"Two of a Kind" - Happy Easter!

"Two of a Kind" 

5" x 7" 

Watercolor, 2013

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Today I did this little painting of a cute little burro and bunny (who doesn't love a cute little ass?)

I thought that they are just two of kind … Why? Because of their long, soft ears, and their symbolism. Be it you're religious or not, they can speak to you. The bunny is synonymous with Easter (the Easter bunny) and the donkey bears the cross across their back.

"The story is told that the little donkey that had been Jesus' mount on Palm Sunday, came to the hill of Calvary. Seeing the tragic event occurring there, he wished with all his heart to be able to carry the cross for Jesus, as he was the proper one to carry heavy burdens. 

The donkey turned his back on the sight, but he could not leave because he wished to stay until all was over because of his love for Jesus. 

In reward for the loyal and humble love of the little donkey, the Lord caused the shadow of the cross to fall across his back and left it there for the donkey to carry forevermore as a sign that the love of God, no matter how humble, carries a reward for all us to see."

I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter spent with your loved ones!!!

"Two for the Road" - watercolor

I finished this watercolor painting the other night. The original photo was taken by Ben Masters of "UNBRANDED" which is the adventure I back on KickStarter a month or so ago. I'll be using more of his photos as reference soon, so stay tuned!

"Two for the Road" 

11" x 14" 

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Watercolor

Oak Knoll Winery - vineyards paintings

Since my art (originals, prints, and greeting cards) will be available at Oak Knoll Winery on April 13 & 14 for the North Willamette Wine Trail Weekend, I did some small paintings of some of the vineyards Oak Knoll uses.

"Red Hill Vineyards"

8" x 10"

"Dion Vineyards"

8" x 10"

"Mason Ridge Vineyards"

8" x 10"

"Cloudrest Vineyards"

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8" x 10"

Eagle commission in process

I'm taking another bronze class from Rip Caswell and I was going to make a horse portrait (bust), but I was commissioned to do an eagle …. so my second bronze is an eagle!

Here are some in process photos from start and above are pictures of it just about finished. The first feathers I did weren't working out, so I scraped them off and with the help of Rip Caswell, I started better feathers. I've spent about 12 hours on this and Monday the transition from clay to bronze will begin.

"Summer Shadows"

"Summer Shadows" 

2013 

Watercolor 

11" x 14"

This is a painting of some horses I've worked with at Camp Baldwin. They are basking in the sun during a carefree afternoon.