Well, now what?

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I  wonder what this Basset Hound is thinking?
I kind of feel like I interrupted his morning.
watercolor dog portrait on quarter sheet watercolor paper

How to paint a black dog

How to paint a black dog. Don't use black.

 Have fun with the colors in the highlights.

I could have pushed the colors more in this but didn't want to get too crazy since this was a commission.

I will do this as a project for my watercolor students since it can be so much fun.

Another Mixed Breed Dog

I had this sketched for a past client. 

We used another pose, but I thought I would finish this one anyway. 

The other pose was more direct and a little more personal.

 I feel like this dog has an old soul. And seems very patient.

watercolor 8x10 inches

A Mutt!

I just love a mutt!

And also love my new Mac.

No more too bright colors...

or maybe it is fooling me on my screen...

ahhhhhh!

watercolor, 8x10 inches

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Dog Portrait

another 7x10 inch watercolor dog portrait... this little guy looks like a handful. What fun!

A Good Friend

This is a dog portrait I just finished for a commission. The story behind this dog is wonderful and is all about friendship, patience, loyalty and always ready with a smile. Kind of like my "Buddy." Which reminds me that I need to do a painting of my dog too. Stay tuned....

8x10 inches, watercolor

Mr Personality!

I just finished this 8x10 in watercolor. This portrait just had to be done with a bold background to fit the big, bold, in your face personality of this pint sized dog.

Art for Shelter Animals Project

The Art for Shelter Animals project was something I wanted to do and I asked my studio class if they would like to participate. Well, it was YES they would! So I donated the time and materials to my students and had them do a watercolor, matted, of a shelter animal from the Butler County Humane Society. They did a great job! I am really proud of them! I will deliver the paintings and update the blog with what the shelter decides to do with the paintings. They have a fundraiser coming up so the timing couldn't be better. Go to Butler County Humane Society and Art for Shelter Animals to get more info. I painted the dog and cat above, 5x7 inches in an 8x10 mat.

UPDATE!!!!! The shelter was thrilled with the paintings. Thanks to all the great comments and it is good to know that we inspired many others to do the same in their areas. This project was contagious! The shelter chose to auction one of the paintings at the "Fur Ball" fundraiser this weekend and will hang the others in the shelter till November when they have their "Pawcasso" fund raiser. We will definately do this again next year!

ANOTHER UPDATE!!!!! The shelter ended up auctioning all but two of the paintings and they made $150 . The best part is that many of the paintings went to the staff and voluteers that had worked with some of the animals to get them adoptable. The were bought by other staff, directors... the gift that keeps giving....

Hank

Hank is a boxer/mastiff mix that could have been named Comfort. He belongs to a friend of mine and I thought she might like a small 8x10 watercolor of Hank.