My absence, my vindication - Videos

I had to post this, just so in several months from now I'll remember why so many days have past since post of a pastel.

So two videos completed and one to be finished this coming weekend.

LIZA SINGS

TOBY'S WALK

SHOWING OFF SALLY

Mother's Day - Again

"Mother Comfort"
Laila and Kitten at 4 days
Thanks to France for the photo

A superb home awaits this small bundle of black and white kitten.  Lucky boy!

Enjoy!

Happy Mother's Day

With special thanks to France, Mum Laila and kittens, Tarka and Griffin, who will be 26 days old on May 13th.

And, of course, Happy Mother's Day!

Enjoy

They'll never find me....

THEY'LL NEVER FIND ME.....

THEY'LL NEVER FIND ME

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Enjoy!

JEN's UP!

but had to call Mum to get down!

NOT a happy camper!    Serves her right for figuring out how to get onto banned territory!  


Bookcase is 7 feet high.  Contents pretty much as shown.  Jen sits behind "Jen Blockers", picture frames fixed to front edge to PREVENT attempts off dining room table.   Kept her off for 3 years.   Then tall furniture moved closer and she spotted a 3" wide "back door".   Up she went!  Then couldn't get down.  She had to ASK for help.   She hates doing that!

Route now blocked.    For how long, I dunno.   Last year, for top of armoir, I created an impenetrable Jen barrier.  One night we were ignoring her, so she leaped up and over it.   I caved in.  She now owns the space.

Enjoy!

1 Cat + 1 Dog

 

"Small Blue Jen"    pastel     4" x 3-1/2"

It seems irrelevant to say "from life" - anyway by now you should know this pose was done sometime between 10 am - 3 pm.   And she's in "her" chair.

 

"Oz:  Feathers Flying"       pastel   10" x 16"

From one of the photos taken in the fall.   She had a very intent expression on her face.   Hard to get a good run going in the city.

Enjoy

Should haves...

Wall and Door           pastel               8" x 10"

Walls!  Who'd have thought they could be difficult?   That flat (but not) EXPANSE of colour that has to be filled with "interest".   Well, grab a handful of colors and scatter them about!    Lots of should haves (several to do with perspective) but over all you get the message.  

Kinda fun!    

And below, the lovely mother Laila at her wits (kits?) end.   

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Enjoy!

Jess and Karina

 Jessie & Karina         pastel              16" x 18"

This week I learned that dear much loved Karina had crossed the rainbow bridge.   Half this portrait - Jessie only - was posted on January 18, 2011;  Karina's space was just a faint sketch and a note "coming soon".  

My life took some abrupt turns and the portrait slid into a portfolio and waited.  Last night when I heard the news, I took it out - and this morning Karina joined Jess.   So now they're finally together, if only on paper.  Both are Siberian Huskies, Jess with a red coat and Karina a grey.

Below is the photo, their two heads glued together.   I hope the above does them justice.   Laurie, their "parent", lives in California - the original should arrive there sometime soon.   I hope it gives her good memories of her best beloved Karina, and the bond between her and Jess.

Enjoy

How Now Round Cow?

"Round Cow"              pastel            13" x 21"

More challenging!   Face a bit tricker since at more of an angle - if you click on the picture you'll see a larger version.   It's flawed, but it works. 
* April 17th post shows photo of gal above, the cow with the twisted horn who watched coz and self 'retreat' from their bovine blockade!   On that post feature item was cow with calf.  I thought I liked it best, now I'm not sure.
*Post immediately below shows the beginning of the above.



Enjoy!

A Not Much Day

Jenny from life - sleeping in "her" chair

watercolor          6" x 10"

A not much day:  not much free time, not much energy.   This experiment squeezed into half an hour.   Never worked on Strathmore (I think it is) and fell madly in love with it's smooth surface for w'color.  Later on blocked out front view of round cow..

As for Jen, I really should get more live sketches of her.   Difficult to do since if she sees me drawing or pastelling or painting, then she's just gotta be on top of what I'm doing.  If I manage to sneak part of the picture out from under her to work on, she'll nose-nudge my hand, or try to grab the paintbrush in her teeth.  So I'm real happy when she goes to sleep in the corner.

enjoy!