Bathing Time

I like to experience with coloured background. This time I've just  pushed the experience even further: wet fur on that coloured background. Have you take notice that in those big, fluffy furs there are spindly legs?

oil on gessoboard, 6x6 in (No.129) 

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Grief - dog portrait

Painting a sad dog is healing to the soul. 

The experiment here is the vivid red base and the limited palette. 

oil on gessoboard, 6x6 in (No.128) 

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 My new best friends. 

A True Aristocrat

Usually I have to find a reason why to paint a given painting. It can be a beam of light, a wonderful colour, a smile on a face, a .... whatever that touches my soul. If i don't find that specific reason, my soul gets bored.
In this case the reason was 'that look'. Just a born aristocrat can have 'that look'. I hope it comes through.

oil on gessoboard, 6x6 in (No.127) 

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Light-minded Portrait - oil painting

I often take myself too seriously. 

For example when I prepare for an art show or an art fair (as I am doing so now).

I could come aware of the situation if I loose my sense of humor and I torture myself with every single  critique I have ever got. And what is more... I can fabricate new ones... till I get tired and finally .... stop. What a relief! 

And then:  a new life begins.

Slowly I get back the playfulness, the experiments, the humor. 

So this is a therapeutic piece, a light-minded portrait. 

I can recommend it if you don't want to be bloody serious. 

oil on gessoboard, 6x6 in (No.105) 

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Sleeping buddies - small dog painting

I am always surprised when I find two dogs befriending like these two. 
My dog is not a friendly one after all. You wouldn't tell.  
She wouldn't be so friendly that she let a friend into her house. 
So I'm just wondering at these two guys here: 

 oil on gessoboard, 6x6 in (No.84) 

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Cautious Portrait - oil painting

Painting a portrait is not the easiest task on the planet. 

Human eye and mind combination are so precise and 

delicate together that just a small nuance

and the likeliness is over. 

So much contemplation and more practice that I need. 

Tell me, if you have a quicker version to get likeliness.

    oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.60) 

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Camera Shy - dog painting

This is a friend of mine from real world. She is a furry-4-legged friend, and I don't know  why, she is camera shy. May be the lens of the camera are too big, I guess. Anyway, even her clever eyes shine through or not, she is a cute one. 

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.59) 

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My Blogfriend - small, dog, oil painting

This is my blogfriend, Chester. Say hello to him. We meet a few times a month. Yes, yes, he has someone (Melody) he uses as his technician because blogging is hard work.
So we are virtual friends. I don't know if I could smell good for him or not  - even if it's important for dogs - we have never met in person, but I adore him from distance.
And the moment I felt the urgent need to paint a dog, it was him in my mind.  Enjoy!

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.53)
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Singer -small oil painting

You never know who is gonna be the winner. Sometimes the most shy one just opens his mouth and magic happens. This guy is presented us with those magical moments. 

                                                             

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.46)
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Blue Face

I was hooked by this 'new for me technique'.

So this is an other attempt.

Deep Blue Eyes

(watercolor 20 x20 cm)

Self-portrait

I always wanted deep blue eyes for me... :-))
So here they are.
No, seriously. I found this lovely tutorial on how to paint easy portrait.
It is fun though  I choose the harder way... I didn't have lightbox and my paper was too thick... so I drew instead of copying.
But... the result. Wow. Look at those deep blue eyes.
Look, Nature: finally I got those.
And there is no moles on the skin. Satisfactory.

Yes, that double chin also belongs to me.

Julia Kay's Portrait Party  you can find a photo of me here.