PET PORTRAIT COLLAGE

A friend of mine commissioned all of these portraits over the years.

She sent me this fun collage - it really made my day!

These are portraits of her friends and families dogs - she finally got her own puppy.

I hope to be painting her new puppy “Meeker” soon.

Stay tuned and thanks - MB

On another note 

the Winter Carnival painting was a hit with the folks in charge -phew!   

I hope brings in a boat load of $$$$$

WINTER CARNIVAL 1960 for 2022

48”h X 36”w

Oil on panel

Sorry for no updates in between - I must’ve had 20 changes per day of painting.

Can’t tell you how many times visual elements got painted over and over again.

Painting has to dry - then get some varnish. 

After that it’s out of my hands and on the way to get text added and photographed for the poster.

Thanks for waiting - MB

It’s time to clean my house and catch up on chores. You should see the studio - yikes what a mess!

 

TWO MORE VIEWS FROM TODAY

 

2 NEW VIEWS

2days of painting. 

Just trying to get some paint on every corner instead of getting stuck on one area.

Best laid plans anyway! 

Thanks a bunch for looking MB

 

FIREWORKS

                                                  Fireworks finished unless I change my mind!

                      Trying not to obsess over any one thing too long - don’t want it to look overworked 

                                I ended up using a paper straw dipped in paint to finish the fireworks 

                                     Turns out I didn’t like the look of the brush for fireworks 

      Below is a photo for scale - painting is 4 ft tall - 3 ft wide I’m standing on a stool to paint the top

                                  Last photo includes all my reference photos for the painting 

                                      That’s it for now - I’ll try to keep my blog up to date

                 Thanks for all the encouraging emails - I appreciate hearing from everyone 

                                              Later MB - bad hair day as usual hence the cap!