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| This was Maggie yesterday, having a blast in the snow, but glad to get in later by the fireplace. |
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| I HAD to get a photo of this jogger - wearing shorts at 8 AM at minus-I don't-know-what cold!!! |
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| Bruno, showing off his new blankie. He has 2 older ones that were keeping him dry, but becoming heavy with retained moisture. He is warm and snug even at -10C. |
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| Haven't been doing much serious painting - just farting around, trying different effects for some hollyhock leaves ... |
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| ... and trying some big swaths of paint to get the look of a forest's edge. I really do not get along with sedimentary paints. |
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| Doing a lot of drawing though - trying to get the proportions and perspective right for a painting I am doing for Scott, my farrier. We initially started off with Scott, his horse and his dog, and, at Scott's request, have moved on to including all his past Border Collies [three of them]. The only photos he has of the older dogs are not digital, so it's difficult to make them out from 4 x 6 inch prints. For the shapes, I am googling Border Collie photos on the internet; the colors will be fine from the old photos. |
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| Some sketches of coyotes - was thinking of putting them by the woods' edge in a painting. |
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| Bill, aka psycho-kittie - my sister's cat, and he really is completely unpredictable. He has this odd trait - his eyes turn from light green to a very dark almost black; it really looks as if he is possessed! |
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| A LOT more coyotes. I was getting frustrated - they were looking like house-pets, not wild animals. |
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| I quite like this sketch so far, but feel the horse at 3/4 profile [not full profile as this is] makes a more powerful image. So here it is, at my least-liked time of year. And a close friend [his wife and I are very good friends] is in hospice. All one can do is to always continue trying to see the good and the beautiful in life. As always, thank you for your visit! |
