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Thank You From CorgiAid

January 6th, 2009 | By Kathi Peters
A big thank you from CorgiAid to Lynne
for the purchase of “Just Sitting There”
show to benefit various dog rescues.

And the neat thing is that the entire cost of this little gem of a painting [If I can say so my self] has been donated to CorgiAid to help them with their rescue program.

Addie [my Corgi] and Nell [my JRT] and I thank you all for helping Corgi’s across the nation!!

Go CorgiAid!!!

©Copyright 2008 by Kathi Peters. See original post here.
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Speak Now, Or…

January 6th, 2009 | By Linda Shantz

It was a busy day, spending the morning holding eight horses for trims, and the afternoon mucking nine stalls, which naturally took a bit longer as everyone had been in for half the day. There was no opting out of painting tonight, however, as that deadline is getting closer. Time for the ‘reveal’ of the mystery WIP, haha. This is an 8 x 10 oil on Raphael linen panel. It’s my canine muse, Finn, caught napping on the couch one night. Just something about the way he was sleeping next to the coffee cup made me laugh. I was thinking of calling it “Old Man and a Cup of Coffee” but Finn refuses to act old, though he’s now eleven. Because he was a rescue, and I don’t know his actual birthdate, I just let him celebrate the same day as the horses.

Sometimes I never quite find the perfect name for a painting, but this one hit me walking out to the barn the other night after working on it, and I had to laugh out loud because I really should have thought of it sooner. So the official title of this one will be “Counting Sheep.” Really, what else could it be?

The Brittany painting is nearing completion as well, though it’s not beyond tweaking. This one is 11 x 14 oil on Raphael. The dog in this painting is my Brittany, Zen, who I lost almost eleven years ago now. As I mentioned, I had the sketch for this painting in my book for ages. Zen - OTCh Casey’s Don’t Blame Em Trainem - was an incredible dog, and twice was Canada’s top obedience Brittany. I have a more traditional oil pastel portrait of Zen, but something about this pose always appealed to me. I still need to do some work on the trees, and probably the grasses.

I think I’ve settled on a title for this one as well. I played with the idea of some that were symbolic, or significant, but decided I would be the only one to understand, so I’m calling this “Intuitive.” Zen never hunted, but that drive was innate. He would often point when we would go for walks through the fields, and anything in the sky was worth chasing - including airplanes!

So it looks as if I will pull off two entries again this year for the Art Show at the Dog Show. We’ll see how they do!

©Copyright 2008 by Linda Shantz. See original post here.
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Tye - New border collie commission

December 23rd, 2008 | By Catherin McMillan
Grand Champion Nahrof Say No More - Tye
Tye was commissioned as an early Christmas gift by Deborah for her good friend. Sadly this much loved and well known boy is no longer with us. Making his portrait an extra special memory for his owners. Tye’s portrait will shortly be placed in my Immortals Gallery on www.animalarthouse.com
Bookings are fill up fast for 2009, if you would like to commission a portrait of your beloved companion please drop me an email: catherin@animalarthouse.com
thanks for reading my blog. Merry Christmas & a happy new year.
Catherin

©Copyright 2008 by Catherin McMillan. See original post here.
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In Between Snowflakes

December 21st, 2008 | By Linda Shantz

The sun came out yesterday, when the snow finally decided to take a break. The horses were all happy to get out and enjoy the fresh covering of white stuff, though Gladys seemed to have the most fun! It was cold, and it seemed to take forever to get the stalls done - as soon as my hands finally warmed up, my feet started to freeze! We were prepared for another storm today, but so far it hasn’t been too bad. A few more inches overnight, but it seems to have let up, for the time being!

I’m slowly building my new painting, and have a very rough tonal completed at this point. I may get some work done on it today - all I’ll be doing is refining it a bit, so that I have a more established underpainting. The colour of the end product will be quite subtle, and I’m planning to just use the limited palette that served me so well with all those November paintings!

Well, I have a load of hay to unload, so I’d better get back out there! Till next time!

©Copyright 2008 by Linda Shantz. See original post here.
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Sitka

December 19th, 2008 | By Judy Johnson

Sitka is a 2 year old Siberian Husky male and he is ready to get out in the snow and have some fun. His beautiful strawberry blonde highlighted coat will protect him. He is available from the Kalamazoo County Animal Control Services at

2500 Lake St
Kalamazoo, MI 49048
(269) 383-8775
www.kalcounty.com

I believe he will still need to be neutered.

This 5×7 matted watercolor painting is available for $95 plus $5 S&H to the first emailer to lojomjnc@charter.net
A portion of the proceeds will go to help Animal Control in their adoption efforts.
Please share this blog address with other animal lovers who might be interested in helping animals through art, the more people who look the better for everyone.

©Copyright 2008 by Judy Johnson. See original post here.
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People’s Choice Winner! !

