Daisy and the Purple Ape

Daisy, our Springer Spaniel, is my favorite dog and the Ape is her favorite friend. She loves all of her many many toys, but this guy has been her nap buddy since she was a puppy. Notice his cute white hat (her big floppy lip).
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Puma in the Mustard

While painting mustard fields recently with the Monday Morning Painters, I thought "what I really need for my painting is a critter". This puma wasn't really there while I was, but there were some really big clear mountain lion tracks in mud on the road right near where we were painting.

So now my painting has a critter.
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Healdsburg Hilltop Llamas, Zorba and Cancun

Several years ago, I first noticed these beautiful llamas grazing on a hilltop above Hwy 101 next to the Bella Villa Messina, in Healdsburg, CA. I have wanted to paint them for a long time now. I recently got the opportunity to meet them in person. Their names are Zorba and Cancun. This painting is in the current show at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts (formerly the Plaza Arts Center).
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Parageese

Geese reflected in the lake at Howarth Park, while out painting with a few friends. (me, not the geese) I'm also working on a larger painting of a similar subject.

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Booneville Sheep

On Highway 128 West of Booneville, I noticed a flock of really cute sheep, so I stopped to take pictures. They were really curious and talked a lot. I was especially happy to see this great back-lit little group of them.
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Barbara's Yellow Schoolhouse

I finally finished painting this charming place that used to be a schoolhouse, and is now the home of a friend. I started it a couple of years ago, and for some reason, set it aside. I drove by there this summer and all of her flowers inspired me to finish it up.
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OVO

I painted this using hard boiled eggs to roll the paint on the paper, then I had some fun with a pencil eraser. One objective of this exercise was to incorporate a word into the painting, and ovo seemed to suit.

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