"Birdy and Olive"

16x12 original oil

so i do lots and lots of commissions!!.. once in a while, i come across an image..from facebook, for instance..that i feel a real affinity for and just HAVE to paint!!  this is one of those times!!.. i'm not sure which one is birdy and which is olive...doesn't matter...love the names and love this image of the two of them in exuberant expectation!..are their owners just getting home?.. are long-awaited guests arriving?..could it be the mailman?...or ..I KNOW!...some of their canine pals just passing by!....whatever the reason..they are super-excited!!

"Dexter and Marley"

so it's been a while..this is a commission for my friend Brenda..these guys were puppies when this photo was taken...and they're all grown up now..and they're brothers...which is so cool!~I really have been working but haven't posted for a while.... getting ready to head south for a workshop with nancy franke...held at mary Anderson's gallery on st. simons...and I absolutely can not wait!!!!!