"Kirby the Cairn Terrier" 9x12 oil

"Kirby"

Meet Kirby, she was a delightful Cairn terrier that lived for over 15+yrs.

Kirby and my Cairn Terrier, Ollie were half sisters. Ollie and Kirby have now both 

Passed over the rainbow bridge.

Our beloved Ollie, was put to sleep just one mo ago. It was so

Hard but the loving thing to do for her. She lived

15 yrs 11 days. Kirby and Ollie shared the same Sire.

Kirby lived about 15 yrs and 3 months.

I wanted to paint this memory painting for my good

Friend Sue,in West Des Moines, Iowa.

We both will be hopefully be getting new cairns soon.

My current male cairn, JJ needs a new buddy.

What a fun, loving,devoted, and feisty

Little breed. An ancient breed from the Scottish highlands, this 

Breed dates back 500 yrs. Cairns were bred to get all 

critters out of the rocky cairns, (stacks of rocks) that

Would identify properties and farms etc.

My Ollie tried to take on a black bear that dared to walk into our back yard when

We were living in New Jersey, about 10yrs ago.I quickly

Averted a bad situation!  They truly do have the

heart of a lion.

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"A few of my favorite things" 4" x4" oil

A few of my favorite things......

First, there is some Coco Chanel perfume, then add some great lipstick....

And finally I have my grandmothers 1930's

Favorite broche! This painting I set up and did as a quick little still life.

I hope you enjoy it!

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"My favorite boots! 8x10 oil

My favorite cowboy boots! I love these boots, I wear them almost all of the time!

They look great with tucked in skinny jeans, or under black or khaki pants.

This was the Christmas for cowboy boots.  I bought All three of

Our grand kids cowboy boots for

Christmas. They were so cute to see them wearing them on their tiny feet. 

I have a boot collection, but only two pair of 

Cowboy boots. Definitely plan on adding more!

I am painting in Leslie Saeta's 30 day 30 painting

Challenge. Unfortunately, life got a little crazy the last week and I fell

Behind. I might only end up with 25 paintings this month. That is still

A huge amount of paintings for a month.

Thanks for taking a peek at my work!

"Antique Pewter with Figs" 16x20 oil Antique, metals,peonies

This painting is for Day 19 of Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days. 

I was busy with family and didn't get as much painted in the last two days.

So, this is an older painting I did about 6-7 yrs ago.

My husband inherited some antique pewter pcs from his Mom. They are several

 hundred yrs old. Hand forged and hand stamped with monograms and the

marks from the maker.

At the time,I enjoyed painting the lights, darks, and mid-tones 

Of the pewter and figs reflecting off of each other.

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"My favorite heels" 4"x4" oil

This is the painting I did for day 18 of  Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 day

Challenge. I was needing ideas of some things to,paint?  

I realized my next painting could come from what had just been on my feet the night before.

I love these heels. They are so sharp! In my opinion

Every gal needs a pair of cheetah print animal hair

heels. My bad back doesn't let me wear them for extended periods

of time, but at times I have been known to put

Fashion ahead of comfort. I have some new cowboy boots that

I just love. Watch for my painting of those soon 

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"celestial angel" 11x14 oil

This angel was so much fun to paint! 

Her crimson red robe, her feathery wings, and all the little details that

Show off the suggestion of a moon, stars or sun.

I do believe in Angels. the Bible, Gods Word , tells us of Angels

All throughout the Bible.

I wonder what they are like? what they really look like? All these questions 

Will be answered one day in Heaven. I look forward 

To that time. To be able to live forever with Jesus who died for my sins , and the sins

of all mankind, for those that out their trust in him!

I am thankful for my gift of painting. It has been a huge blessing in my life. 

In my 30's, I was stricken with a degenerative,painful,spine condition. 

I underwent several spinal surgeries

With hardware,. These past 13 yrs. painting has given me a new outlook. 

I do credit the Good Lord with

This blessing.

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"Oliver on the carousel" 11x14 oil, carousel,kids

Oliver is our darling grandson who just turned 2. Last fall, while at the

Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa, he and his sister

Took a ride on the carousel.

In the picture, his Dad was holding him from behind. I

Edited his dad out of the painting and focused just on Oliver.

I was done with this painting, but in looking at it, I might add one

More animal, a zebra behind the donkey behind him. I think that would add more depth

To the painting. I will update the blog if I do add that. 

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In case you don't remember, below is the twin painting of Oliver's big sister, 

Noelle, our almost 4 yr old granddaughter.

Noelle on the carousel

These two paintings are framed in gold to match and will hang together in 

their home up in Iowa.

These were part of this yrs Christmas presents to the kiddos.

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