Monday, September 24, 2007

Yellowstone Icon 7"x6"

This morning I changed the background on my buffalo. I like it better, how about you?...     Comments

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Dog Park Poster 17"x16"

Today was the first annual Best Dog-Gone Dog Show at the Kennebunk Dog Park. What a great time! Over 33 awards! The remaining dog park posters and giclee prints of the painting Happy Tails are available for sale at Santora Fine Art or on the web, with all proceeds going to the dog park.     Buy a Poster/Giclee

Thursday, September 20, 2007
The next few days will be filled with unpacking, grocery shopping, laundry, mail and bill catch-up, errands and assorted other obligations. Check back at the beginning of the week for more new work!

Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Today I had to say goodbye to my artist friends in Wyoming to go to the airport. I rode with another artist and we took photos along the way back to Jackson. My flights to Denver and Boston were great, as was the bus trip to Portsmouth. My hubby and 2 dogs were waiting for me when I arrived!

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

"The Two Gossips " 6"x6"	"Chicken #1" Drawing 6"x6"

"Steering Committee" 6"x12"

This morning was a quick draw with Joe Bohler, Jeanne MacKenzie, Heiner Hertling, John and Suzie Seerey-Lester, Lee Cable and Wanda Mumm. After watching them for a bit I started 2 new pieces: one of 2 cows and another of a chicken, both in a square format. After lunch, Jeannie MacKenzie gave a talk about working from photographs and then gave us an assignment: to choose one of her photos and complete it in 2 hours as if we were out plein air painting. Look at my steer! In the evening I met with Bob Koenke and we all attended the aution!     Comments

Monday, September 17, 2007

"Yellowstone Icon" 7"x6"	"Pretty in Pink" 10"x8"

"Gray Wolf" 6"x6"

Today I worked more on the buffalo painting and I completed a flamingo piece. I also finished the Five Holsteins and added more color to the wolf!     Comments

Sunday, September 16, 2007

"Hey, You Work Out?" 9"x10.5"	"Fall Line-Up" Drawing 6.5"x12"

Today I started 2 cow pieces and a buffalo...     Comments

Saturday, September 15, 2007

"Smiling Grizzly" 6"x6"	"Great Spirit Bear" 6"x11"

This morning I had critiques with Jack Hines and then Jessica Zemsky. I went up to the studio and continued to work on my paintings of the grizzly bears, scrubbing out the blue background on the smiling bear and painting in the orange tones. In the afternoon, Jessica did a portrait demonstration and in evening I met up with my artist freind and mentor Andrew Denman...     Comments

Friday, September 14, 2007

"Gray Wolf" 6"x6"	"Smiling Grizzly" 6"x6"

This morning I sat in on a fundamentals workshop with Jessica Zemsky and Jack Hines. In the afternoon I sketched out and worked on three paintings. Two of my first pieces before I pushed the color are above... A gray wolf and 2 different grizzly bear portraits from the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, Montana. The second grizzly painting is below.     Comments

Thursday, September 13, 2007
Today we visited a couple of galleries in Jackson at the art festival, sampled some Starbucks coffee and toured from Jackson to Dubois and took more photos. We saw many animals and wildlife including horse, ducks and geese, 2 herds of buffalo and a herd of antelope and stopped for a few photo shoots. I can't wait to get the pictures!
We had lunch at the Cowboy Cafe in Dubois, set up to sell art supplies and met with some of the other artists. We checked in to our rooms and then went for a nice get-together in the evening and met the guest and instructor artists.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Today I went off to Wyoming to paint! I took the bus from Portsmouth to Logan Airport. Dave dropped me off at the bus terminal there on his way to work this morning. My friend Pat picked me up at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, airport when I landed around 4:30pm. The time difference there is 2 hours behind ours.

I had to change planes in Denver and had a 3 hour lay-over but that gave me a chance to do some reading. Both flights were great and it was so great to see my friend after a year and 3 months! We camped in Grand Teton National Park for the night in her camper and went out before sunset to take some photos and go for a walk. More tomorrow...

Saturday & Sunday, September 1 & 2, 2007

"Hobo" 10"x8"

Saturday I did a demo at the Hounds Tooth Inn. I started a portrait of my dog Hobo. I worked more on the portrait this morning... It's almost finished... I need to do a bit more on the background, and make some minor changes in the face.     Comments