"Dog's Best Friend"

8"x8"

Oil on Board

$115 includes s/h

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Oh, those best-laid plans--gone awry! I am leaving tomorrow for a week to go meet my brand new grandson, Theo Alexander! Pretty exciting! I had hoped to finish my next bucking bronc linoleum block print for today's post, but too many details to wrap up before leaving! So, I realized that I had never posted this painting and decided to do so. "Dog's Best Friend" was painted nearly two years ago--when I was discovering daily painters and at the beginning of my going out with my camera in search of subject matter. It's good to remember the excitement of all that. When I discovered the Daily Painters, and Karin Jurik in particular, I felt like I had a whole new world open up regarding my own creative endeavors. This painting brings that back. I like it! I would like to paint this subject again and see how it would be different. . .

I will not be posting for at least a week, but will begin again by the 22nd at the latest. Wishing you all May-flowers. . .

"Docking at Friday Harbor" (sold)

8"x6"

Oil on Linen-covered Panel

$100 U.S. plus $10 domestic shipping

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This was a stop on a ferry ride from Anacortes, WA to Sydney, Vancouver Island. I was struck with the shadows and the design of the scene and the abstract possibilites of it. It's another subject I'd like to work larger on. It's amazing to me how difficult it can be to not try to put in every little detail! I love it when a brushstroke just says it--and hopefully I will learn to leave it alone when it does!