30 Paintings in 30 Days Day 3

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Day 3
This is Edison, the Sheltie.  He and his brother,
Baxter,(see Day 2) live in Kamploops, BC, Canada and they love to go play in the mountains. 

30 Paintings in 30 Days, day 2

Day 2
I listened to a podcast about marketing, and they said to find your Niche Market.  So I thought, well, my Pet Portraits certainly appeal to dog Lovers, so I joined a couple Facebook groups, and posted some of my work.  I received lots of feedback and some orders.  When I decided to do the 30in30 for February, I posted a little video on one of the groups and the response was PHENOMENAL!!
I will be doing lots of shipping this month. 


This is Baxter.  He and his "Brother" love hiking in the mountains and playing in the snow!!

Baxter
10x10
acrylic on canvas
 
sold

Pet of the Week Sunday, February 12

Taegan sent me a photo of their dog, Callie.  Her boyfriend rescued Callie from the SPCA 9 years ago.  She wanted a portrait of Callie to give her boyfriend for Valentine's Day.  

Callie

16x16

Pet of the Week February 5, 2017

After painting 30 pets in 30 days, I was reluctant to quit, so I thought I would post a Pet of the Week.  

Today's pet was submitted by Jo Ann Comeau Mitio.  She referred to this dog as B-Dog.  I'm sure she'll give me more info. 

B-Dog

10x10

Acrylic on canvas 

30 paintings in 30 days Synopsis

I am thrilled that I was able to post every day, even with 8 days with 2 busy grandkids, a weekend in Edmonton, and few days at the cabin. 

I learned a few things over the last 30 days, as well. 

1. I can be much more organized and productive if I try. 

2. I need more than 5 hours of sleep. 

3. People love, love, love their dogs. 

4. After 28 dogs, I still have trouble rendering a dog's nose properly.  

5. I truly loved connecting with people, hearing so many stories of love and  rescue and how important pets are to a family.  

30 paintings 

28 dogs 

1 cat 

1 bird paintings 

2 shipped, 3 picked up for deliveries across Canada 

27 sold 

15 picked up/shipped 

3 not sold/spoken for. 

Multiple commissions (I need to count and track them) 

Thanks to all who shared their photos and stories, everyone who commented, liked, shared and followed my post each day on Instagram and Facebook. I'm looking forward to my commissions and sharing those with you.  

Day 29!! 30 paintings in 30 days

Day 29

A great day at the cabin.....went tobogganing, played cards, enjoyed some wine and painted a dog. 

This is Scout.  He was a beautiful, gentle soul.  I enjoyed his company years ago when I painted a baby room mural in his house.  

Scout

10x10

Acrylic 

30 paintings in 30 days.

Day 28

Wow, day 28.  I am so proud of my stick-to-itiveness........my perseverance. 

We are at our cabin and my view is so lovely.  There's a fire in the wood stove, and the chickadees and squirrels are in the bird feeders. My husband had a little visit with a couple deer and all is right with the world. 

We are enjoying a nice quiet weekend after a week of looking after our grandchildren.  (I do miss their smiling little faces though. ).  

Today's painting is their dog, Milo.  He's a 14 year old Bichon Shih Tzu cross. He is our very first Granddog, and we love to pieces.

Milo 

10x10

Not for sale. 

30 paintings in 30 days

Day 27

This little one is enjoying his/her agility run. I have received so many photos, on do baby platforms, that I can't find Wher this one came from.  I am sure someone will recognize it, though. 

Happy

10x10 acrylic 

A little wine and painting gat the cabin. 😀

30 paintings in 30 days. Day 25

January 25

We are staying with our grandchildren, and two dogs and two cats, while our son and daughter in law are in the Dominican. (Lucky ducks). We are pretty lucky, too.  We love those little munchkins.   However, yesterday, they were both sick! So they stayed home from school.....we talked to their parents and they made the call, thank goodness.  As a result,  my painting ended up an after-bedtime event. 

   This is Brie,one of our  our granddogs.  We've bonded more over this last week. As a pup she would always jump in our fish pond (of course......she's a lab) upsetting the fountain and the fish. Lol. 

  She's matured and has much better manners now.  We had a fun photo session Sunday morning and she was so attentive, I got some great pictures.  

Brie

10x10

Not for sale 

30 paintings in 30 days. Day 24

Day 24

This is Charlie.  Crystal was working in Churchill, Manitoba, when she discovered Charlie in less-than idea circumstances.  She had a long train ride to her new, wonderful life!  I feel so fortunate that I get to hear the most amazing stories.  

