" the road ahead "

                                                           7 x 9 Acrylics

This is for Angela's moleskins of "the flying moleskins"project . it seems that I reverted to what I like to paint, roads, trees and such with shadows. ( I guess it's my theme in your book Angela) Sorry !

May the road ahead for you be always filled with laughter, mercy, grace, but especially love dear Angela. Hope you like it. 

It's coming your way Michelle

" GRACE "

                                                    8  x  10    Oil

This is Grace my chocolate labrador. I have many pictures of her but until now I had never done an oil painting of her or any other animal btw.

I have to say the original painting looks so much better. I had a hard time adjusting the browns it was getting so green and red. 

Oh well, here she is looking as I'm getting ready to go and wondering will I take her with me ?
BTW I purposefully choose a picture that was somewhat blurry because I wanted a more painterly feel, as I had to just make up some of the areas. It forces me to just paint with out being too precise. I have a tendency to be exact so I try to find ways to get me in the opposite direction.

" ASHLEY "

                                        

8 x 10      Pen & Ink

          

                            8 x 10     Pen & Ink, Watercolor, Colored Pencil

My daughter has a good friend who just got married these are from pictures I took of her.
The background is the color of her bridesmaids dresses.
A beautiful young lady in & out .

If you know someone interested in having an art piece done like this of your wedding dress e-mail me at artbydominique at yahoo dot com

My Stuff

                                                      8  x  10      Oil

Well this one is for Adebanji's Moleskins and his theme is Homelessness / Poverty.
I've been thinking about this book for months and I like painting faces so I've been taking pictures of different people I see around my city (San Diego) wanting to get one that represent what I hoped to portray.
But it seems that something else was in the works for me.
A few days ago this picture jumped at me walking downtown with Tiffany. I thought it was striking as it was making this homeless stuff so in your face with the lights and shadows.
So I've been thinking about it and it seem as we all consider Our stuff to be very important, yet we will not be able to take it with us when we die and most of our children do not like our stuff so they will sell it as soon as we're gone to get their stuff. So, I guess this reminder is for me, to take my stuff with a light heart and be ready to give it away to those that might need it more than me, after all it's only STUFF.
God doesn't bless us to increase our standard of living.
God blesses us to increase our standard of giving.
He gives us money to check our hearts. If you love money you will use people. If you love people you will use money.

" His Glory "

                                                            8  x  10  Oil

Well first off I have to admit I am not very good with my own deadlines, sorry for this late entry.
This is for Dean moleskin for the "flying moleskins " project. I knew what I wanted to paint but to do it with out fear is another question, and in someone else's book yikes !!
But here it is Hope you like it Dean
Isaiah 6:3  The whole earth is full of his glory.

My last oil portrait for now

                                                               11 x  14  OIL

Well here is the last portrait done in the class. Every time I see something I want to paint it but I seem to have a very limited amount of time to paint right now but I am working on changing that real soon.
My pile of pictures to paint is getting very big.....
Hope your summer is staying cool here it was 107 yesterday !?!? yikes

Life drawing session

                                                            

                                                              

                                                                  
Well I was able to go to this life drawing session which had this lovely model. I haven't done something like this in years. When she came back from her break she had panties and boots on !?!
BTW ...... that's me in the back with my pink shirt !
I have asked if they could set up a long pose one day for me and a few others to paint in Oil... HooWoo !