December 18th, 2008 | By Kathi Peters

It is my pleasure announce that “Just Sitting Here” [ my painting donation to help fund CorgiAid 100%] received second place for the People’s Choice award in the Helping Paws show! So that means so far Corgi Aid gets $50.00 from the Canine Art Guild’s virtual art show titled “Helping Paws”.
They would like to process the donation to Corgi Aid before the end of the year - wouldn’t be great if someone bought the small painting to further help CorgiAid? You can buy it directly from the Canine Art Guild’s website….it would be a neat present for someone for the holidays??…and would help CorgiAid 100%…I have donated the entire amount to help CorgiAid on behalf of my PWC, Sweet Adeline and us all at Cob Cottage Farm in Maine!
All the “Helping Paws” People’s Choice recipients are:
$100 Almost Home New Mexico for “Innocent” by Christine Ford
$50 Corgi Aid for “Just Sitting Here” by Kathi Peters
$50 Monica’s Rescue for “Atlas” by Catherin McMillan
$50 Yancy County Humane Society in Burnsville NC for “Afternoon Nap” bySusan Garriques
A round of applause for each of the participants and for the shelters!!So please enjoy the virtual art show and help a rescue fund that is dear to my heart…CORGIAID!
Today the snow is falling in fluffy flakes covering the farm with a white mantel. It all looks so very Christmas-y. I am cozy in my studio with two dogs who have a good life. I hope we can help some other pooches have good homes too…maybe their forever homes… at this time of year!

©Copyright 2008 by Kathi Peters. See original post here.
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Done the Dawg!!

December 13th, 2008 | By Michelle Grant

Those two little words that I crave…I’M DONE!!

Having said that, this morning as soon as I got up, before showering, with coffee in hand, I ended up tweeking the Dawg’s ear, and then some of the grass under her ear…all of this AFTER I had signed the painting and deemed it done.

Thus poses the question, is a painting ever ‘done’ or ‘finished’? I think not. Paintings and drawings are merely abandoned. This is not to suggest for a moment that a painting is given up on, or that is is somehow inferior, but that there is always something a painting demands to be tweeked. Each painting ‘finished’ is merely a teacher at that particular time in the artist’s journey of creating. An artist’s best teacher is her last piece of art.
I know when I getting close to finishing or abandoning a painting. My view of it becomes distorted somehow, and I start to ’see’ the piece become cartoon-like in my mind’s eye. My creative mind is tired of looking at it…there comes that point in my process when I start to wipe off more paint than I leave on the surface. Those marks that are removed no longer enhance the piece as a whole, therefore, they are removed. This is when I know I am nearing the finish line.

So, as I throw myself across the finish line on this painting, I am already thinking of the next one to put on the easel or send to Warner Bros….

©Copyright 2008 by Michelle Grant. See original post here.
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Black Lab Portrait, Work in Progress

December 13th, 2008 | By Sue Steiner

Here’s the black lab oil painting just a bit futher along. I am adding more color so that the ‘blacks’ don’t become flat. There are purples, blues and golds/oranges to brighten and bring some vibrant color and interest. Too bad none of that shows in this little painting with the wet paint! Sorry! LOL! I do like having fun with color. I want to continue to brighten the eyes but I need to wait for the paint to dry. I’ve softened some edges and brought in some sharp edges to keep the eye moving around and to creat interest. I like mixing realism with some abstract shapes and colors to bring more life to the painting and for a more ‘painterly’ effect. There are definite brushstrokes and big swipes of color along with little details. I will let this sit for a couple days or so and then add some glazes and details to key areas.

To see finished work go to http://www.suesteiner.com/ or

for any questions or comments regarding commissions. Today is Shop Hop in Canton so I can’t paint as much as I’d like today. If you are in Canton stop by Studio #222 above Second April and Acradia Grille or go to http://www.cantonshophop.com/ I am offering a discount on commissions scheduled during the Canton Shop Hops.
Thank you for following along!
Take care.

©Copyright 2008 by Sue Steiner. See original post here.
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Art for legged creatures

December 12th, 2008 | By Judy Johnson

I am excited about a new partnership I am forging with the Kalamazoo County Animal Services. I will be doing portraits of some of the dogs and cats available for adoption from their facility and I will be donating 20% of the sales to them. I was out there today and took some photographs. I was apprehensive about visiting a shelter, I thought it would be too hard to see all the little faces, but all the animals are well cared for; the caretakers know every animal’s name and are very dedicated to their work. It was a clean and cheery atmosphere and I am happy to help them with my small contribution.
It will be a day or two before I can get the first painting in my “For Legged Creatures” series on site so check back soon!! Better yet, feel free to subscribe to my blog and emails will be sent to you and you don’t even have to check back! And pass this site on to your animal loving friends, too. The more people who see the paintings and the animals the better. I am hoping this is the first of many alliances with rescue organizations and that I can use my art to help them out.

