Pat's Pet Portraits and Wildlife Art

I got to spend a little time at the mural today, didn't get to work on Rudy but did finish a feather...the rest of the day was consumed with preparation and packing up the van to leave at 4:30 tomorrow morning for the show in Dover NH....think DRY WEATHER for me!

Started sketching out my next painting....meet Rudy!
Spent a large part of yesterday matting and framing the 2 foxes....and, for the second time, my very dear friend found the right name for them...the painting is now called "Double Trouble". Once in awhile I am stumped for a name, and many times I know the name of it before I even start it....Thanks, Marilyn!

Finished and signed....untitled still, but that will come....any ideas? All I can think of is "The Feather".

I played with it a little today, wasn't really into it so I only spent an hour there...tomorrow's another day. I am wanting to get those foxes done first I think...

A productive day so far....and I'm not finished yet!
Today I received in the mail an application to submit my work for possible acceptance into the Southeast Wildlife Exposition in South Carolina in Feb 2010. I'm sending it in....wish me luck - this is BIG!!!! This wildlife art show has been one of my dreams for at least 20 years!

I don't know if you can see any difference in this painting, but I did pick at it some today...working on conquering the ferns and adding depth to the woods in the left side of the painting...little by little...

I spent 2 hours at the mural this morning....made some progress but it seems I should have gotten farther in 2 hours. Some days are just like that....