Charlie 

10x10

Acrylic on canvas 

30 paintings in 30 days. Day 21

Day 21

I got it painted, posted on Instagram and Facebook, and just remembered I hadn't posted it on my blog yet. It is 9:42 PM local time.  The kiddos are in bed, the house kinda tidied, now I can work on finishing up tomorrow's painting.  I painted with Addi and Jack today.......they are 7 and 5....and they did great!! 

Addisen Lake. Artist. 

The fox

8x10. NFS. 

Jack Lake artist 

The Tiger

NFS 

my painting is Domino, the Dalmation.  Notice the skull? 

Domino 

10x10

Sold 

30 Paintings in 30 Days day 19

Day 19. This pet portrait thing has turned into predominantly Dog Portraits.  When I posted yesterday, I wasn't happy with it. So I changed it. 

Today's pet portrait is Tucker.  Those gorgeous curls were so much fun to paint. 

Tucker 

16x16

Acrylic on cradled birch 

30 paintings in 30 Days

Day 18

We are staying with our grandchildren for the next 8 days, so we will see how many paintings I get posted. I tend to paint in the evening and for the 30 in 30, I've been going to bed about 2 or 3 AM. That won't be happening for the next 7 days. Those little people are busy and grandma better get some sleep to keep up!! 

This is Kodiak. 

You would think these would get easier, but this one was not. 

Kodiak 

11x14

Acrylic 

Kodiak. The second reworked version. 

30 Paintings in 30 Days. Day 17

This sweet little French Bulldog took his time coming out. I had a totally different background at first.........And I didn't care for it.  So I changed it!!  Now I am happy with it. 

Introducing Whalen

Whalen

10x10

Acrylic on canvas 

30 paintings in 30 Days. day 16

Day 16 Wow!!  Over halfway.  I'm so happy I've made it this far.  

 Starting this coming weekend we will have our two grandchildren for a week. They are very active young people who (whom?  I'm never sure) we have to get to school, play  school, gymnastics, 

Tai Kwon Do, etc........All of it starting early in the morning (which I find Challenging ) and they have to be on time (Another of my challenges ).

   Wish me luck!  I do have to say that my husband is very  organized and on time and My daughter in law does it all the time.  

So here is today's pet portrait. This is Oreo, he is Oliver's brother who was featured a few days ago.  His toy is "Roadkill Racoon". Hehe. 

Oreo

10x10

Sold 

30 paintings in 30 Days. Day 14

Day 14. January 14th. 

Today's painting is of a handsome pup named "Ricky".  

   I used to work with Ron in my "other life" when I worked in banking.  He and his lovely wife Christine, are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.  Christine sent me a couple photos of Ricky , their " Granddog " to use in my 30 in 30 challenge. I noticed in the background of the photo, the decor of the room was what I would consider, Shabby Chic.  A white slipcovered wing chair, a a carpet with pink roses on it. So I decided to use  a loose rose background for Ricky's portrait. I also created a time lapse video of a portion of the painting and posted it on my Instagram page and my Facebook page. The link to my Facebook is on the sidebar here. 

Ricky 

16x16

Acrylic on canvas 

30 paintings in 30 days day 12

Day 12. Some photos are so easy to work from and this one was great!  I'm trying to get a couple extra done so because we are going away this weekend.  Yesterday I got 2 finished!  Yay!   This is Oliver, who belongs to my friend Dorothy and her family. 

Do You  Want to Play? 

10x10

Acrylic on canvas 

30 paintings in 30 Days Day 11

Phew. Painting a pet portrait every day. I have to admit, I've had some verrrrrry late nights. Average bedtime 3 AM!!  And now, I'm trying to get a couple extra done, because we are going to be away for a couple days. 

Today's painting is Winston, the French Bull Dog. 

Winston

10x10

Acrylic 

39 in 30. Day 10

May I present, for day 10, the adorable Barkley!!  Scott sent me his photo, and I loved the way his tongue was hanging out.  

Barkley

16x16 

Acrylic 

30 paintings in 30 Days. Day 9

January 9th, 2017 

Today's painting is of a sweet little dog named Rusty. I think he looks like a tiny Chewbacka. Hehe. 

I have always been a night person as I think many creatives are.  However, I need to start painting earlier in the day because I've had waaaaaay too many 3 AM nights lately.  

16x16

Rusty

Acrylic on canvas