Tallulah, The Water Dog

6 x 8  Oil on Archival Board

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Here's Tallulah, swimmer extraordinaire.... She never went near the water except to chase the geese, and even then she wouldn't go in, only run up to the edge of the water and come back in.  The geese knew her and would jump back into the water and just wait until she returned to the house.  They were totally shocked when she bounded down and jumped in right after them.  We were afraid she would keep on going, (which she did for quite a while) but thankfully returned to the shore.  We've created a monster, but we so love to watch her joy when she swims.  This is the first in what I think will be a series of swimming paintings.  I hope you don't get bored :-)

The Plunge

8 x 8 Oil on Gessobord

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This painting isn't as greenish as it appears here, so I will have to take another picture of it.  These two beautiful girls were here visiting us and had a perfect weekend, weather wise, to "play" at the lake.  It was a great opportunity for me to get subjects to paint.  Plus, they were a joy to spend time with...More to come :-)

Life Guard on Duty

8 x 8 Oil on Gessobord

A quiet day for this life guard, thankfully!  Summer...AHHH.  Can you smell the sun tan lotion?  This is a study for another painting I'm doing, so it's a little rough around the edges (literally).  I'll post the larger piece when I get it finished.  I'm working on a commission and two other paintings right now.  Usually I work on one painting at a time, but things have picked up, so I'm going from one to another.  Hectic, yes...But so enjoyable.

Cold, Wet, and Camera Shy

8 x 8 Oil on Gessobord
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Here's Emily, not listening to my command "OK..Smile!"  I probably would not have painted it if she had smiled for the camera.  It wouldn't have been as interesting to me.  This was a chilly, rainy day, but the kids wanted to swim.  It really didn't matter to them, because they were getting wet anyway, but for the adults on the dock it kind of mattered :-)