DAISY GETS POSTED!!

Pastel 12" x 14"

My oh my, aren't I the lucky one!   Moving my Mum for next week so life chaotic and not much getting done...but I FOUND THIS which has never been 'posted' before, so she's getting her moment in the spotlight.   Dates to around October 2010.   Daisy shares space with 2 others of same ilk and Ariel, the shepherd.   She's the queen bee and the apple of Diana's eye.

 

Pure Gold

Color Pencil  8" x 10"

This afternoon's pooch.  A corny title!   

An exercise in restraint.

My rule was - no black, no white, no pastel highlights.  Anything else allowed.  It sorta achieved what I was after.   Eyes are tricky with color pencil since the catch light is not added, it's the white paper carefully preserved as 'white'.

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Homeless Bikes

Just three...

...examples of...

...homeless bikes...

Have you noticed how MANY bikes stand for weeks locked to no parking signs, railings, even parking meters?  You'll see them looking lonely in every season.    It's hard to figure out why someone would bother to lock them up so carefully, and then just, well, never come back.  Perhaps it's the "someone" (not the bike) one should worry about.   Anyway, here are 3 examples of homeless bikes.    After 30 days they disappear into whatever rehab system the city runs.   This is such a useless intrigue I'm surprised the Montreal Gazette hasn't run it as a front page feature.

It was a long day.....

 

Pastel 14" x 24"

IT's a SKETCH!    I have to change the name of this blog!   So like it for what it is.   My time has been scooped and so I guess SKETCHES RULE!   They're loose, often more telling than detailed work and (for me) fun - and fast.   

The Two of Them

Water Color Digitised 5" x 7"

My dreamy pair from long ago - Shugs ('shoogs') & Daise aka Shuggi & Daisy.   He was a lilac point Siamese, sleek, elegant, athletic and eternally loving.   She was a tabby mutt, a "munchkin" with regretably short legs!   He jumped, she watched - adoring and admiring.  Both purred on eye contact.

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MY BLUE BED

 

Pastel 14" x 16"

My cousin's pooch, a Staffie, name of Rocky.   He'd retired to his bed when I took the photo and I believe I was spouting soppy rubbish, which turns him dopey eyed and craving a tummy rub.   He lives in the UK, near Cambridge, fields all round for great walkies and (of course) he's superbly spoiled.

Portrait was done summer 2010 but never 'posted' - time it was!

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WHAT'S THAT?

Pastel 18"x14"

This has always been a fave of mine.  Brother and sister sphynx cats fascinated by fluff on a string:  the boy, Capo, is tentatively ready to take a swipe;  Lulu, for once, is letting her brother have first go - - then she'll take over!

They're about 7-8 months in this portrait - from spring 2010, it's never been 'posted' before, and is now moving into Gallery 2. 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

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ARIEL

Pastel 10"x14"

A gentle giant with a dramatically dark coat and silver ruff.    A rescue, Ariel is a lucky and much loved boy who lives in the country with 3 dachshunds as mates (what a crew!) and Diana as Mum.   Portrait is from summer 2010.

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Dreamin'

Color Pencil-Pastel  10"x12"

ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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my gal

Color Pencil 12"x7"

My favorite gal.

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THE FIRST ULLE

Pastel 10"x12"

To maintain the theme of Ulle, here is the first portrait posted back in November 2010.  

I've no idea which I like best.

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STARGAZER

Color Pencil 10"x12"

Ulle, 'star' of recent posts, gazing up at his owner.    He can't help but be stunning, can he?

I was pleased with the title too - adds a certain mystery to it if you don't know what he's looking at.

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MY TREAT

Colour Pencil 10"x12"

Ulle again, very gracefully taking a treat from his owner's hand.

An elegant and strikingly good looking pose - so different from the "shlump" on the sofa!    Whatever he does, he does superbly.

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ULLE SHLUMPED

Pastel 12"x14"

ULLE AGAIN!   

Can you believe this?!
Ulle the non-pareil Weimaraner shlumped out on the sofa, all four paws to the fore.   Gotta love him for being such a regular guy.

And TOMORROW watch for Ulle at height of elegance.

ALIVE AGAIN!

My PC crashed last week and am only JUST back on line with a loaner.

New POST for tomorrow...and am slowly getting in touch with emails.   Annoyingly webmail doesn't access my "memorised" email contacts so I may take a while to find you!

Any queries?   Send an email through the CONTACT ME gmail account, or to my videotron acct.

ciao!