NIPPER

This dog belongs to Liz Holm and is part of The Flying Moleskins paint journey. I don't know Nipper's story, but I do know Facebook was most helpful in helping me find photos of her beautiful pets.

Thank you all for your comments and e-mails. This is the time of the year I begin counting down the number of days until school is out and I begin contemplating the many projects I have lined up for Summer...oooh Summer, doesn't that sound just perfect?

PURE SWEETNESS

8x10 oil on canvas panel

The original photo for this was quite fuzzy with a lot of detail absent, it was taken with a camera phone with a soft source of light in the background. The photo, borrowed from another friend on Facebook (thanks Beth!), brought back wonderful memories of rocking my daughter 19 years ago-pure sweetness!

In addition to the fuzzy photo and the fact that this is another figure painting, I had a new challenge here and that was painting the baby's skin contrasted with the Great Aunt. My favorite part of this are those itty bitty legs and that itty bitty little foot. Painting that part was one of those rare moments where the paint goes down one time and it's done! Thank you so much for visiting; I appreciate your comments!