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I LOVE Painting Wolves!
No matter how hard I try, I can’t get away from the fact that I just LOVE painting wolves. They are perfect subjects: mysterious, expressive, beautiful, fierce. They embody all of the characteristics I love in art.
Lakota Listening, Acrylic on canvas, 30" x 24", 2012
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Inspiration
Apparently I have it! All I can think about is my next painting! In fact, I have a whole series in mind: “Shelter Me; Rescue Me!” I have always had a passion for painting animals and I have a passion for helping homeless dogs and cats, so what makes more sense then using them as the subjects of my paintings? I did this years ago on a small scale and created the “PupArt” series. These were little 5″ x 7″ paintings that I sold and then donated a portion of the proceeds to the shelter where the subject was residing. This time I’m thinking of going MUCH bigger! 3′ x 4′, 4′ x 5′, or even bigger! Again, with some sort of profit sharing with the shelter or rescue. Seems like a win-win to me! I get GREAT subject matter and an endless suppl of inspiration and the shelter gets some level of publicity and hopefully a couple of extra bucks. I can hardly wait to get started. I hear the art supply store calling!
PupArt: LCHS, Acrylic on canvas board, 5" x 7", 2003
Just Another Day on Golden Pond
This morning my daughter and I collaborated on a gift for my father for his birthday. He’s always loved frogs, so we painted a lovely little green one nestled in the tall grasses. Here is the finished “masterpiece”.
Party at the Frog Pond, Acrylic on Canvas, 2011
He Loved it! In fact, he loved it so much that he wanted to try painiting the same picture with me, so here is the collaboration between my father and me. It’s acrylic on canvas, 24″ x 30″.
24" x 30" gallery-wrapped acrylic on canvas
A little more refined, a bit less wild, a slightly different perspective…interesting to see how the result changes with each iteration!
