Frustrations!

Well, I've spent the last week working steadily on a fairly large painting of my two Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Gus and Hanna. (Gus passed away last August.) It's a 22x28" Convexo canvas. I paint for several hours, and if I haven't already been wiping off my work every couple of hours, I end up wiping it all off at the end of the day. I just can't seem to get it the way I want to, and therefore I have no photos of my work today. Instead, I am posting a picture of Gus and Hanna taken in 1998. Gus was 3 and Hanna was only a couple of months old. Gus adored his half-sister from the very beginning. And Hanna always stuck close to him. He was her Best Buddy. This is one of my favorite photos in the whole wide world! And they are the inspiration for most of my art. It's their sweetness, noble character, and loving, beautiful souls that I try to capture in every animal I paint.

Shy - 8x8" on Creative Edge Canvas

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I finished this painting last week, adding a few fine details and working on the shading. I plan to put this one in the River Art Gallery in San Antonio.

Make a Wish! 9x12" oil on canvas

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This is another painting inspired by my niece's dogs Titus and Hunter. It's so cute when dogs run together while holding a toy or a stick! I plan to put this painting in the River Art Gallery here in San Antonio.

OOPS!

Well, I apologize if you weren't able to find my website "Red Dog Art Gallery" the last couple of days. I decided to use a web hosting program, and forgot to change my links.

I had such a time trying to figure out how to work with FTP.

I am severely cybernetically challenged, so I spent all weekend reading about FTP and XHTML and Sitemaps and all kinds of computer stuff I am still trying to learn.

And I should have been painting! Ah, well, hopefully I have it all straightened out now. If anyone encounters any problems, please email me so I can correct it! Thanks!

"What?....WHAT?? 12x16" oil on Creative Edge canvas

This is another painting that is almost finished.

I only have to paint the edges and varnish.

I thought about how puppies just do whatever seems FUN! They do what comes naturally. They don't have a concept of right or wrong. And if you come upon them engaged in one of their fun activities that you don't approve of, they look at you like "What?....WHAT?" But they can soon tell by your tone or your demeanor that you are not happy. But they are still so precious....you just can't get angry!

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Seahorse Races - 10x10" oil on canvas

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I painted this piece because I could never find artwork of

seahorses that appealed to me. They somehow seemed too cartoonish.

Seahorses are fascinating and mysterious creatures. So little is known about them. But there are different types and sizes, and they have so many beautiful and vivid colors.

After viewing a multitude of actual photos of seahorses, I simply

used my imagination and put them in this setting.

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