I got this shot. 

6 x 6 oil on canvas

 

Holly in the Daisies

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This is a commissioned piece. I did a several  rough sketchs first and then got the OK on this pose from the client.

8 x 10 Oil on gessoboard

Molly Up Close

I have not spent much time painting or drawing dogs. When I did it was a commission. That is what this painting is. I find it challenging and maybe I need to do this more often especially since I have dogs of my own. One is a Dashound who is so cute.

6 x 6 Oil on Raymar panel.

Molly Dog

This is a quick sketch for a commission. The dog did not cooperate when I was photographing her so I added a head from another photo to this body. I may have to do more sketches.

6 x 8 Oil on Raymar panel.

Australian Shepherd

The photo reference for this one was a commission I did years ago in watercolor. It was difficult for me to paint the merl coat in watercolor with out making mud but it works great in oil. I think merl is the term for the spotted coat. I am told that these dogs make great pets, highly intelligent.

8 x 6 Oil on Raymar panel.