Happy Oct 1st!

October is here! It is hands down my favorite month of the year. It brings the smell of Fall in the air, the turning color of the leaves. Those beautiful oranges, reds, yellows and even browns. There is color everywhere and from the eyes of an artist, this is a wonderful thing.
I love to just wander around in the woods and smell the earth, listen to the silence settling in, watch the leaves fall. Are you like this too?
My order wait list has now closed. If I can keep up with the schedule of paintings, then I will open a few slots. I work fulltime as well, so it depends on how busy I am at work along with other factors.
 I have found lately, that I am beginning to see a lot more canvas orders. I am grateful that more people are trusting me to paint their beloved furs as a bigger body of art. In the past its been the glass semi-flat ornaments or the polymer clay pendants, so this has been a fun and challenging turn.
This past month, I have been working on a set of three ornaments, from a long time customer. She has me paint her two American Bulldogs and one cat, every year. Its fun seeing what color backgrounds she will pick and what photos. This year, the two bullies where smiling.
They were just puppies last year, so its also been fun to paint their every changing faces. With all puppies, their markings change.
Here is the complete set.

Another order I just finished was an 8x10 canvas painting. Her name was Jenny Rose. Unfortunately, She passed away this Spring, but her mother said she loved her little stuffed elephant and wanted a painting of her and the elephant. 

I am now starting a new project and hope to keep up the pace before the holidays really hit.

Thanks for following me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and this Blog. 

🍁Happy Fall!🍂

Painting on the go

One of the things I love about painting pet portraits, is I can paint whenever or wherever I am at. I don't need a studio or set home address to paint.
I love to travel, so it is that my life allows me to do travel and paint at the same time.
I could be in a National Park during the day, exploring and enjoying the natural beauty, then when night falls, sitting in my mode of transportation painting away.
The natural beauty that our country has to offer is vast. I like to think that I can take that and use it to draw inspiration for my work.
Right now, I am sitting outside, enjoying the wonderful sunny, 64 degrees here in Oklahoma.
The state may not have the trees and mountains other states have, but it does offer the quite countryside full of bird song and rustling of squirrels.
I have started on the wait list of "after the Christmas rush". I was hoping for February, but I was a bit busy. Since March 1st, the painting has begun, so if you were put on the list back in November or December, I will be getting to your name soon.
In previous years, Spring has not been that busy for me, but this year has seen more orders, which is great and I thank all my supporters for this. It warms my heart when I get a notification that someone is interested in a piece of my art. Usually they are asking for ornament, which just goes to show you these are not just meant for the Christmas Tree. The ornaments can be put into shadow boxes or hung from an ornate hook and displayed on a mantel.  Here is an example:

My other works such as the pendants and Scrabble Tiles are not only used for jewelry, but some customers have creatively framed them, such as these two examples:

Its all up to the customer and how they like to display their art work. I enjoy seeing the different ideas.
The past three weeks have been devoted to just ornaments, but I do have some larger and smaller pieces on the list that are coming up and I will post when finished.
Here are the latest pieces:

By the way, all of these were painted in a different state I was visiting at the time. I can't express how much I love my life. The journey I have been on and continue to this day. Travel and Art go hand in hand. 

Until next time, my faithful followers.