"SHILOH"

LOYAL, FRIENDLY & FUN LOVING!

"SPORTY CHICKEN"

A little comic relief! Thanks for following. MB

"CHAMPION"

This magnificent dog was a competitor at the cattle dog trials a couple of weekends ago. I can't get enough of this great dog. Thanks for following.

"POUDE"

Here's a portrait for the fund raiser. I had a heck of a time working with the photo - it took me till today to figure out why. Poude was standing on all fours which made it difficult to differentiate between the body and the head especially since he's mostly black. I had to pretend he was sitting and try to imagine his shape - don't know if I even came close. So if you are ordering a portrait think about the pose and how it translates into a painting. If not satisfied I'll give it another go. It's all practice.  Thanks!

"TAKE IT OFF"

Mustang rally. I have been trying some new stuff will post soon. I was invited to show at Harwigs for July and it's been quite unnerving. I have 2 weeks to prepare a show - it will be a retrospective of the last 3 years - but I'm trying to get a few new things to show.
I've been going crazy hence the lack of posts. I've been painting like crazy just no pics yet.
Opening for Harwigs will be July 5th Friday 5 to 8. If you're  in town please stop by.
More later. Thanks for following.

"TONY"

I just love these goats. Thanks for following.

"COMPLEMENTARY"

Complementary colors are probably my favorite thing to paint in any form. These two were cruising the Mustang Rally scene on saturday down Lincoln Ave. Love the color combos. Thanks for following.

"TINY'S SISTER"

Here it is the other one.

"THE GREEK"

I met this woman on the beach May of 2011. She didn't speak any english but her daughter said it was OK to snap a pic. I've waited this long to paint her because I didn't know how to accomplish the task. The time was right. Thanks for following.

"MY NEMESIS - THE PIG II"

I just had to give another go or two!

DON'T MESS WITH ME"

I had to have a kitty sample. Here she is! Thanks for following.

"LOONY LU"

TIP: If you ever want a studio type photo of your pet take the picture out on the snow in the shadows on a sunny day. I couldn't believe the colors and reflected light from the photo I used of LuLu to paint this portrait. Learning something new every day. Thanks for following.

"HOW DO I GET TO CARNEGIE HALL..............PRACTICE"

 Well -  I figure I better practice and get some new samples if I'm going to paint pets for a fund raiser. It's been a while since I've done any animals and it's pretty intimidating - I gotta get through it.
Also - I'm signing my paintings on the front - I guess that is what's expected of a painter - I hope it's not too distracting.  Thanks for following.

"WE'VE GOT A WINNER!"SOLD

First           attempt                                                                         Second attempt SOLD
Running with a prize toy in her hand.
I revised "THERE'S A GREEN ONE...." if interested see one blog down!

"AND A YELLOW ONE..."

I could paint these ferris wheel cars all day. Love them. Thanks for following. Carnival continues until I get it right.

"THERE'S A GREEN ONE..."

Finally some results. Today was a break through day for me. I just never thought it was ever going to happen again.




                                                                                    Revised 6/11/13

"THERE'S A PINK ONE..."

REVISED ON RIGHT - DARKENED THE SKY & ADDED SOME HIGHLIGHTS!
Coming A GREEN ONE - BLUE ONE - AND A YELLOW ONE!
I'm looking for my mojo! Thanks for following.

"CARNIVAL"

"SHADOW MOMENT"

I'm ready to paint some bright colors. I went to the carnival on sunday - the carnival was full of color and fun - this week will be all carnival all the time.  Thanks!

"JOY"

I haven't painted a moving corgi so here's my first attempt. Georgi doesn't have much color either - it made it tough to interpret a pale brown dog moving fast. Anyway I thought we all needed a little humor right about now and felt this might help. I will be doing some fund raisers this year. Pet portraits - 30 pets in 30 days - I'll try anything - birds - goats - pigs - what ever you have around the house. The total cost will be 125.00 - 100 bucks will go to the cause(to be determined)and 25 bucks to me(for supplies)   I'd love to do some dogs driving! Let me know if there is any interest out there. Thanks MB

"FLYING COLORS I"

36" X 24"

Oil on canvas

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I hemmed and hawed about this image. The original Flying Colors study is quite different from this rendition. I tried every combination of horse and rider and this is the one that stuck. This painting will be framed and shown at Center for Visual Arts for June(if it's dry). I need a better photo but you get the idea. Thanks!