"San Luis Siesta"

Here is my latest, 30x40 showing in the Abend Gallery Large Works Show, opening Friday Nov 4, 2011!  

The Belgian Team

The heat of the day, the dust and the strength of these horses were what I was trying to capture in this painting. I love these guys, not the largest of the draft breeds, but simply beautiful in their coloring and personalities. I believe the smaller of the two here, the one on our right, was in training which I tried to present by his eagerness in step contrasted by the more methodical gait of the larger horse. Ah yesteryear! I was really born a hundred years too late.

16x20 $2000 framed

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Caramel and Fudge - guinea pig

Couldn't resist this little guy at the Stock Show. While horses, cattle and buffalo are the big draw, there are a ton of other painting opportunities down there!

8x10 oil on canvas on gatorboard

$575 unframed

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Cock-a-doodle

11x12 oil on linen mounted on gatorboard

SOLD

Chico Ranch Cowboy

16x12 oil on stretched linen
$1600 framed plus shipping

Highlander Shag

"Highlander Shag"
7x9 oil on linen on gatorboard
$75 unframed plus shipping

Though I saw many of these in Scotland, this particular guy belonged to a friend in Washington State, Gil. Gil was quite a character, originally from Portugal, he led a very interesting and adventurous life and had many momentos in his house to show you with a story to go with each one. An artist in his own right, he did big huge carvings of Sturgeon. I really wish I'd had the chance to do his portrait but he has since passed on so that opportunity is lost. I'll have to celebrate my remembrance of him by painting his cattle.

Buffalo Head

"Buffalo Head"

7x4 oil on linen on gatorboard

$55 unframed plus shipping

Buffalo Cow

"Buffalo Cow"

5x6 oil on linen on gatorboard

$50 unframed plus shipping

This is a color sketch of a buffalo cow from down at the Medano Ranch. They have 1800 head of bison, not including the calves! I should be busy for awhile painting from my reference, working up larger paintings from these small sketches.

Aussie

Aussie 8x6 $50

SOLD

A friend of mine shows Australian Sheperds in agility and I attended one of the trials here recently. This is a small study of one of the dogs there that day. What a bunch of beautiful and athletic animals! And the owners get a workout too! I'm almost done with my commission of three dachshunds so will have it up on the blog soon! Stay tuned!!

Morning Call

Got caught up in a commission of three adorable little dachshunds, and some technical difficulties again, so am trying to make up for lost time by posting a couple new ones this morning.
"Morning Call" 6x4 on canvas on gatorboard
$50 plus shipping