Einstein

Einstein  oil - 12 x 6

Einstein is my brother and sister in-law's beautiful, black, lab. He is friendly and seems to have a way with the ladies. Every where he goes girls make fuss over him.  He doesn't seem to mind. I painted this in a day as a daily painting but I like this photo so much I may paint it again in a much more controlled style.

Update: 

I refined the original daily painting of Einstein and uploaded this new photo of it. Now I like this painting much better. It is still very loose and painterly but it looks more finished.

My Companion, Tug

Tug  oil - 10 x 10

I painted Tug over the last two days from a photo off my computer. Tug has been the best pal for me, except that she would rather be outside sniffing for birds, squirrels and geckos, instead of watching me paint. She will take naps some of the time but a one year old dog needs to play.

I have gotten a lot of wonderful complimentary responses to the study Do Over here on this blog and by e-mails. I can't tell you how much I appreciate the comments. Thank you! A Thank you also goes out to the artist in New Mexico who bought Do Over, Thanks.