kaya...

saturday...

ok, i know that some of you out there in cyberland are anxious to see what 'kaya' and the '19th century costumed dogs' look like but both clients have yet to receive their paintings...'kaya' will be shipped out on thursday and if the courier gods are smiling down on me, the package will arrive in vancouver friday as scheduled...which means that i can put the painting online friday afternoon...as for the the other painting, that client has set a firm date to stop by the studio to pick up it up although there was talk about sometime during the first week of may...this painting is particularly interesting and i look forward to the feedback from posting it online...

other than that, i'm finished 'esther's' portrait and it looks darling..i kept thinking all throughout working on the piece, 'what an odd name for a dog?'...so 'old testament....c'est la vie...she's adorable!...

today, i arrived in the studio very late as i didn't sleep a wink last night...i spent the night on the couch trying to sleep and when i saw that that was a losing battle i turned on the comedy channel and watched three hours of the best of the 'just for laughs festival'....try keeping quiet while watching comedians...of course after watching this i couldn't fall asleep....

lots of coffee and faith that i'll put in a good few hours of work today...

the other distraction is the lovely day outside...sunny, no wind and 22C...a tad too warm for me but lovely just the same...i would love to sit outside and do nothing but my anal neighbour is outside doing lawn stuff...the story of the neighbour is a long one that i'll write some other time...

be patient, the paintings are coming!....

not a 'nor'easter'?

today work continues on esther not much progress during the weekend as i had my friend ben over yesterday...we ate, talked about art and surfed the net looking at real estate, work benches and artist's websites...

the weather outside today is supposed to be pretty wicked as the eastern part of the country is being hit with a rare 'nor'easter' and we are going to see some of the fringe of that storm...maybe...

along with the portrait of 'esther' i've started work on a landscape painting...the subject is a trailer in the middle of the field in south dakota...memories of driving through that state a couple of years ago...i'll post this painting as soon as it's finished...

off to make tea...

kaya and wednesday...

kaya's portrait is done and it looks absolutely lovely...what a relief it is for me to have finished this painting in such a short time...i'll post this painting sometime late april, after the client receives it...she is the founder/owner of 'modern dog' magazine located in vancouver and this painting is going to be hung in the office...next in line is 'esther's' portrait, also a 'modern dog' dog...esther is a sweet daschund who often can be found in the pages of the magazine modelling some of dog items...

off to the easel...

long time...

i've been a little lax on my 'daily blogging'...the last painting took so much out of me that i've basically been walking around the studio questioning my abilities and whether i should apply as a greeter at wal-mart...

well, i'm back and things are going along well with 'kaya's' portrait...i should be finished it sometime next week...

i won't be putting the 19th century dogs portrait online until later this month...i don't like to show any work online until after the client sees it...hang in there because this painting is something 'to see'...

back to the easel...