Thanks for looking.
Come back for pictures!

©Copyright 2008 by Judy Johnson. See original post here.
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Atlas - Helping Paws Entry

December 12th, 2008 | By Catherin McMillan
Atlas
Atlas was one of my entries in the Canine Art Guild’s Helping Paws Exhibition 2008. I’m very proud to say that I have been one of the winners of the Peoples Choice awards for this exhibition which was designed to help specific rescue/charities in the artists countries of residence. The memebers of the Canine Art Guild come from all around the world.
The price money from this award goes directly to Monica’s Doggie Rescue who cared for Atlas until recently. I’m glad to say that through the use of my portrait it brought his plight of finding a new home into the light and he now has a forever home with a wonderful new family.
Atlas’s portrait is 10″ x 14″ pastel on paper and is for sale $250.00. 20% of the sale price will be donated directly to Monica’s to help other canines in need of care.
If you are interested in purchasing this piece please email me directly at catherin@animalarthouse.com
thanks for looking and a big than you to all those who voted for my work.
Catherin

©Copyright 2008 by Catherin McMillan. See original post here.
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Little Jack

December 10th, 2008 | By Judy Johnson

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Black Lab Portrait, Work in Progress

December 9th, 2008 | By Sue Steiner
Work in Progress Pet Portrait
‘roughed in’ stage
I have ‘roughed in’ the lights and darks and have created my roap map in which I will go thru and refine details in this pet portrait. This is done in oils and the glare of wet paint is hard to avoid so I apologize for the poor quality photo. I will be brightening up the eyes and giving definition to the dog’s face and expression. Close cropped photos like this are fun to work with because it becomes all about the eyes and expression so I plan on spending lots of time on that in future painting sessions. I have gotten what I think of as the ‘bones’ in now and will move on to the essense of the dog’s expression. Stay tuned! On my easle I also have an elk painting, another dog painting, a large wolf painting, a cat paitning and a team of draft horses all in various stages of completion. I will post those soon.
To see completed work go to http://www.suesteiner.com
Thanks for stopping by!

©Copyright 2008 by Sue Steiner. See original post here.
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Thomas

December 8th, 2008 | By Judy Johnson

This little Yorkshire Terrier was a challenge, all that hair is hard to interpret into watercolor, but he survived my attempts and came through with shining little eyes full of mischief.
5×8 watercolor
$100

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Grass, grass and more grass!

December 8th, 2008 | By Michelle Grant

Painting grass, grass and more grass…working on the tangled *mess* of grass on the right today. One would think this mundane task to be an easy one. Not! It is a constant stream of decisions, working out which blade overlaps the other, and which is darker or lighter. Not happy with how some of the blades turned out, I quickly washed them off with a small sponge before they could dry and set up. Funny how a simple thing like a blade of grass can be screwed up!

I can see where I want to place more blades, and where to fix some of the others, but I am too tired and my neck hurts too much to fix them now. I learned a long time ago that too many mistakes are made when I’m tired, and its just not worth it to continue. Best to call it a night.

I decided to use my new Nikon D80 to shoot this photo of the Work In Progress. I am so impressed to see how much of a difference there is in image quality from my little old crap digital camera to this higher end one….*duh*! Why didn’t I use it before?! Double Duh!

©Copyright 2008 by Michelle Grant. See original post here.
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Sick as a Dawg

December 5th, 2008 | By Michelle Grant

Fever, sore throat, fatigue, aches, runny nose, all since Monday, I’ve been sick as a Dawg. Amazingly, in spite of all these setbacks, I was able to work on the painting! Not as vigorously as I would have liked, but I did make progress.

Working on the fur was such fun. Sweeping brushstrokes with a round brush, coupled with short quick strokes of a old beat up bright brush, her coat took on shape and dimension. When painting fur it is imperative to follow the whorls, and how the hair lays on the body of the animal. If I didn’t like the colour of the hair, thin washes of Alizarin Crimson, Burnt Sienna and Payne’s Gray mixed in with the Matte Medium, adjusted it. I still have some issues about how light the hair should be, as acrylics dry darker, and values can be tough to gauge sometimes.

Since the last post, her eyes and face have really taken on her personality. I am really pleased with her cute little mug!!

Still don’t like that front leg on the right hand side…gonna cover it with grass!! I have decided to leave my issues with the values of the fur, and wait until I have resolved the grasses. Their relationship with the values of the Dawg will help me decide if I need to lighten the fur more or not. Not the best photograph of the painting. The lighting is bad. To see the image up close, just click on the image and it will open in a new window and much larger.

Oh well…where’s my kleenex?

©Copyright 2008 by Michelle Grant. See original post here.
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