Seascape 2.0. Still waiting for snow. Happy New Years Eve!!!!

 

Seascapes...painting in Tahoe while waiting for snow!

 

Meet Diesel...a Cane Corso.

 This is a HUGE dog.  He was very large but very gentle.

Meet Hope, he lives in Hawaii, painted him while in Tahoe

 Hsven't met him but he looks sweet

Number 4 grandchild...the soccer player

 Had to paint Harper doing her favorite sport

Grandchild #3 doing his thing

 Griffin loves Little League..,had fun "capturing" his swing

Oldest grandson just started playing waterpolo!

 Couldn't resist painting him in action.  Dad and Bapa (both collegiate waterpolo players) are beyond stoked!!!  

Eric...or as we affectionately call him...Tanto

 Another golfing buddy, he was out of town in the summer while I was painting everyone else

Another Clear Creek Tahoe pup...I don't know his name

 But how much fun does he look like he's having!!!!

Meet Paisley...she belongs to one of the gate guards here at Clear Creek Tahoe

 What a bundle of energy...it was really hard to get her to hold still while I took reference photos

Meet Bradley...his "dad" is a new golfing buddy here at Clear CreekTahoe

 Love this face...so regal

Meet Nox...sweet face with two different colored eyes...so cool

 This pretty pup belongs to a fellow who works here at Clear Creek Tahoe.

Meet Chief...friend of a friend here in Clear Creek Tahoe

 Handsome boy...hasn't missed many meals

Meet Dexter...his "mom and dad" are getting married in a couple of weeks...

I thought this portrait would make a fun wedding present.  

 

Meet Weasley (yes, named after Ron)

 Another Clear Creek Tahoe dog...don't think I'll run out of painting "material" anytime soon, there are a LOT of dogs here.

Meet Ziggy...another Clear Creek Tahoe dog

 This poor thing has gone to doggie heaven...think it was tough finding a paintable photo...did the best I could

Meet Roscoe...another Clear Creek Tahoe pup

 Saw this sweet doggo hanging with his "dad" tending to the golf course here at Clear Creek.  What a sweetheart...couldn't resist

Meet Duke...met him the other day on the golf course

 What a handsome fellow...the coloring is beautiful.  He was very well behaved while his "dad" played golf

Meet Bennie...another golf course dog at Clear Creek Tahoe

 Bennie...living his best life, usually curled up by the fire in the pro shop (quietly keeping an eye on things)

Rich

 

Bill

 

Jerry

 

Jenard

 

Danny

 

Keiter

 

Tom

 

Bob

 

Steve

 

CN

 

Jeff

 

Lifeguard mom

 Another random family hanging out on Mauna Kea beach

Meet Dice...poor thing went to doggie heaven a couple of days ago.

 His mom says he's only just at the reincarnation station...I like that

Meet Scooby

Poor thing went to doggie heaven this week.

Mauna Kea Beach Stroll 7.0

 Here's another random couple I saw a few days ago enjoying beautiful Mauna Kea

Clubhouse at Nanea

 My happy place

Meet Whiskey

 This painting is the result of a charity auction.  Glad it was a cute pup who won the bid!!!

Number 9 at Nanea

 Love this place...

Orchids...couldn't figure out what to paint today...so

 Grabbed this pot of orchids from the market.  Kinda think they look more like cherry blossoms, but they were fun to paint!

Went to Bandon Dunes a couple of weeks ago...

 90 holes in 2 1/2 days...all walking.  Quite an experience...

Meet Bella...another Clear Creek Tahoe neighbor

 This cute chocolate lab is 2...going on 3 months...what a bundle of energy

Meet Sammie...look at this sweet face

 Sammie is the sidekick of a friend of ours...hope he loves the painting...I really enjoyed doing it

Meet Geordie...one of our neighbors here at Clear Creek Tahoe

Apparently Geordie likes to nip if he doesn't get his way...but that face seems so sweet.

 

New Clear Creek Tahoe dog...belongs to one of our superintendents

 Got to play with this cutie the other day!!!

Another ski shop mascot

 This pup was very sweet...angle of the reference photo made her look a little scary...but she was super nice

Met this handsome pup at the local ski shop

 He's the store mascot...very sweet

Deer in a misty meadow

 Back in Tahoe...so back to painting wildlife.

Kipp and her family strolling Mauna Kea

 Took the reference photo for this Easter week while the kids visited 

Number 6 at Nanea...one of my favorite holes!

 This par five is super fun, especially with Mauna Kea in the background

Two of my favorites playing in the surf at Mauna Kea

 Another painting from the Easter week visit.

Ryan and the grands snorkeling at Mauna Kea Beach

 This one is a little different...but was fun to do