Today's Painting

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Magic - Arabian Mare
Burleson , TX
Oil on Panel 4" x 6"
NFS

This is a painting of one of my daughter-in-law's horses. You'll be seeing quite a few horse paintings in the next couple weeks.

I have some really exciting news! A few days ago, I was asked to participate in a large, beautiful mural painting. You may have seen some of the previous murals that have been created. If not, click here to see them, they're really neat. They appear to be large paintings, but are actually mosaics of hundreds of smaller paintings put together to create a larger painting.

I will be a participating artist in the Equine Mural

I'll be posting the steps as it goes along. The way it works is that they send me a panel to paint. The panel has the dark/light composition shown. I have to come up with a painting that uses the basic composition, but is an independent painting in its own right. Then it will be combined with hundreds of other paintings to create one giant mural.

I will post pictures of the panels and the ideas that I come up with here and in my blog. Be sure to sign up for the email list in the column on the right so that you don't miss a single painting!

So, now you understand why I will be doing some horse paintings to get warmed up for the mural :)

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Ok, if you've stopped here more than once, you've figured out that this I am NOT putting out a painting a day, here or in my blog.

I am managing to auction one painting per week for charity, though (over $1800 donated so far!)

I appreciate your patience, and if you'll stick with me, I'll be painting more soon! Life has kind of taken over my painting time, but only for now! I promise I'll be painting lots of new paintings soon!

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BONUS DAILY PAINTING:
Watch Out - It's Hot!
Oil on rough panel
9" x 9"

You may recognize this from a previous daily painting.

I started daily painting so that instead of trying to get each painting 'perfect' and spending days on it, I would create a painting, learn from it, and apply my knowledge to the NEXT painting, instead of improving the existing painting. Although I strive to do this, I am just not capapble of leaving things alone if they bother me.

The cup originally seemed to be falling, but was empty - now where's the drama there?

Since this was painted entirely from my imagination, I'm not sure how accurate it is, but I like the coloring and the feel of almost spilling my coffee, which is a daily occurrence for me LOL.

So I have touched-up, improved, repainted and otherwise messed around with some of my old daily paintings. I'm almost happy with this cup . . . . . if you like it, it can be yours for $100 - click here.

The painting is signed, but the website copyright appears only on the internet.

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Previous Paintings available for Purchase
Click on any photo to see enlargement - At this time, these are all the paintings I have for sale
Check back often for new paintings.

Bluebird Moon
8" x 10" Oil on Panel
(available $200 - click here)

Closeup of Bluebird Moon
8" x 10" Oil on Panel
(available $200 - click here)
Bear
German Shepherd
Police Service Dog - Dallas, TX
Oil on Panel 4" x 6" NFS
   

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Big Bend National Park
4"x6" Oil on Panel
NFS

Jet - SAR Dog
with DAWGS
Click to read his story

NFS
Tucker
Search & Rescue Dog with DAWGS

NFS
 
Barley
Rocky Mountain Rescue Dogs NFS
Tool #2 Mixer
10"x10"
Oil on Panel
(available $200 - click here)

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  Mack at the Beach
Oil on Panel - 4" x 6"
(available $100 - click here)

(click to read her story)
UINTAH
SAR DOG Original Oil on Panel - 4" x 6"
Collection of JK
"Spiffy"
12"x16" Oil
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"Spiffy"- detail
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Collection of BW
Rex
MIniature Pinscher
in Civil War Uniform
Angel en Plein Air
4"x6" Oil on Panel
(available $100 - click here)
Two Pitchers & An Orange
Framed 16"x20" Oil on Panel
(available $500 - click here)
Still Life
16"x20" Oil on Panel
Teapot #3
Original Oil Painting
10"x10" - Oil on Panel, unframed
(available $200 - click here)
Complimentary Coffee
Original Oil Painting
10"x10" - Oil on Panel, unframed
(available $150 - click here)
The Eyes Have it
3"x3" - Acrylic on Board
(available $50 - click here)
Bluebird Ignores the TV
Oil on Panel - 7" x 4.5"
SOLD
Odds on Painting
SOLD
Basket No. 1
Oil on Panel - 5.5"x 5.5"
SOLD
Tool #1
Oil on Panel - 4" x 7.75"
SOLD

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Oil Portraits & Paintings

Oil is the most traditional and durable of the mediums for portraiture. I use only fine artist's paints and supplies of the highest quality for all my portraits. An oil portrait may be painted on stretched canvas or linen or on a wooden panel. Painting the oil portrait on a panel offers the advantage of being lightweight while impervious to humidity changes.

Oil portraits are framed with a simple frame, with no mat or glass. To create the effect of a mat, a linen liner can be used inside the frame. You may opt to hang the canvas unframed - I will paint the edges of the canvas so that it will look great without a frame. Almost all of my oil portraits on canvas are painted on "gallery wrap" canvas so that there are no staples visible anywhere.

Acrylic Paintings& Portraits

Acrylic paint is a wonderful medium. Portraits can be painted in acrylics and framed like oils with no mat or glass, or the portrait can be painted on paper like a watercolor. My style in acrylics is more impressionist than it is in any of the other media. An acrylic portrait is archival.

Watercolor Portraits & Paintings

Watercolor is the least durable medium, and should not be exposed to direct sunlight as from a window, etc. Watercolor offers a translucency that is not available with any other medium. I use only artist's quality professional watercolors to create my paintings.


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