back home from holiday....

i'm back home and back to work in the studio...it seems so long ago that i was on holiday but it was just a few days ago!...i suppose it feels distant because we didn't stay away as long as we had planned...thanks global warming for making the summer too hot for us to camp or spend too much time outside before dehydrating into in a raisin-like feature!..oh well, i'm back to work and have plenty to do with both commissions and a couple of upcoming shows...

here is a photo of my new 'boyfriend' from montana...we are completely in love!...

off to the easel...

on holiday...

i'll be back in the studio after a much needed holiday...keep checking in for possible updates from the 'road'...

humidity...

not a big fan....for those of you who are playing the 'lisa g. home game'....

'19th century dogs'....finally

question...

is it really THAT important for an artist to put on their website a listing of awards they have won?...does seeing the list make the viewer MORE interested in the artists' work?...and for those artists whom might never have been given an award for their work or simply don't subscribe to the idea of entering 'contests', does that make their work less 'important' or desirable than those who have won awards?...

i once had my work taped to the fridge when i was young because the teacher gave me a gold star...does that count?

'electricity and lights IV'...

'capri'...

'electricity and lights'

thursday...

hell of a time since i've last written...a table in my studio collapsed which would have been nothing except it was holding some paintings that were wet...disaster!...one was ruined and a few were smudged and belonged to clients...now i have to spend time repairing the smudges which wouldn't be so bad if i were not slightly behind in my work...we are planning on going on vacation shortly and i really don't want to find myself working until the last minute...i want to take time out to relax a bit and move into a travel state of mind...i still might stop working early and give myself a fresh start after travelling however, keeping clients waiting for their work is something i get anxious about...hmmmmmmm.......

back to work...

not animal related but...

although the following images are not animal related, they are paintings that i've been working on simulataneously...finished them all in less than two weeks time....these are part of a larger body of work and will be shown in a gallery outside of toronto for the summer months...

wednesday...

the painting of the horse is finished and it looks lovely...now i'm back to working on kippy the clown....he is a very sweet fella from california who looks like he's has a tremendous personality...i'm hoping to post the photo of the 19th century sometime next week...i'm anxious to post this photo as i think this painting is one of the most unusual portrait i've done....

finally the humidity has lifted so i'm going outside to play today....

my neighbour...

wednesday

'victory'