Silky rooster

I was given permission to use a gorgeous photo from Robert Stephenson in England. I was very taken by the antique "old masters" look of the photo and wanted to give it a try to see if I could accomplish that look. I am pleased with how it turned out.
Silky chickens are a very old breed that came from China. They have blue wattles and comb and blue colored feathered legs. The feathers are almost like fur. They are bantam size and very sweet and friendly chickens. I love the expression on this roosters face and worked hard to get it correct.

Arabian

I received a commission for two paintings that are awards for a show. This is the first completed one. I am now working on the second one. These are 16 X 20 which for me is large for a horse portrait. The bridle on this one really had me going because the photo wasn't clear on which strap went where. Had to do some research on it to hopefully get it correct.

Another art award from Jane Augenstein

Thank you so much Jane! I am thrilled...

Now I have to list seven things that I love, then pass the award on. Here they are.

1. I love my family, kids and grandkids and all the extended folks.

2. Love my animals. My dogs. Three chihuahuas, Nacho, Jack and James. One Miniature Pinsher, Tazzi, one Senegal parrot, Baby and one California Desert Tortoise, Ernie.
Soon to come will be lots of little baby chickens!

3. My friends, both artsy and otherwise. I love you all.

4. My worldwide friends that I know through various online groups.

5. Nature in all forms. Animals and plants especially.

6. A 75 degree summer day with blue skys and a slight breeze with my kennel dogs playing on the grass around me.

7. Good Health and a good heart.
Here are the blogs I plan on sending the award to:

http://artmaker-cecilia-price2.blogspot.com/
http://artbyjoymac.blogspot.com/
http://rhcarpenter.blogspot.com/
http://wcbysusanroper.blogspot.com/
http://artistrybyglovier.blogspot.com/
http://www.janetart.com/
www.perceptionsinwatercolor.com

Chihuahua Puppy

My absolute favorite breed of dog is the chihuahua. I have owned chis for about 40 years and they are just the most wonderful of dogs. This painting was done for my animal art group and is for sale. This pup is about three weeks old.

Gaucho, resin horse

This resin is called Gaucho and is a Galliceno pony. I airbrushed him this great buckskin color and added minimal pinto markings as the ancestry of the Spanish horse did include spotted horses as is shown in old masters paintings. This guy will be for sale on resinsbyrandy.com

I absolutely love painting frogs and toads because of their cute expressions and this one was no exception with his colorful body. I wasn't as happy with him as I could have been, I was using a new brand of paper for the first time and that is always a challenge.

This is a resin foal, painted for Jeannie McCall. This foal is for a set, including the foals sire and dam. She was painted to match their coloring.
This resin came to me in its original white casting and was painted in acrylic paint using an airbrush with hand painted details.