My Art on Checks!

Order personalized checks, side tear checks, checkbook covers and address labels with a choice of 40 of my paintings featured with Check Advantage.  Images are in sets of 4 series.  I have featured pigs, chickens, dogs & cats, garden pots, watercans, tulips, birds, poppies, pears, and bicycles.

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Striped Rears (zebras)

3.5x7 watercolor of four grown zebras standing together discussing the day's events.  Today I painted them on Canson 140 lb cold press paper (photo from WetCanvas Weekend Drawing Event).  With the WDE, participants are given 2 hours to choose and paint their subject, then post the results at that time limit even if unfinished.  This work has now been SOLD.

Bassett Hound sketch

11x8.5 ink sketch of a sleepy bassett hound, done yesterday and finished today.  I used grey Pitt ink pen made by Faber Castell and drew on Masters Touch sketchbook.  Every day I've been doing a sketch since 1 January, and some days do two, usually right after getting up at 5 a.m.  You can't go wrong with a cup of coffee, ink, and a blank white page! Maybe this one will morph into a new watercolor...

Cattitude

8.5x12 watercolor on 140 lb cold press Strathmore paper painted today, wet on dry, in about 2 hours.  Previously, I had sketched this stray cat one day last week.  This work was painted from a black and white print.
(Photo courtesy Dewi on WetCanvas)

Everything's Coming up Roses - acrylic version finished

16x20 acrylics on wrapped canvas, over watercolor, finally done this weekend! I worked over 75% of it or more and changed the large pink rose to a white one.  For now I'm stopping and saying it is finished.  The idea was to add pastel shades and ignore most rules of painting especially where the background is concerned.  Lots of negative shapes were utilized while trying a more contemporary vibe.

Window Geraniums

11x6.5 watercolor, drawn with ink pen, Micron 01 Pigma, a couple of weeks ago.  I didn't post it then because we were busy painting Valentine hearts and other romantic things.  But, to me, a red geranium is just as important!

Tree Frog

15x22 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, a brilliantly colored red-eyed tree frog trying to blend in with its surrounding environment.  This work is an older painting and it is SOLD.