Winter up at the lake

 "Baby it's cold outside..." 

SoCal shore birds

 You see these sea gulls all along the coast in Southern California....not so much here in Hawaii.

Meet Tractor, the hat wearing bulldog

 I painted Cooper a few months ago, his mom asked if I might paint their other dog Tractor.

Of course! 

My friend's Hawaiian Wedding

 Can't you just hear Elvis singing the Hawaiian Wedding Song????

Happy Thanksgiving from Hawaii

 Found a really cool photo online of a young surfer...fell in love with the boardshorts.  

One more fall color painting...

 I've enjoyed all these colors...hoping winter hits soon and I can try my hand at snow!

Fall on the Truckee River

 More fall colors around Tahoe.  

Went with a more painterly style today

 Playing with brush strokes and paint loads...having fun

I think I'll enjoy Carson Valley (if the house ever gets finished)

 This area of Nevada is incredibly beautiful...we'll be able to have seasons!!!

More fall colors

 Another great reference photo for a Christmas commission!

My take on fall colors in Carson Valley

 Thanks to this beautiful photo from Troy Wright...I had fun working with yellows and oranges. Our new neighborhood is quite something.

Summer fun in Tahoe

 Smallish study for a larger painting...I've got the wall picked out in the new house already.

These boys...

 We got lots of reference photos on their last trip here

Pololū Beach...black sand

 Big Island magic

More fun at the beach

 

Another fun day at Mauna Kea

 Kale and Wim always enjoy their days at the beach...

Meet Zaya

 Zaya passed away from old age last month...a friend wanted to give Zaya's mom a small remembrance

Claudia's boys!

one of my daughter's friends saw a painting I did of the grandchildren.  She asked if I might paint her boys...of course.

 

Another fun beach day at Mauna Kea

 Kale and Wim loved going to the beach everyday of their visit.  Endless fun

Wim checking out the black sand at Punalu'u Beach

 Black sand beaches are very cool...the light and reflections are amazing.

A man's gotta have the right beach tools...

 Wim made sure he had lots of beach toys everyday...never know when a hole needs digging!

Meet Sophie

 Sophie belongs to a high school friend.  Surprising where I find pups to paint.

Harper contemplating her next move

 Another fun day at Mauna Kea last month

How fun is Mauna Kea?

 When the grands are here...we spend most days at the beach...Mauna Kea never disappoints 

Fun in the surf...

 Another painting of a grandchild...Mauna Kea beach provides hours of fun and photo ops

Kale & Wim bogey boarding

 2 of the grandchildren riding the wild surf at Mauna Kea

Meet Blue

 Blue is 15...a little dental challenged

Number 18 at Clear Creek Tahoe

 This is a departure...thought I'd try a mountain scene.  This is the golf course where we're building a house.  Pretty cool community .

Walking the beach with the grands

 This was taken at Christmastime...love the reference photo (thanks Kipp)

Posted this on Daily Paintworks Monthly Challenge : hometown https://www.dailypaintworks.com/challenge/the-hometown-challenge/589

Meet Bogey

 Met this sweet pup in Tahoe...he and Rory (from my last post) are best buds

Meet Rory

 Met this sweet pup last week when we were in Tahoe.  Couldn't resist painting this face.

Meet Daisy.

 Daisy went to doggie heaven yesterday...she was 16.  Missed by Robin and family.

Meet Pepper

 Pepper lives in Colorado...can't be anything but sweet with this face

Meet Portia

 Here's the second black standard poodle I've done...can't believe I have two friends with this kind of dog. Lots and lots of curly hair!!!

Meet Olivia

 Here's a cute corgi that belongs to a friend of mine

Good Morning

 Decided to try painting a rooster.  All kinds of fun feather colors 

Boxers...very cool dogs

 We always had a boxer growing up, Dinah then Sasha.  Love the looks of this guy.

Molly, the long haired dachshund

 This isn't really Molly but she looks a lot like her.  Just looking for pups to paint...found her and loved all that hair.

Golden puppy

 Nothing sweeter than soft fluffy puppies...

Mango

 Back to painting things in the cupboard. My broken wrist is still an issue...not giving me the flexibility I'd like.  So glad its my right hand and not the left...I'd be in serious trouble.

Meet Teddy

 We met Teddy last week when we traveled to Lake Tahoe to check on construction of our new home.  He lives on the first fairway...is great at retrieving tennis balls.  A very sweet dog.

Meet Einstein

 This is Einstein, he lives in Japan.

 

Meet Murphy

 This is Murphy, he's Canadian.  I painted Finley a month or so ago, his owners asked if I might paint this guy next.  What a sweet face.  The broken wrist has slowed me down but I'm still trying to paint...good therapy I guess.

Meet Muji

 This is Muji...a face only a mother could love.  Fractured my wrist 2 weeks ago (non painting hand) but slowing me down.  Trying to get back to my commissions.

Meet Paul

 Paul is a blind rescue dog who is a happy addition to my friend's house.  Thought I'd get kinda arty with this since he's such a unique guy.

Meet Wilson

 Wilson went to doggie heaven this week.  A friend asked if I might paint him to comfort his owner.  Face looks so sweet.

Meet Wesley

 This guy belongs to a friend we met ages ago in St Barths. Glad I got the chance to paint him

Saline take 2

 Painted this again in a smaller format to submit to the Daily Paintworks challenge "HOT"https://www.dailypaintworks.com/challenge/the-hot-challenge/579

 

A weimaraner puppy!