Pearl

I donated Pearl to Whistler WAG's annual K9 Wine and Dine happening tomorrow night.  I hope she generates lots of action.  I wish I could be there to check out the other great goodies up for grabs (all for a fantastic cause).  On a side note, our first chosen name for our black lab was Pearl.  Only after having her for 24 hours, we decided that she didn't really suit the name Pearl, and we opted for Georgie.  I think that's why I like this painting so much.

Sad Puppy 12 x 12 Acrylic on Raised Canvas

I  should have called this painting perseverance (I almost did ). I've probably tried this reference photo seven different times - I feel like I could keep tweaking the values over and over. I love the expression on this one, and will try another one sometime soon (even if it's just to see if I can do it again),

Black and Blue, 12 x 12 acrylic on raised canvas

One of my goals for 2014 was to try and paint dogs. Dogs were the primary subject matter of my childhood (next to smurfs) and probably still are when I'm playing around with my kids. For some reason I held off for a long time to try and paint one on canvas. I've been wresting this one for a while now - this is one of those that I can constantly touch up and I'm going to call it quits before I cross that thin line and overwork it. Plus, I'm happy with how she looks