Oh my gosh…how cute are these Burros? I was asked to be a guest Artist on another Artist’s Blog for December. She does a Wild Horse and Burro painting a day, challenge. The week/day that I will be doing, is about the Wild Burro. I’ll post links to the blog article, when it goes live.
I had some “okay” images of Burros, but I have this friend and collector of my work that is a Wild Horse and Wild Burro Advocate, out in California. I contacted her, and she was so helpful in sending through some of her Burro images. Meet Knoxville and Hood. How cute are those names for Burros??!
My friend is Debra Gulley and you can follow her wild horse advocate tweets here: @ntnslykrazy or her Blog Debra Gulley
I really am having a lot of fun painting this watercolor. The landscape reminds me of my trip to Arizona this past Summer. I love painting that landscape! The colors and the rocks. I’m a bit of a rock freak, I guess. I’ve always loved painting them. This painting is 12 x 16 inches on 300lb Arches Cold Press Paper.
Now, onto the more demanding painting in the studio at the moment:
This is a commission piece, from the Angel Fire ArtSpace Gallery in New Mexico. The work is from a very old photo, probably 1970’s era. I had to create the eye of the horse, as it is a black horse, and that eye was in shadow, so the whole thing was too dark to be found.
This was going through some ugly stages, but I am working through them and it’s all starting to come together now. It is painted on a watercolor board, not the Arches Paper. So I’m getting re-acquainted with the board again. This painting is 12 x 10 inches.
That’s what is happening this week in the Studio. And the thought of Christmas is looming over my head! I have my Studio Christmas Cards ready, they just need to be made out and addressed….and sent!
Talk with you again soon,
Debbie
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