Happy birthday Kari!

I painted this little guy (gal?)  for my friend Kari's birthday, she loves bats. Thanks to Piotr Naskrecki for the permission to use his beautiful reference photo.  I'm still diggin' painting on a pink background.

Kbat - Acrylic on 5x7 in. gessobord

Adventures in palette knife painting

I gave palette knife painting a try, I think I overdid it in a couple areas but it was really fun and I mostly like how it turned out. The tree was from a reference photo I found online but I could tell it was a grand old thing, and was sad to see parts of it were dying.

Portrait of a tree - Acrylic on 6x8 in. gessobord

 Here's the under painting, prior to attacking with the palette knife. I like the simplicity of it.

Under painting - Acrylic on 6x8 in. gessobord

Puppy eyes

Here's a little pup from the Paint my Photo.com site. After I posted the painting to the website, the photographer followed up with a comment to say that this little pup grew up to be a champion show dog! I felt kind of proud, as if by painting him I somehow know him now. :)

Puppy Eyes - Acrylic on 6x6 inch hard board panel

Duck Reflections

I've never seen a duck quite like this... it's a Mandarin male. The reflections were a bit of a challenge but I'm happy with how they turned out.

Duck Reflections - Acrylic on 6x6 in. gessobord

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Callie 11

I started this one at a First Friday Painting Party at Kat's studio, so much fun! I finally had time to finish it up. I wish there was a market for Callie paintings, they're starting to stack up. :) I can only hang so many on my wall without looking like a crazy cat lady. Maybe I could start a rumor that having a Callie hanging in your house brings good luck?

Callie 11 - Acrylic on 6x8 inch gessobord

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Best Pals

I've always loved Gumby and Pokey, it was fun to try painting them. I painted this from a photo off Pixabay, but I have the figurines (along with some of their colorful friends), so maybe I'll try painting them from life sometime.

Best Pals, Acrylic on 8x8 inch gessobord

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Still loosening up

Here's another one trying to keep it fast and loose, with the ol' studio acrylics.  Giving myself permission to err on the side of sloppy.

Shade - Acrylic on 5x7 archival paper