Tuesday, December 31, 2013

"Cowboy Cadence"




"Cowboy Cadence" 
12" x 18" 
Watercolor, 2013


This is the last painting I made this year of 2013. 
I used a photo I took at Fiesta as reference. There are many little details that you can get lost in, such as the countless spots of the Appaloosa, the horsehairs springing everywhere from the horsehair reins, and the pattern on the saddle blanket.

What do you think of it?

Friday, December 13, 2013

Christmas Ornaments Commission - Wildlife

I've been really busy these couple weeks leading up to Christmas (that's why I haven't posted on my blog in forever!). I've already shipped off two graphite drawings that will be Christmas presents, filled an order for 2 dozen shatterproof 3.25" ornaments decorated with 6 each of dogs, cats, birds, and horse, plus I just finished up a watercolor painting and I will be helping with the framing, AND I was contacted tonight about one of my western watercolors and they bought it for a Christmas present. After Christmas I will definitely post all the wonderful things I've been selling and shipping (across the world!).

So, here's something I can share! These wonderful mini 2" glass ornaments were commissioned by one of my old friends who worked at the same camp together (Camp Baldwin). I'm packaging these up tonight so that I can ship them on Monday and they will arrive in plenty of time before Christmas so that he can put them on his Christmas tree.

What do you think of these little guys? 
On the back side of each ornament is my signature and the year.