Think Spring!
My Custom Artwork
I decided to put up this page to explain how I do my various
paintings. Most of my drawings are digitally done in Corel's Painter 8
and 9 programs (soon to be 10 if they fix the problems). I discovered
Painter about 3 years ago and it freed me to go back to drawing without
guilt. See when you're on a budget and have 4 kids sometimes things
that are extras like hobbies tend to lose appeal as supply costs are
weighed against other things. Painter changed that for me. No longer
did I have to worry about how many times I started something over
before it felt "right". Don't like it? Delete it! With all the brushes,
mediums, and paper textures available the possibilities are endless.
Each drawing I do is taken directly from a photograph or a series of
photos, an ear from this, an eye from that. I do like to use my own
photos and my own dogs as subjects. That way I can capture them and
their personalities. Most of the time my photography stands on its own
and I do have a Gallery
of recent photos. I do love the Gallery and
possibly will be switching the dog site format to named galleries
instead of pages.
Each sketch starts life as a pencil sketch for water color or
pastel. After it is blocked out roughly where each color goes then
color is applied layer after layer until finished. See below.
Shopping Online
We offer our apparel and gifts through our shop at CafePress.
For our custom works of art, we gladly accept:
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Our 100% cotton, women's plus size v-neck tee is luxuriously soft. Constructed of mid-weight jersey, it's just the right weight for layering. Side seamed construction provides the perfect shape.
- 5.5 oz. 100% luxuriously soft combed ring spun cotton
- Standard fit
- Side seamed contoured shape
Gift certificates for the portraits and stone works are
available. Decorative ones can be mailed to the address provided or a
Pay Pal one can be generated for E-Mail by using the button below
For a decorative mailed certificate email me.