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  • October 21, The Bulldog October, 2026
     This is another commission~ and I'm going in to whiten up the neck folds a smidge but I wanted to post something this morning!I voted yesterday!  I hope you go soon too!6x6 acrylic on panelsold!
  • Oct 19, A Completed Commission! October, 2026
     Sometimes it takes a few goes before both I and my client are satisfied with a painting. I want to make sure they are getting what they are hoping to see, and there are parts of a photo that may not register with me as being important, like the shape of a patch of white […]
  • Oct 13, Morning Juice October, 2026
     I had planned on painting an otter a day for OTTER-tober.... but that hasn't happened so far, because I'm a bit busier than expected, which is strange because I'm always busy so why didn't I expect that? Hmm... this getting older and wiser part ain't for sissys....SO this is an orange I painted in my […]
  • 9/30 more 10 minute pets! September, 2026
     Yes, there were more!And now is a good time to actually commission me to paint YOU pet if you'd like one for gift giving for the holidays!This lovely wet weather we are experiencing in Minnesota feels so great right now, so cozy and inward-turning, it's a great time to be painting- my October session is […]
  • 9/28 10 Minute Pets! September, 2026
    This Saturday morning I sat in the drizzle with my lovely friend and amazing artist Lara Johnson and we drew and painted people's pets as they brought them up to us after their Blessing!  This is a tradition at our school during the Homecoming shenanigans and I really love it!Here's one of the first ones […]
  • The Ugly Duckling Makes Waves September, 2026
     I am just so enchanted by these babies and their fuzzy earnestness as they paddle through the green ripples and dark shallows... using such a variety of warm and cool neutral colors, placing the brush strokes in just the right place to suggest that little baby wing, that delicate webbed foot just under the surface...I […]
  • And an Ugly Duckling! "Back Paddle" September, 2026
     This is a piece I've been working on this week from a photo my sister in Geneva sent of the swans in lake Geneva this spring...Water and birds, what a great combo! And the colors, and lines... these are fun!  There's a few more coming out from Kel's photos, and you can come see them […]
  • More pup Commissions! September, 2026
     This one was such a fun one to paint!Oh but I DO say that about a lot of them... okay, so THIS one is fun because the faces were not quite so close in the photo and I got to play with them a bit to move them closer, and I am really happy with […]
  • Sep 9, Another close up! September, 2026
     Have you ever read The Four Agreements? I've found myself thinking and remembering those 4 basic ways of looking at the world... because sometimes when it feels things are spinning off faster than you can understand them, you need some way of viewing the world, a lens to look through. And these have always helped […]
  • Sept 8, another close up! September, 2026
     It's a week in to school, I'm sometimes feeling like I know what I'm doing, and then something else comes at me and I am discombobulated again....Dang- so I sit and paint sweet loving companion animals, and that makes me feel better.Hope they make you feel better too~4 inches by 4 inches about, and sold~
  • Sept 2, Close Ups of Work in Progress September, 2026
     Whew, it was a fabulous weekend!! Thank you everyone who came by to say hi at Millstream! What a lovely day! And so many awesome people and dogs!!!And then Monday night at Loons Coffee, another wonderful crew of people came by to pick up their dogs and have some snacks with me! I am so […]
  • August 28, Three Cuties on a couch! September, 2026
     Here is a commission I'm working on- because I want you to know that I am painting!  It's been a busy week, back to school workshops and the kids come on Monday but I still need to PAINT! This one is a bit tricky because of lighting and because the panel is small, 6x12, so […]
  • August 17, Gunny, another Commission! August, 2026
    So my lovely sister is in town and we went to see Josh Johnson at the Orpheum last night, and it was amazing! Sat up very close, and laughed- dang! Needed that so bad. We also had a 3rd Sunday Brunch yesterday, which was super awesome and well attended and especially populated with tall loud […]
  • 8/15, The One I'm Working On... August, 2026
     Yes, I thought I'd post the one I'm working on right now- it's Rusty, the dog of my teenage-dom... when I got my own room, in the basement, the former play-room, and when I learned to drive, and when I'd want to go for walks I had someone to take along, though Rusty was better […]
  • August 14, Another Commission! August, 2026
     Why is it so hard to paint every day when I am not doing a 30 IN 30 project?! Sheesh- I actually am working on a larger painting of my childhood/teenage dog, Rusy, that's taking me some time to configure... But I don't want to post that yet!SO here is another kitty kat! This one […]
  • August 12, Another Commission! August, 2026
     This little sweetheart is Buddha, just in case you were thinking that I only paint dogs... and I hafta say I am kinda itching to paint something OTHER than dogs right now, actually, so stay tuned for something like otters or maybe something else completely different... like a human...We voted yesterday in Minnesota, hope you […]
  • August 6, Sulley! August, 2026
     Here's another commission! Dang, are you seeing how hard it is to post every day when I don't have a 30 in 30 Project running?!?  I'll have to come up with something...  I did Otter-Tober once... maybe I need to roll that one out again!Send me your otter photos!!Hope you're enjoying the weather if you're […]
  • August 2, Curley! August, 2026
     Dang!  I missed a day in there!  So sorry! I was hoping to continue with something every day, whether I'm reposting or putting up a commission or someting-SO this is Curley! It was fun to abstract that background out a bit, and play with the greens to make some depth back there...It's a bit sticky […]
  • July 31, Gizmo! July, 2026
     This isn't an official dog on the list, but I thought I'd share Gizmo none-the-less because he was just such a joy to paint.I also wanted to tell you that I spent yesterday evening at my studio with a lovely group to paint their pets, and it is just a joy to me to get […]
  • July 30, Old Cutie Kirby! July, 2026
     Yup, I just liked this one so much, I had to paint him. It's just such a sweet face, and sometimes that's completely all I want in a painting is something that is cute to look at. I think our hearts like to rest on those kinds of things sometimes, to appreciate the sweetness of this […]