This is a 10″ x 14″ painting I did of Hoover several years ago. He was lying on an antique quilt in the sunshine, and I just couldn’t resist painting him. What was really funny, though, was that when I finished the painting, I propped it up on the daybed in my studio to step […]
Category: Pets
Kitty Week – Sketch #4
Two years ago, on Christmas Eve, it was a bitterly cold snowy night with howling winds, and, as my daughter, Sara, fumbled with the keys to her back door, trying to get in the house and out of the wind after spending Christmas Eve at our house, she looked down to find a skinny little […]
Kitty Week – Sketch #3
You’ll see a lot of sketches in my sketchbooks of cats and dogs sleeping, for obvious reasons. It’s really hard to draw them when they’re moving! Here, Hoover was more than happy to pose while napping on a snuggly chenille throw one sunny fall afternoon.
Kitty Week – Sketch #2
When I did my series of alphabet sketches last year, our cat Hoover posed for the letter “K”… Every day he takes a walk down the driveway, so focused and purposeful, like he’s walking to work or something. Where he goes, nobody knows. He also likes to sit on this stump and watch for mice […]
Kitty Week – Sketch #1
Feline aficionados, I have a treat for you – a whole week’s worth of kitty sketches! Let’s start with Genevieve, our 14-year old gray and white cat. She’s a sweetheart with a feisty side. She delights in taunting Buckley (my golden retriever) who is crazy jealous of her. She loves to snuggle up in a […]
Grab Those Moments
I turned from folding laundry the other day to talk to my buddy, Buckley, and almost squealed at how ADORABLE he looked, with his big beautiful head resting on his favorite old scruffy teddy bear. He was so drowsy that he actually stayed in place while I dashed to grab my camera. I snapped a […]
Summer Wildflowers
I guess I should post this sketch before summer is over and the fields of wildflowers have all faded to winter browns and grays. I just love watching the progression of wildflower varieties that come and go in the fields and roadsides in our area throughout the year. I’m trying to be more aware of […]
Everyday Alphabet
Sometimes it’s really hard to find time for our own creative pursuits. It’s a daily struggle for me. I may call myself an everyday artist, but very often the art that I’m producing is for my clients, not for myself. It’s so easy to let my obligations to others crowd out the joy that comes […]
Daisy
Daisy is my daughter Sara’s golden retriever. She’s a sweetheart and loves to come and visit “Gramma” to romp with our dog, Buckley, and run around in the open fields. I did this painting for Sara last Christmas. I did a pen and ink drawing, then added watercolor washes.
