Girl Talk

A painting of 3 of my favorite girls: Macie, Dixie and Dezz. Imagine the dish...

Nevermore (5.5x7.5)

A little Raven.

Georgia picture

We had some fun in Georgia in October. Ribbon (pictured) went Reserve Winner's Bitch under Ann Atkinson at the Australian Shepherd Club of America National Specialty, and Flash, my smoochie, went 2nd in Open BlackDogs under Alan McCorkle. What a good boy! (Flash, not Alan).(Though I am sure he is a good boy too).

Some more smalls...

Fish (oil, 6x6)

Oregonian Koi

Ink Pot (oil, 5x7)

A little mini painting

Can You Hear Me Now? (16x20 oil/canvas)

Negotiating with a heifer.

Sheltie Portrait (Tri)

Reposted now that I have brushed out the ruff a bit!

Angora kids dozing

Aussie Puppy Playtime

OK, Billie, which is which?

Nestled (10x13)

Young Karakuls napping

Jumping Jack!

Yellow Lab puppy

The Good Mother, 12"x18"

Pretty Ribbon wins her first AKC point under Mrs. Clark.

Hot Afternoon (Oil on canvas,20x30)

Been in bovine mode. This is a farm pond near my home in southern Carroll County.

Concentration (24x36)

A new, major Scratchboard, of a favorite subject.

Siesta (9x12)

My newest

Fisher King (14x11)

In sort of a bird mode right now. Trying to get more small scratchboards done, though I also plan several larger works of cheetahs, tigers, a Gret Blue Heron, you know, the usual charismatic megafauna.
This one is in one of the galleries that represents me.

Warmth (7x5)

For Paco

Heron (7x5)

Another small (7"x5")

Egret (7x5)

Almost postcard-sized, 7"x5"

Gold & Blue (16x20)

Gold&Blue, from a trip to the Eastern Shore.

Road Trip!

A recent conversation with a local businessman rekindled an interest in depicting the countryside of my area in Carroll County, Maryland. To that end I am going out to the farm roads of the area with fellow artist Terry Miller, looking for suitable subjects for later artworks.

Dawn Drink resulted from a previous Carroll County foray,

Golden Afternoon (oil on canvas,16x20)

Water turned to precious metal by a late afternoon sun

June Thunder (oil on Canvas, 16x20)

A recent trip to Blackwater NWR yielded some wonderful landscape views as distant thunderheads approached.

Anticipation II

Anticipation I (13x10)

3 of Robin's girls. One more and we are off to Salisbury, Maryland!

Triple Cream (9x12)

A puppy of Robin's done thrice.

White Standard (14x11)

Macie in all her glory during her windy photo shoot.

Glamour Queen

Show hair on a windy day.

Rockport, October (24x30)

A larger painting for the Mystic International juried show in Connecticutt. Rockport, Maine last autumn.

Poodle on the Carpet(9x12)

This is destined for the Poodle Club of America show in a couple of weeks. Yes, there is such a thing. My Poodle, my carpet.

Coming In(12x24)

'Coming In'
just completed 12x24 oil on canvas.

Playtime(10x14)

Getting ready for Poodle Club of America National Specialty. I'll have this in print there. Beemer and Macie!

Scottie Ram(10x12)

He lives with Mouser in Union Bridge.

Mouser(9x12)

This fellow lives in a barn in Union Bridge, Maryland; I understand he does his job very well.

A New Day(8x10)

This comes from a visit to Red Gate Farm in Leesburg shortly after autumn lambs were born. This is Easter, a Karakul ewe, with her newborn.

Sunbathers(18x24)

This was my other submission to Birds in Art for 2005. It is 18"x24", helmeted guineafowl

...In a Row(8x23)

Birds in Art 2005.

Ch. Caerleon's Sunset Boulevard(10x8)

This is Dezz, a lovely Sheltie girl showing in my area. I wanted to paint a beautiful example of the breed and I really got to do that with her.

October Dawn(22x28)

Recent oil for the 'Modern Marine Masters' exhibition at the Mystic Maritime Museum gallery in Connecticut

From Beech Hill

A plein air piece from October 04. Near Camden, Maine.

Border Collie Profile

My most recent dog image for print; this is Drifter, an Australian import and a handsome fellow indeed. He modeled for me back in September of '04

Ribbon & I

First picture posted as a test; a little something I do when I am not painting or drawing. This is Ribbon in Louisiana

A new venture starts with this post. Will see how well I keep up with it (and whether it is of interest to anyone else!).
So this week is devoted to preparing for the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival at Howard County Fairgrounds. Coming weeks will bring other deadlines and projects, some of which I will even report here.