SOPHIE

Painted dogs all week long. Everyone should have their portrait and their pets' portrait done ..I guess include the children too. I'm just doing something every day to keep loose. Commissions accepted, by the way. jb

Gold Sky

I like to get closer and closer in on the same vistas I paint over and over. I fell off my flipflops again and twisted my knee up so I can't get very far afield to new hikes. Three days off now to garden and paint...Show coming up in June and Open Studio Tour in October. jb

SILLYGURL WORK IN PROGRESS

My dog Silly Gurl, rescued from the pound..dead dog walking. Her name is SillyGurl because she just is a silly girl. We don't think she is really a dog. We think she is someone or something else come back for a specific reason and she's really horrified to be a dog.
Speaking of which... a loving, sad farewell to Ella Bella and Obie, two apple-head longhairs who lost their lives to a greyhound rescue dog doing what greyhounds do best, chase small things. They are in dog paradise, with Aggie and Pebo, where all best loved dogs go. Sad night indeed. jb

OPEN SPACES 2

I'm posting this painting a second time because I want to offer it up for auction on eBay.
I'm teaching myself to do all this and it's tough. Where is a tech kid??? jb

TIDAL BEACH

I reworked an earlier painting and I'm happier with it. What a learning process working in oil has been for the last two months. I picked up some unfinished acrylic paintings and drawing work and I'm struggling to get the feel of the brush strokes back. jb