May: going to the dogs

I was again a volunteer artist drawing pet portraits for the Humane Society for Inland Mendocino County’s April fundraiser. They collect donations and pet photos, and we select which pets we want to draw or paint.
I ended up doing dogs, even though I love my cats. After the third portrait I realized why: doggies wear their hearts on their faces, which is the essence of what I try to capture in my human portraits!

April: La Parisienne

I was really excited to get permission from Flickr photographer Fabrice Chaput to paint from this photograph of a performer at a winter show. It was going to be challenging to capture her beauty along with the detail of the hat, fur, and scarf. I am very pleased with the outcome.

La Parisienne, along with Inna’s Mom and Gary, wlll be exhibited at the Mendocino College annual Student Art Show from late April through mid-May, with a reception on Wednesday, May 4.

March 2022: Two new paintings + more

I currently have two portraits of strong women up at the Art Center Ukiah (paintings of Alana and of Becka) plus a collage in the collage show at Medium Gallery, also in Ukiah.

I completed two new oil portraits this month, pictured here, and a few drawings. On the easel currently are one portrait and two still life canvases, very exciting!