Day One of 30 paintings in 30 days

Painting #1 ~ Charmin
Oil on Canvas
6 x 6"
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Well this is a first for me. I committed myself to paint 30 paintings in 30 days. This is definitely going to be a challenge.  But I did it for Day One! This one is my 'grand dog'.  Dogs may be a common subject in this challenge. It was fun, but I may need more dogs for subjects. I may need to go visit the shelter or some friends with dogs.

This is part of the 30 paintings in 30 day Challenge found on this blog: Leslie Saeta Fine Art 

We Love our Dogs...

"Dupree"
Colored Pencil
BethS. Macre©2012

February Love for the week.   Most people who have a dog, really love their dogs like a part of the family.  We love our two dogs and our two 'Grandogs'.  I've drawn, painted, and sculpted variations of dogs over the years.   Love your dog? Click here to order a custom portrait:
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Dogs…

"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."   Josh Billings

Beth  ♥

The Calendar says January...

...but the weather doesn't really say January! So far January has been fairly calm, weather wise anyway. Temps have been up and down, but not extremely cold. That's fine with me, but I do love snow and would like to see at least one or two good snows this year! Before the holidays we had two snow showers that covered the ground, but not the roads.  Snow days are really good days for some good creative time.

So this weekend was a three day weekend, in celebration of the Martin Luther King holiday.  Friday was my birthday, so it was a good start to the 3 day weekend. But it is almost over. I started a dog portrait commission this weekend. I know that is different for me, but I am enjoying it and hope to work on more samples so that I can start doing more pet and people portraits, not just home portraits.  The dog portrait that I am doing is being drawn in color with colored pencils.  I will post pictures after the customer approves the portrait and the recipient has received the gift!

Pen and Ink House Portrait

 Beth S. Macre© 2012  

  

I have finished one pen and ink commission early in January and have a few more orders that I can work on in the next couple of months. But I am excited to work in color for a change! I guess that is why I do so many different media and styles. I like variety!


Beth♥ 

Time is Short!

Well, you know how they say time flies when your having fun? Well I guess I've been having too much fun because this semester has flown by! (Well, I have been so busy that I haven't had any time to be bored!) Time has gone so fast that this is the last week of school and I'm realizing how soon Christmas will be here! I am not ready for this! Is it because there was one less week after Thanksgiving? I have done very little Christmas shopping. I've got 2 paintings to finish for Christmas gifts. I'm praying for a snow day tomorrow, just so I can get those paintings started. We are under a winter weather warning for tonight and the morning, so there is a good chance of it! Can't show you my ideas yet, but I'll show you the subjects of the 2 paintings. Lets just say my nieces are very proud of their dogs! As we all are of our wonderful pets. I have my idea sketched out on the canvas and they are ready to paint. I think they will be fun to paint so I'm ready to get started. Meet Georgia and Bella. Aren't they sweet?

Radar with Color

“Radar”
2 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Colored pencil on Stonehenge
Beth S. Macre © 2008
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The more I looked at this one just in pen, the more I decided that it needed some color. He has a pretty brown fur around his face and a couple of spots on his body. It just looked like it needed some warm color. He has a really small head with really big ears. This Papillon is such a sweet and cute little guy. I may put this ACEO on ebay later this week.

New sketch!

“Radar”
2 1/2” x 3 1/2”
Beth S. Macre © 2008

Well I was able to get in one sketch this afternoon. It started out just as a quick pencil sketch that I planned to put colored pencil to, but then I decided to add black pen outline...and 30 minutes later I had this much ink. So I'm calling it finished. I may do another using colored pencil. This little fella is more than happy to pose for a picture any time. He is one happy little Papillon!