I met Abigail as we were preparing for an upcoming missions trip. She and her family had recently returned from a long-term mission in France. When they came to the states, Abigail had to leave her classical guitar behind since she had no case and no means to have it transported here. I was deeply moved by this young girl who had left all that she’d ever known and couldn’t even do her craft. A number of families put our pennies together and presented Abigail with a gift certificate to guitar center. This is Abby enjoying her new guitar.
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Painting from a live model who came to our Monday group.
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This painting was inspired through cooperation with the Best Friends Animal Society. Best Friends rescues thousands of animals every year and has a giant network across the country to help them find good homes. For many, the animals end oup at the 30,000 acre sanctuary in Kanab, Utah. One fortunate young one is named Charlotte. Charlotte was abandoned by her owners and ended up at Best Friends. She was our model here, photographed by Gary Alan Kalpakoff.
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I shot this photo and placed it in an album, saying, “I’ll have to paint him someday.” Well that “someday” turned into many days! This one has well over 100 painting hours invested in it. But it truly was…
I got together with a couple of girlfriends for coffee. One of the ladies brought a folder with photos of paintings she had done. In it was a photo of this little girl. I was intrigued by the Rembrandt lighting in the photo, as well as the timeless look of the child. “I have to [...]
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This painting is a combination of oil and pastel on Kitty Wallis paper. The under painting is done in oils, using complementary colors to the finished piece. It was fun and faster to paint than pets and/or their people. This still life is part of our private collection and hangs in our kitchen over our [...]
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Painting from a live model who came to our Monday group. This is more of a quick study. Didn’t get her name, but she had really deep blue eyes.
What can I say about Emmah… She’s a Goldendoodle (mom’s a golden retriever, dad’s a standard poodle). I like to refer to her as a Wonderdoodle. She’s a BIG girl! She’s 100 pounds of goofy.
