Just starting a pen and ink of a polar bear. I confess to being fascinated by the political conventions and the magnetude of Gustaf. I hope all goes better for all the folks in the region, they have certainly suffered mightily for the homes that they love. 
Frankie is just about finished. He's over 25 yrs old, grey and the owner asked me to give him a fountain of youth treatment. What a wonderful horse. It was a pleasure to paint him and the owner is
was very happy. I went to the zoo today for some polar bear photos. When I came back I had an invitation to the Artist for Conservation awards and dinner and I was thrilled to have my condor painting featured in the invitation. I'm a very happy person.
Blocked in horses for start of paintings. Will work on this while getting set up for 3 shows. Reception next week then 2 weekend shows. This horse will be painted to look like he may have in his youth . He's in his 20s. These are 14 x 18 and 16 x 20.
Acrylic done on canvas pad approx. 12 x 12. We have many coyotes who are getting pretty hungry this time of year. I love to hear them and watch them in the field across the road but when they just stand there, next to our fence, looking, longingly at my chickens I know I need to rethink letting the chickens roam. Everything here is dry, yellow, burnt umber, burnt sienna and hot. Acrylics just dry SO fast and the brush sticks to the canvas as you drag it across if not enough paint is on.
While in Monterey I was struck how these beautiful black cowbirds seem to dance together as they move from area to area. This is a 16 x 20 acrylic.
Acrylic 16 x 20. Just expressing how hot it is and not much to do but lay around and take it.
This is the daily painting I couldn't load last week. Then got frustrated over my computer ills. As seen, this 14 x 18 is definitely not animal. But it was fun to do. It is acrylic.
Yesterday I painted these 8 images for an up and coming show. It's a heavy traffic show but things are slow for everyone so I figured I'd paint on these clear photo magnets. We'll see what happens. It seems that folks are also looking for some small art that they can just afford. My thought is to paint something that might lead into something else. My alley cats lead into a really big project. I know daily painting is just that but I've been doing lots of preliminary sketch work for the interior murals.
Got a little side tracked with family and art events. Invited to a invitational only show for August and Sept. Sent off 3 images to a contemporary animal art exhibit. One being this quick prickly image (16 x 20, acrylic) . Doing lots of daily painting/sketching. Got a call to do murals as a result of the Alley Cat paintings. More on that later. Attending Comic Con and have paintings and cartoons in the Art Show along with hundreds . So many fun and talented people under one roof (125,000 sold out ). And such fun and bizarre stuff - a shoppers delight - if only I was taller. It's hard to see over some of those costumes which took alot of artistic talent. Doing Friesian horse photos tomorrow morning for a horse commission.
Two acrylic 5" x 5" canvas quickies for the Friday/Saturday event. Hopefully it won't be in the 90's. It's been hovering in the high 80's. Will arrange stocking kitty above hummingbird on display board. Also working on cartooning for Comic Con which begins the 24th.
Just a little fellow painted, 10" x 8", painted on return from Tanzania, last month.